# Marcus Chait

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**Marcus E. Chait** (born March 18, 1973) is an American film and television actor and producer.

## Early life

Chait was born in [Menlo Park, California](/source/Menlo_Park,_California) on March 18, 1973. He went to school at Menlo-Atherton high school where he played football and helped start the boys volleyball team.

He went to [University of California, Santa Barbara](/source/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara) majoring in psychology but then transferred to [Carnegie Mellon University](/source/Carnegie_Mellon_University), where he double majored in Acting for Film and Television as well as Acting for Musical Theater.[1]

## Career

His television appearances include *[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))*, '**and *[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles](/source/Terminator:_The_Sarah_Connor_Chronicles)*.**

He appeared in films such as *[Million Dollar Baby](/source/Million_Dollar_Baby)*, *[North Country](/source/North_Country_(film))* and *[Proud](/source/Proud_(film))*.

On Broadway, he starred in the original casts of URBAN COWBOY and THE PIRATE QUEEN, and played Christian opposite Frank Langella in CYRANO DE BERGERAC at The Roundabout.

Marcus founded the Film and New Media division for Author Solutions, the largest self publishing label in the world, where he produced thousands of pieces of original content, most notably the film MALEVOLENT which was sold to Netflix. The company was acquired in 2012 by Penguin Books.

He currently owns and operates two businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area: 66mint Fine Estate Jewelry ([www.66mint.com](http://www.66mint.com)) and Silicon Valley Diamond & Jewelry Buyers ([www.SVDJB.com](http://www.SVDJB.com))

Marcus is one of the lead producers of THE LOST BOYS, a new musical opening at The Palace Theatre on Broadway in Spring of 2026 based on the iconic 1980's Warner Bros film. [www.lostboysmusical.com](http://www.lostboysmusical.com)

## Personal life

He is married to Melissa Bell. They have two children.

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 2004 Proud Lieutenant Westin 2004 Million Dollar Baby J.D. Fitzgerald 2005 North Country Wayne 2006 Argo Cal Short film

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 2003 Tarzan Gary Lang Episode: "Emotional Rescue" 2004 Crossing Jordan Alex Dwyer / Ernie Pitts Episode: "He Said, She Said" 2004 ' Chad Gilbert Episode: "Speed Kills" 2005 Charmed Vicus Episode: "Imaginary Friends" 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Justin Tuck Episode: "Samson & Delilah" 2008 NCIS Cole Erickson Episode: "Capitol Offense" 2008 House Mitch Episode: "Last Resort"

### Stage

Year Title Role Notes 2003 Urban Cowboy Wes[2] 2007 The Pirate Queen Donal O'Flaherty[2]

## References

1. Chane, Rose (2024-04-22). ["Actor Marcus Chait '91 Talks Business and Broadway"](https://machronicle.com/actor-marcus-chait-91-talks-business-and-broadway/). *M-A Chronicle*. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

1. ["Marcus Chait"](http://www.playbill.com/person/marcus-chait-vault-0000063315). *Playbill*. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

## External links

- [Marcus Chait](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483939/) at IMDb

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