Mario Babic

Mario Babic
Born 19 May 1987
Residence London, England[1]
Occupation Actor, model, musician
Years active 2013–present
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]

Mario Babic (born 19 May 1987) is an Austro-English raised actor, model, and musician.[1] He played Frank Stanford in Simon P. Edward's film Lion (2014),[2] Chris Coltweild in the upcoming drama sport film Fighting Heart,[3] John Quest in 1603, is set to portray the titular character of Kudos, a rising artist, in the upcoming drama romance film The Singleton, Donovan in The Surrogate of Infidelity and has been confirmed for upcoming western film A Fistful of Bullets.[4]

Early life

Babic was born in Vienna, Austria. He attended and boarded at HF International College, where he played football and participated in the drama department. He attended WU University and later signed in at LSE London, but dropped out and moved to London to train as an actor.[5]

Career

In 2013, Babic appeared in the drama feature film I'm Still Here.[6] He has modelled for Gareth Pugh, Chanel, Max Mara, GANT, Armani, Gucci, Marc Stone and Diesel among other brands.[7] Babic appeared in the drama film Beneath a Neon Tide, in 2014.[8] In August 2014, He starred alongside Black Hawk Down's Ian Virgo in Lion (2014), where he played Frank Stanford, a conflicted yet driven and ascending young pioneer.[9] In 2013, director Luke Hupton, who worked alongside Academy Award nominee Peter Bogdanovich, has cast and chosen him among the principal roles in his debut feature film 27, Memory Lane (2014).[10][11][12]

In 2014, Babic starred alongside The Maze Runner's Thomas Brodie Sangster in the Luka State's music video Rain,[13] appeared briefly in TV commercial Coco Mademoiselle, directed by Joe Wright, featuring Keira Knightley for Chanel French perfume[14] and starred as James in Edition Records band Slowly Rolling Camera's music video Dream a life (2014).[15][16]

On 31 March 2014, Babic was announced to play Kudos, the protagonist in the upcoming drama romance thriller film The Singleton.[17][18][19] In late 2014, Babic has been confirmed as Chris Coltweild, a pro boxer, in the upcoming sport drama film Fighting Heart.[20] On 21 March 2015, after being chosen to play Donovan in The Surrogate of Infidelity in January 2015, he has been announced to play John Quest in 1603,[21] beside Bent's Crispian Belfrage, Danny Darren and Rachel Marquez and is confirmed for upcoming western film A Fistful of Bullets with Geoff Bell from Steven Spielberg's War Horse.

Filmography

Film

Movies
Year Title Role Notes
2013 I'm Still Here(2013 film)|I'm Still Here
2014[10] Beneath A Neon Tide
27, Memory Lane
Lion Frank Stanford
2015 Fighting Heart Chris Coltweild Filming[22]
The Singleton Kudos Filming[23]
1603 John Quest Filming[24]
The Surrogate of Infidelity Donovan Post-production
A Fistful of Bullets Pre-production

Music

Video
Year Single Artist Role Notes
2014 Dream A Life Slowly Rolling Camera Principal
2014[25] Rain The Luka State Principal

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lenning, Beth. "Mario Babic".
  2. ↑ Spencer, Laureen (2013). "Cast – Lion". Moviecast.
  3. ↑ Jason, Heavens (June 2014). "Fighting Heart – Movie". FHnews.
  4. ↑ Welon, Joel (2014). "Model, Mario Babic Set To Play The Lead Role In "The Singleton"". Hollywoodmedia.
  5. ↑ Alice, Ferguson (May 2014). "UnicornsFly". AMnws.
  6. ↑ Jones, Liam (22 May 2013). "CL Film Festival".
  7. ↑ Lenning, Alice (2013). "Top Male Model List – Mario Babic". Listalnews.
  8. ↑ Wine, Jocelyn (2013). "BNant". Wnews.
  9. ↑ Heath, James (2013). ""Lion" – When The Pride Has Gone – Starring Ian Virgo, Nicola Posener, Jessica-Jane Stafford and Mario Babic". KillTheSunsetPictures.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lindsay, Westwood (2013). "mlnews". Daybees.
  11. ↑ Lennart, Matthieu (2014). "lhdyn". Trivlist.
  12. ↑ News, Agen (October 2013). "...Filming Scenes For 27, Memory Lane". The Telegraph.
  13. ↑ Marcella, Karamat (23 June 2014). ""Game of Thrones" Star Talks Suicide Themed Music Video". TheHollywoodReporter.
  14. ↑ Jensen, Bea (2014). "owl". Owliston.
  15. ↑ Voef, Janelle (2014). "abc". AwdbNews.
  16. ↑ Hailey, Craig (19 March 2014). "DaL- Slowly Rolling Camera". PolarisFilm, Muzu.tv.
  17. ↑ The, Singleton (March 2014). "Mario Babic Set To Play The Male Lead Actor In "The Singleton"". PJLFilm.
  18. ↑ Tom, Joel (2014). "Mario Babic will take on the lead role in "The Singleton"". Yahoo,News.
  19. ↑ Joel, Welon (2014). "Mario Babic Lands Starring Role in the Singleton". Amfmmagazine.com.
  20. ↑ Jimmy, Kean (July 2014). "Fighting Heart – Cast". FightingHeartNews.
  21. ↑ Ellen, Herling (April 2015). "1603-Cast". MovieNewsNow.
  22. ↑ Lancester, Sean. "Cast-Fighting Heart". FH.
  23. ↑ TheSingleton, Film (2014). "The Singleton continues filming in Kent". PJLFilm.
  24. ↑ Frederick, Tree (March 2015). "1603 – Movie Cast". FeatureFilmNews.
  25. ↑ Marcella, Karamat (23 June 2014). "Star Talks In ...". TheHollywoodReporter.

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