Marc Donato
Marc Donato | |
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Donato in September 2008 | |
| Born | Marc Giuseppe Donato January 25, 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
Marc Giuseppe Donato (born January 25, 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Derek Haig on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Career
One of the earliest films in which Donato appears is as eight-year-old Mike Hillary in the low budget television film, Specimen. He was also up for the role of Cole in The Sixth Sense.[2]
Later roles include Derek Haig on Degrassi: The Next Generation and those in Doc, Locked in Silence, The Blue Butterfly, Avatar: The Last Airbender and other cartoon voices, recently as Ethan in The Future Is Wild. He also had small roles as Mason in The Sweet Hereafter, Adam in Pay It Forward, Davey in White Oleander, and as a child in Adam Sandler's character's 1st grade class in Billy Madison, and starred in the thriller film The Final.[3] His latest accomplishment was landing the role of Tarek in the live action feature film Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012), based on the best selling graphic novel of the same name.[4] In 2013, he starred in Sick Boy starring with his real-life ex-girlfriend Skye McCole Bartusiak. He also had a role in the music video for Simple Plan's hit song "I'd Do Anything" playing a boy who enters Simple Plan's concert with two dates.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Sasuke | Voice - English |
| The Killing Machine | Connor's child | ||
| 1995 | Billy Madison | Nodding 1st Grader | |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Mason Ansel | |
| 1998 | Bone Daddy | Mark | |
| A Boy's Own Story | Zackary | Short film | |
| 1999 | A Map of the World | Robbie Mackessy | |
| 2000 | Camera | Child | Short film |
| 2000 | Pay it Forward | Adam | |
| 2002 | White Oleander | Davey Thomas | |
| 2004 | The Blue Butterfly | Pete Carlton | |
| 2010 | The Final | Dane | |
| 2012 | Bad Kids Go to Hell | Tarek Ahmed | |
| Code Red | Marc | Short film | |
| Sick Boy | Chris | ||
| 2013 | M15F1T5 | DJ Marco Polo | Voice Original title - The Tribe of Misfits |
| 2014 | Bad Buddha | Jase | Short film |
| 2015 | Charlie Muse | Short film | |
| 2018 | Mind of Its Own | Trevor | |
| 2024 | The Hall Pass | Terrence | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | JFK: Reckless Youth | 3-year-old Jack | Mini-series |
| 1994 | Ultimate Betrayal | Young John | TV movie |
| Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story | Ryan | TV movie | |
| 1994-1995 | Due South | Little Kid / Small Boy / Little Boy | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Side Effects | Martin Bindernagle | Season 1, episode 13: "Lucky Numbers" |
| 1995-1997 | Flash Forward | 5-year-old Tucker James | 8 episodes |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy | Aaron | TV movie Credited as Mark Donato |
| The Specimen | 8-year-old Mike Hilary | TV movie | |
| The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story | Beau | TV movie | |
| 1997-2000 | The Animal Shelf | Timothy | Voice Main role |
| 1998 | The Sweetest Thing | Chip Martin | TV movie |
| Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Paul | Segment: "Marie Taquet" | |
| Noddy | Dewey Lester | Voice Season 1, episode 25: "Mixed Up Masks" | |
| 1999 | Locked in Silence | Stephen | TV movie |
| Dear America: Standing in the Light | Thomas Logan | ||
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | David | Voice Season 3, episode 6: "Trouble in Store" | |
| Thrill Seekers | Kevin | TV movie | |
| 1999-2001 | Redwall | Young Martin / Young Mathias | Voice 24 episodes |
| 2000 | Redwall: The Movie | Young Mathias | Voice |
| Franklin | Crab | Voice Season 4, episode 12: "Franklin at the Seashore / Franklin and Snail's Dream" | |
| Sailor Moon | Royal Subject / Danny / Mansanori Tsuzki | Voice - English 4 episodes | |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | 12-year-old Mikey | |
| Dangerous Child | Leo Cambridge | TV movie | |
| Rescue Heroes | Tyler | Voice Season 2, episode 5: "High Anxiety / Canyon Catastrophe" | |
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Ling-Ling | Voice Episode 18: "Panda-monium / Festival of Lanterns" | |
| Mutant X | Joshua Valentine | Season 1, episode 9: "Crime of the New Century" | |
| 2002 | Real Kids, Real Adventures | Joseph Orien | Season 3, episode 1: "Burning at Crooked Lake" |
| 2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | Wiggle | Voice |
| 2004 | Doc | Andrew Spinner | Season 4, episode 10: "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" |
| Clubhouse | Rich | Season 1, episode 1: "Pilot" | |
| 2005-2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Derek Haig | 35 episodes |
| 2006-2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Longshot / Additional voices | Voice 2 episodes |
| 2006-2008 | Degrassi: Minis | Derek Haig | 10 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | The Future is Wild | Ethan | Voice 18 episodes |
| 2012 | Ghostquake | Colt | TV movie Also known as Haunted High |
| 2015 | Ladies Like Us | Marc | Season 2, episode 1: "Angels in the Outfield" |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | I'd Do Anything | Simple Plan featuring Mark Hoppus | Concerting Going Boy with Two Dates | |
| 2018 | "I'm Upset" | Drake | Himself | As part of an ensemble cast of actors/actresses from Degrassi: The Next Generation |
References
- ^ Marc Donato Biography ((?)-)
- ^ Zekas, Rita (2000-04-21). "Marc doesn't even get down in the dumpster". Toronto Star. p. 64.
Marc Donato was up for the Haley Joel Osment role in Sixth Sense. Donato just finished shooting a movie with Osment.
- ^ Official Horrorfest Poster for The Final
- ^ "Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012)". IMDb. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
External links
- Marc Donato at IMDb