Julian Maroun (born 4 April 1993[citation needed]) is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in Fighting Season and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper.
Julian Maroun | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Maroun 4 April 1993 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Television | Fighting Season, Romper Stomper |
Early life
editMaroun's parents were born in Lebanon.[1]
Career
editMaroun's first acting role was in a pilot version (created for network distribution) of The Horizon in 2015, which as of October 2019[update] was the most watched online series made in Australia and the most watched LGBTQI web series in the world.[2] His first Australian television role was in Catching Milat in 2015, directed by Peter Andrikidis.[3]
In 2015, Maroun starred in and co-produced his debut short film with best friend Joseph Chebatte, Three Hearts,[4] which was nominated at the Dances with Films festival in Los Angeles, screening at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood.[5]
He played supporting roles in Australian television shows Cleverman,[6] Janet King[7] and Girt by Fear,[8] before a major dual role as twin brothers Haris and Amir Rexhaj in Deep Water, with Yael Stone and Noah Taylor in 2016.[9]
In 2017, Maroun was given leading roles in the Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper[10] (with David Wenham, Lachy Hulme, Sophie Lowe) and the Foxtel/Goalpost series Fighting Season[11] (with Jay Ryan, Ewen Leslie, Kate Mulvany), as well as a supporting role in international feature film Slam opposite Adam Bakri in 2018.[12]
In 2018, Maroun and Chebatte produced their second short film, Entrenched, starring Maroun and Toby Wallace, about four Australian soldiers in Afghanistan who capture a young boy.[13]
Maroun appears in the first episode of the first series of the 2019 ABC TV series, Diary of an Uber Driver.[14]
Maroun appears in Season 2 of Aftertaste.[15]
In 2024, Maroun appeared in season 3 of ABC drama Total Control (TV series).
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Paymaster | ||
| Meat | Jimmy | |||
| 2016 | Cleverman | Anton | ||
| Girt by Fear | Nema | |||
| Deep Water | Harris/Amir (twin brothers) | |||
| 2017 | Janet King | Tyler Parati | ||
| 2018 | Romper Stomper | Farid | ||
| Fighting Season | Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud | |||
| The Horizon | Kasim / Kass | Pilot episode | ||
| 2019 | Diary of an Uber Driver | Moe | ||
| 2021 | Harrow | Aaron Sharpe | 1 episode | |
| Mr Inbetween | Harris | 1 episode | ||
| Australian Gangster | Detective | 1 episode | ||
| Home and Away | Detective Darren Nasser | 6 episodes | ||
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Carlos | 6 episodes | [16] |
| 2022 | Aftertaste | Harry | 6 episodes | [17] |
| 2023 | Year Of | Narrator | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | Total Control | Constable Pollard | Season 3 1 episode | |
| Ladies in Black | Elias | 6 episodes | [18] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gods of Egypt | Young Soldier | ||
| 2015 | Three Hearts | Dean | Producer (short film) | |
| 2018 | Entrenched | John | Producer (short film) | |
| 2019 | Slam | Omar | ||
| 2020 | Mother Dearest | N/A | Producer (short film) | |
| 2021 | The Fourth Wall | Actor | ||
| 2022 | Mia & Me: Hero of Centopia | King Nino | ||
| 2022 | Transfusion | Jerome | ||
| TBA | The Correspondent | Mohamed Fahmy | [19] |
References
edit- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (5 January 2018). "Stomping on stereotypes: Romper Stomper actors on racism and TV diversity". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "The Horizon series 7 and 8". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Fighting Season Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Aboud (Julian Maroun)". Fox Showcase. Fox Showcase on Foxtel. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Julian Maroun". CelebrityPictures.Wiki. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Nadler, Becca (4 May 2015). "Dances With Films Festival Announces 2015 Competition Lineup". Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (16 May 2016). "Cleverman first look review – wickedly exciting Indigenous superhero story". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Australian Television: Janet King: cast: series 3". australian television information archive. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "About". Girt By Fear. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "All-star Australian cast headlines new SBS Drama Deep Water". SBS. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "How did Stan perform at the 2018 TV Week Logies?". Mediaweek. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Fighting Season: Foxtel original drama reveals its stellar cast". Foxtel. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "SLAM by Partho Sen-Gupta in Competition at the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival". Film Ink. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Groves, Don (23 July 2018). "Toby Wallace vs Toby Wallace as AACTA names short film nominees". if.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Diary of an Uber Driver (2019)". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Lynette Curran, Julian Maroun and Syd Brisbane added to 'Aftertaste' for season two". IF Magazine. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (3 November 2023). "Returning: The Secrets She Keeps | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (28 February 2022). "Cameras roll on more Aftertaste | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (13 November 2023). "Cast announced for Ladies in Black | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (15 March 2024). "Richard Roxburgh plays Peter Greste in Correspondent film | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.