Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson
Born	Marque Richardson Jr. (1985-10-23) October 23, 1985 San Diego, California, U.S.
Other names	Marque Richardson II
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer, Humanitarian
Years active	2001–present

Marque Richardson Jr. (born October 23, 1985) is an American actor.

Early life

Richardson was born in San Diego, California in the U.S., in a naval hospital. Both parents served in the United States Navy. His father hails from Detroit, Michigan in the U.S., and his mother from Newport News, Virginia in the U.S. The elder of two siblings, he began his acting career starring in commercials at the age of four. Having moved around frequently, he was primarily raised in Bellflower, California in the U.S.

Balancing school life with entertainment, Richardson was a scholar-athlete at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. In 2007, he graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in Business, Public Policy, Planning & Management on full scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

After graduation Richardson interned at Overbrook Entertainment to gain insight of life behind the camera.

Career

One of Richardson's first television roles was a guest appearance on The Bernie Mac Show as Tyrone, aka "Lemon-Lyme". He has also appeared in ER, 7th Heaven, Lincoln Heights and Rules of Engagement. He starred in the web series My Alibi. He had a recurring role on USA Networks' The Starter Wife.

He won a role in Joseph Kahn's horror/comedy film Detention, released by Sony in 2012. He most notably scored recurring roles as Kenneth on Seasons 5 and 6 of HBO's hit True Blood, and, in 2013, as Mark Gage in the HBO series The Newsroom.

In 2014, Richardson starred in the critically acclaimed film Dear White People, a satire that won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize "for the arrival of an exciting new voice in American cinema" at Sundance. The film was theatrically released by Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions. He also reprises his starring role in Dear White People, the "Netflix Original" TV show based on the film.

Personal life

Richardson is a strong advocate of community service and has been involved with various global service projects. In 2005, he traveled to Khao Lak, Thailand to provide relief after the area’s devastating tsunami in December, 2004. He also worked with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (post Hurricane Katrina) and Retalhuleu, Guatemala. In 2018 he partnered to form The Jordan Edwards Memorial Scholarship Fund, an endowment fund that awards scholarships to honor the legacy of Jordan Edwards, a child who was slain by a police officer in Dallas, Texas.

Filmography

Film and television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Flossin'	Malik	Film
2006	7th Heaven	Todd	TV
2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Tyrone	TV
2007	Unfabulous	Sailor	TV, recurring role
2008	Superhero Movie	Xavier's Older Son	Film, uncredited
2008	ER	Saga	TV
2008	Lincoln Heights	Looter	TV
2008	Chocolate News	Soldier #1	TV
2008	The Starter Wife	Campbell	TV, recurring role
2008–2009	My Alibi	Justin Walker	Web; Series Regular
2009	Crossing Over	Disparaging Teen #1	Film
2009	Rules of Engagement	Catcher	TV
2010	The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It	Blaqguy	Film
2011	Detention	Toby T.	Film
2011	Community	Special Agent Keenlan	TV
2011	N.C.I.S.	Joey Elson	TV
2012	The Hustle	Cameron	TV, recurring role
2012	The Middle	Nick	TV
2012–2013	True Blood	Kenneth	TV, recurring role
2013	Wiener Dog Nationals	Dirk	Film
2013	Browsers	Gabe Blackman	TV, series regular
2013	Anger Management	Logan	TV
2013	The Newsroom	Mark Gage	TV, recurring role
2014	Dear White People	Reggie	Film
2014	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Brian Jenson	TV
2016	All the Way	Bob Moses	TV film
2017–present	Dear White People	Reggie Green	TV, Series Regular
2018	Step Sisters	Kevin
2020	Inheritance	Scott
2020	Antebellum	Nick DeWall	Post-production
TBA	Trans-Me	Jared	Post-production

External links

• Marque Richardson II at IMDb