Born and raised by his stunt coordinator father and trapeze artist mother in Cape Town, South Africa, Pierre Marais is a triple threat actor based in New York City.

on Broadway, Pierre took over as the lead role of Joe Gillis, opposite Nicole Scherzinger, in Jamie Lloyd’s Tony Award Winning Revival of Sunset Boulevard. And most recently can be seen in the original broadway cast of the lost boys. he has also appeared in Aladdin on broadway, and has toured nationally in A Chorus Line, Flashdance, and Aladdin. Favorite stage roles include Jack Kelly in Newsies (Theatre Under the Stars), the Emcee in Cabaret (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), and Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed Musicals).

On screen, Pierre was most recently scene in season 3 of Elsbeth (CBS), and has starred as the Young Scorpion King, Mathayus, in Scorpion King 2 (Netflix), Black Beauty (Disney+), and made his on screen debut alongside Jean Claude Van Damme, playing his son, in Wake of Death (Universal). Pierre is also an accomplished filmmaker.

Whether on stage, on set, or behind the camera, Pierre is driven by a passion for authentic connection and stories that move us.

Pierre is represented by DGRW and continues to develop new work on both sides of the camera.

Follow along at @pierre_marais.