Marco Khan also Marco Kahn or Marco Khanlian, is an American actor

Actor

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 of Armenian

Armenians

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 origin.

Life and career

Khan was born Marco Khanlian in Tehran

Tehran

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, Iran

Iran

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; the son of Anna (née

Married and maiden names

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 Karamian), and Levon Khanlian. His father was born in Lebanon

Lebanon

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 but was raised in Iran where he met Khan's mother, who was born in Georgia

Georgia (country)

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. Both of his parents are Armenian Iranians. Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education

Education

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. Schooled in Venice

Venice

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, Italy

Italy

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 and then in Catalina, California – Marco now calls Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 home. At age 17, Marco picked up English

English language

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 as his 5th language and assumed the responsibility as the caretaker for his entire family. While operating a series of restaurants for 12 years to support his family, Marco enjoyed brief stints as a Professional Athlete in Football

Football (soccer)

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, American football

American football

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 and Wrestling

Professional wrestling

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.

After his father died, he decided to pursue his lifelong passion of becoming an actor. His looks, talent, and diverse background have allowed Marco to play a variety of interesting characters. He is a versatile actor achieving success in comedy, action and drama. Despite his "tough guy" appearance, his demeanor is quiet, gentle, gracious and sincere. As a father he loves children and animals. Almost everyone who meets Marco agrees that there is "Just something special that draws you towards him". He is a kind and tolerant humanitarian who is relentless in his pursuit for peace. Always positive & encouraging to others, "Never Give Up" is the motto

Motto

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 he lives by. Marco is a true believer that everything happens for a reason, that tests and trials in life shape your character & that his destiny is in God's hands.

Marco Khan currently lives in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 with his wife Heather Blair Khan and his son Alekzander. He has not been previously married.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...	Preacher
2008	The Grind The Grind (2008 film) The Grind is an upcoming crime film written and directed by Rishi Opel, and starring Jamie Foreman, Freddie Connor, Gordon Alexander, Zoe Tapper, Danny John-Jules and Kellie Shirley...	2nd Punisher
	Iron Man Iron Man (film) Iron Man is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and master engineer who builds a powered exoskeleton and becomes the technologically advanced superhero, Iron...	Insurgent #4
	10,000 BC	One-Eye
2007	Assassin	Assassin/Jon
2006	One Night with You One Night with You "One Night with You" is a single by US5, taken from their album, In Control. Elvis Presley released a song of the same name as a B-side in 1958.The song is played frequently in the recently made romantic musical comedy, "All Shook Up."...	Alvin
	Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact	—
	The Champ The Champ The Champ is a 1931 American film written by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock, and directed by King Vidor. The movie stars Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper , and tells the story of a washed up alcoholic boxer who tries to put his life together for the sake of his young son.The...	The Brute
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 adventure fantasy film and the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, following Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by...	Turkish Guard
	Click	Habeeboo Entourage
	Hollywood Kills	The Assistant
	SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate	Male Bulgarian #1	Video Game / Voice Voice Voice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal...  / Credited As: Marco Kahn
2005	Pissed	Bodyguard	Credited As: Marco Khanlian
	Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a 2006 film starring and directed by Albert Brooks. It was shown at the Dubai International Film Festival.-Synopsis:...	Pakistani Comedian
	American Fusion	Jeremy	Credited As: Marco Khanlian
	Pit Fighter	Russian wrestler
2004	September Tapes September Tapes September Tapes is a faux-documentary feature film co-written and directed by Christian Johnston in his feature debut. An early review of the film's promotional trailer noted that the footage looked "more real than network news footage"...	Kidnapper
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 adventure fantasy film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. It was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Turkish Guard #1
	Date or Disaster	Dater
2002	In the Wrong Hands	Rocky	Credited As: Marco Khanlian
2001	15 Minutes 15 Minutes 15 Minutes is a 2001 film starring Robert De Niro , Edward Burns and Karel Roden. It is about a homicide detective and a fire marshal who must stop a couple of Eastern European murderers from videotaping their killing and becoming sensationalized by the media. Melina Kanakaredes and Kelsey Grammer,...	Emigrant	Credited As: Marco Kahn
2000	Women of the Night	Rand	Credited As: Marco Kahn
1998	Columbo: Ashes to Ashes	Guard #2	Television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound... Credited As: Marco Khanlian
	The Howling Leopard	Hoss	Credited As: Marco Khanlian
	Crossfire Crossfire A crossfire is a military term for the siting of weapons so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I....	Thug #2	Credited As: Marco Khanlian
1996	American Tigers	Navy Seal	Credited As: Marco Khanlian

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–2004	JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...	Terrorist	"Trojan Horse" (2004) "Second Acts" (2003) Uncredited
2004	Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...	Thief #1	"I Dream of Phoebe" (2004)
2001	Passion Cove Passion Cove Passion Cove is an erotic anthology drama series that aired from March 2000 to April 2001 on Cinemax.-Season 1:-Season 2:-In popular culture:...	Wrestler #2	"Silent Night" (2001) Credited As: Marco Kahn

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