Texas Battle

Texas Battle
Born	Texas Quency Battle August 9, 1980 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Texas Quency Battle (born August 9, 1980) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Marcus Forrester on the CBS soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. He started the Texas Battle foundation in order to help unprivileged kids in South Africa.

Career

In May 2008, Battle was cast on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing a character named Marcus Forrester. The new actor comes onto the show as the first African American with an in-depth story line. comments on the huge role as stating "It really does feel good that the writers/producers of the show, really have trust in me on bringing this new character to life. I'm happy to be a part of a show that really has a family feeling. Every one of my cast members is fun to work with. Makes you feel good to get up in the morning, and go to work doing something you love." He is best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter, Final Destination 3, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Dragonball Evolution. Battle is scheduled to appear in the remake of The Legend of Boggy Creek as Tommy Davis in 2010,^[1] who co-stars with Stephanie Honore and Sarah Jenazian.^[2] Battle portrayed Dixon in the After Dark Originals flick The Task.^[3] Battle wrapped up the first season of Death Valley, which airs on MTV.

Filmography

• Marauders (2016) - T. J. Jackson
• Greater (2015) - Anthony Lucas
• SAF3 (2013) - Texas Daly
• Death Valley (2011) - Officer John "John-John" Johnson
• Boggy Creek (2010) - Tommy Davis^[4]
• The Task (2010) - Dixon
• Dragonball Evolution (2009)^[5]
• Hitting the Bricks (2009)
• Hydra (2009)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2008–13) - Marcus Forrester
• Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
• Committed (2007)
• Final Destination 3 (2006) - Lewis Romero
• Coach Carter (2005)
• Even Money (2005)
• One Tree Hill (2005)
• All of Us (2005)
• 7 Lives XPosed (2002)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Ref
2009	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[6]
2010			Nominated
2012			Nominated

References

1. "Teaser Trailer: Boggy Creek Remake". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
2. "Bigfoot Spotted Again in 'Boggy Creek' Teaser Trailer". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
3. "First Still and More Info on After Dark Originals' The Task". Dreadcentral.com. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
4. "First Look Inside the Effects of Boggy Creek". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
5. "Domestic film: In production". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
6. "Texas Battle - Awards". Internet Movie Database.

External links

• Texas Battle at the Internet Movie Database
• Texas Battle at AllMovie