---
name: "Marco Perella"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marco-perella"
fi1m_id: "marco-perella"
imdb_id: "nm0673260"
tmdb_id: 994259
wikidata_id: "Q6757657"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 May 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T02:07:38.961179+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Marco Perella

## Identity

Marco Perella

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marco-perella
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marco-perella
- **IMDb ID:** nm0673260
- **TMDB ID:** 994259
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6757657
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Perella, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6757657, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673260/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/994259

Actor. Born 18 May 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 May 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1991–2014
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (2), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 88 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 73 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Animation 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $645m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Perella, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6757657, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673260/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/994259

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Boyhood*](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Marco Perella is an American character actor and author. Born in Houston, Texas, he attended Stanford University before working as a construction worker, firefighter and musician. He began acting in the mid-1980s and has appeared in numerous films and television productions shot in Texas.

Perella has collaborated several times with director Richard Linklater, including as Donald in *A Scanner Darkly* (2006) and as Professor Bill Welbrock in *Boyhood* (2014). Other credits include *Lone Star* (1996), *Miss Congeniality* (2000), *Friday Night Lights* (2004) and *Sin City* (2005). He is the author of the 2001 bestselling memoir *Adventures of A No Name Actor*.

He lives in Texas with his wife Diane Perella, with whom he also teaches on-camera acting classes and workshops.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Boyhood* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Professor Bill Welbrock — [page](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md)
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Donald — [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *Sin City* (2005), Fi1m 75, as Skinny Dude — [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md)
- *Miss Congeniality* (2000), Fi1m 70, as Starbucks Guy — [page](https://film.one/film/miss-congeniality.md)
- *Lone Star* (1996), Fi1m 86, as Anglo Father — [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *JFK* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Mercer Interrogator — [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Landman* (2024), series, as Hank
- *A Room Full of Nothing* (2019), as Steve
- *The Devil's Candy* (2016), as Sgt. Investigator Davis
- *The Golden Rut* (2016), as Gordon
- *The Teller and the Truth* (2015), as FBI Agent Carl Winstead
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, as Charlie Simpson — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Boyhood* (2014), as Professor Bill Welbrock — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md)
- *This Is Where We Live* (2013), as Doctor Benson
- *Deep in the Heart* (2012), Actor
- *Lone Star* (2010), series, as Man
- *Beatdown* (2010), as Price
- *Spirit Camp* (2009), as Nikki's Dad
- *Broke Sky* (2007), as Paul
- *Love and Mary* (2007), as Vince
- *Fast Food Nation* (2006), as Tom Watson
- *Infamous* (2006), as Clifford Hope
- *Friday Night Lights* (2006), series, as Big Shot — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/friday-night-lights.md)
- *A Scanner Darkly* (2006), as Donald — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-scanner-darkly.md)
- *The King* (2006), as Chairman
- *The Wendell Baker Story* (2005), as Investigator
- *Sin City* (2005), as Skinny Dude — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/sin-city.md)
- *Friday Night Lights* (2004), as Booster
- *The Life of David Gale* (2003), as TV Host
- *Miss Congeniality* (2000), as Starbucks Guy — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/miss-congeniality.md)
- *Picnic* (2000), as Police Chief
- *Varsity Blues* (1999), as Dr. Benton
- *Home Fries* (1998), as Good Ol' Boy in Pickup
- *Keys to Tulsa* (1997), as Bedford Shaw
- *Deep in the Heart* (1996), as Mickey / Coach
- *Two Mothers for Zachary* (1996), as Reporter #2
- *Lone Star* (1996), as Anglo Father — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *The Man with the Perfect Swing* (1995), as Chuck Carter
- *The Chase* (1994), as Cop 2
- *Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald* (1993), as 2nd Young Guy
- *My Boyfriend's Back* (1993), as Townsperson
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Cobalt
- *Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger* (1993), as Cobalt
- *JFK* (1991), as Mercer Interrogator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jfk.md)
- *Knight Rider 2000* (1991), as Police Sergeant
- *In Broad Daylight* (1991), as Knowles
- *A Killing in a Small Town* (1990), as Rick Slocum
- *Challenger* (1990), as Dick Methia
- *Night Game* (1989), as Color Man
- *Black Snow* (1989), as Charlie
- *Cohen and Tate* (1989), as FBI George
- *Pancho Barnes* (1988), as Maj. Cooper
- *It Takes Two* (1988), as Dave
- *D.O.A.* (1988), as Cab Driver

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