Marcus spent most of his childhood living with his parents until he moved to Lisbon at the age of 15, in order to become a professional actor. He graduated professionally at the age of 18 and did his first television appearance at the age of 16 in the “Jura” for SIC.
Soon afterwards Marcus joined a professional theatre company as a resident actor and director assistant. In the meanwhile, he played various roles in several Portuguese TV productions including popular TV soaps such as “Morangos Com Açucar”.
At the end of 2012, the young actor decided to take the leap and move to London where he joined the dance company NuTempo directed by the choreographer Everaldo Pereira (known for “The Lion King” musical). In the following year, Marcus won a place at KSA Performing Arts and graduated in 2015 with a Professional Musical Theatre Diploma by the Trinity Guildhall College London.
In recent years, Marcus has worked on several music projects, such as “GodSpell”, “The Legacy”, “The Wiz”, while joining castles in the film and television industries in the UK.