Texas Battle

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Texas Battle
Born
Texas Quency Battle

(1980-08-09) August 9, 1980 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Texas Quency Battle (born August 9, 1980) [1] is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Marcus Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful .

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Career

In May 2008, Battle was cast on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing a character named Marcus Forrester. The new actor came onto the show as the first African American with an in-depth story line. Battle commented on the huge role, stating "It really does feel good that the writers/producers of the show, really have trust in me on bringing this new character to life. I'm happy to be a part of a show that really has a family feeling. Every one of my cast members is fun to work with. Makes you feel good to get up in the morning, and go to work doing something you love."

He is best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter , Final Destination 3 , Wrong Turn 2: Dead End , and Dragonball Evolution . In 2010, he appeared in the remake of The Legend of Boggy Creek as Tommy Davis. [2] Battle portrayed Dixon in the After Dark Originals flick The Task. [3] Battle also co-starred in Death Valley , which airs on MTV.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Coach Carter Maddux
2006 Final Destination 3 Lewis Romero
2006 Even Money Darius Jackson
2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Jake Washington
2008Hitting the BricksMello
2008Senior Skip DayLamar Washington
2009 Dragonball Evolution Carey Fuller
2010 Boggy Creek Tommy Davis
2011 The Task Dixon
2016 Marauders T.J. Jackson
2016 Greater Anthony Lucas Netflix original
2018F.R.E.D.I.Brody
2019 10 Minutes Gone Richard
2019 Trauma Center Tull
2020 Hard Kill Fox
2020PursuedNathan
2022 Wrong Place Captain East
2022 Wire Room Sheriff Roberts

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
20027 Lives XposedCurt4 episodes
2002Urban LegendsDave1 episode
2005Coach Carter1 episode
2005 All of Us Thomas Harper2 episodes
2005–2006 One Tree Hill Tony Battle2 episodes
2008 12 Miles of Bad Road Keeshawn Diamond3 episodes
2008–2013 The Bold and the Beautiful Marcus Forrester Main role; 337 episodes
2009 Hydra Ronnie KaplanTV movie
2009 Sherri Russell2 episodes
2011Milf MoneyEricTV movie
2011 Death Valley Officer John Johnson12 episodes
2013–2014 SAF3 Texas Daly20 episodes
2016Second SightTonyTV movie
2018 Strange Angel Murphy1 episode
2018–2020 5th Ward The Series Tony5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkResultRef
2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [4]
2010Nominated
2012Nominated

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  2. Miska, Brad (March 17, 2010). "Bigfoot Spotted Again in 'Boggy Creek' Teaser Trailer". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  3. "First Still and More Info on After Dark Originals' The Task". Dread Central . April 26, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. "Texas Battle – Awards". Internet Movie Database.