| Gilles Marini | |
| Birth Date: | 1976 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Spouse: | Carole Marini (m. 1998) |
| Children: | 2 |
Gilles Marini (; born 26 January 1976)[1] is a French actor known for his roles in the film Sex and the City, and in the American television shows Brothers & Sisters, Switched at Birth and Devious Maids. He was also the runner-up in season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, and was one of the returning celebrities in season 15. He was also a French co-host on the Netflix show Ultimate Beastmaster.[2]
Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France, to a Greek mother and Italian father.[3] He worked as a baker in his father's bakery from the age of eight. After completing high school, he joined the French army and was stationed in Paris, where he served as a fireman in the Paris Fire Brigade. There, Marini met Fred Goudon, a photographer who introduced him to the world of modeling. After fulfilling his military duties in his early twenties, he went to the United States to learn English while working as a model. One of his first jobs was a television commercial for Bud Light beer. He made his acting debut at the age of 29, in the 2005 horror film Screech of the Decapitated.[4]
Marini played Dante in Sex and the City: The Movie, and has appeared on Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Criminal Minds, Nip/Tuck, The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions, and 2 Broke Girls. His film credits include One and the Other (L'Une et L'Autre) and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down. On February 8, 2009, it was announced that Marini would participate in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. His professional partner was Cheryl Burke.[5] He also took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars for another chance to win the mirrorball trophy.[6] He danced with season fourteen winner, Peta Murgatroyd. They were the eighth couple eliminated from the competition, alongside Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, on November 13, 2012.
In 2009, Marini was introduced as a recurring character on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters. He played Luc Laurent, the French love interest of Rachel Griffiths' character Sarah Walker, in what was slated to be a five-episode arc,[7] but was promoted to series regular in 2010.[8] Brothers & Sisters was cancelled by ABC in May 2011, after the fifth season ended. He also appeared as Bay Kennish's biological father, Angelo Sorrento, in Switched at Birth. On September 18, 2012,[9] it was announced that he would become a series regular for the second season.
Marini and his professional partner Cheryl Burke came in as the runners-up of the eighth season of the American televised ballroom dancing competition Dancing with the Stars. On May 19, 2009, then-seventeen-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson and her partner Mark Ballas were crowned champions of that season, defeating Marini and Burke by 1%. Marini returned alongside professional partner Peta Murgatroyd for the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars; the pair finished in sixth place.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Screech of the Decapitated | Henri | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Attractive man in club | ||
| 2007 | Stand Up | Photographer | |
| L'Une et L'Autre | Gilles | Short film | |
| 2008 | Sex and the City | Dante | |
| 2012 | Captain of the Guard, Paolo the Squire | Voice; short film | |
| Scruples | Renee Dufaux | Television film | |
| 2014 | Dr. Antonio Rosenblatt | ||
| The Last Rescue | Bruno Travert | ||
| 2017 | All I Wish | Jean-Michel | |
| 2020 | Waiting for Anya | Jo's father | |
| 2021 | Venus as a Boy | Pierre | |
| 2021 | Burning at Both Ends | Inspector Gerald Rousseau | Entitled Resistance: 1942 in some territories |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The O.C. | Lawyer | 1 episode | |
| 2005, 2017 | French waiter (2005)/Doctor (2017) | 4 episodes | ||
| 2006 | Passions | Italian bicycle rider | Season 7, episode 213 | |
| Criminal Minds | Curt | Episode: "The Fisher King: Part 1" | ||
| Windfall | French man | Episode: "The Getaway" | ||
| Ugly Betty | Jean-Luc | Episode: "Queens for a Day" | ||
| 2007 | Jean Claude | Season 21, episode 88 | ||
| Dirty Sexy Money | Italian designer | Episode: "The Lions" | ||
| 2009–2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Luc Laurent | Guest star: season 4; main cast: season 5; 30 episodes | |
| 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Renaldo Panettiere | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Castle | Tobias Strange | Episode: "Poof! You're Dead" | |
| Royal Pains | Niko | Episode: "Listen to the Music" | ||
| 2011–2017 | Switched at Birth | Angelo Sorrento | Recurring: season 1; main cast: seasons 2–3; guest: s5; 54 episodes | |
| 2011 | Modern Family | Julian | Episode: "Go Bullfrogs!" | |
| 2011–2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Captain Lebeau | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Robert | Episode: "The Foodie" | |
| 2013–2014 | 2 Broke Girls | Nicolas Saintcroix | 7 episodes | |
| 2013 | Kirstie | Michel | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2014–2015 | Devious Maids | Sebastien Dussault | Guest star: season 2; main cast: season 3; 12 episodes | |
| 2014 | The McCarthys | Maurice | Episode: "Red Sox Swap" | |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Tom Birk | Episode: "The Mystery of the Red Runway" | ||
| 2016 | Teen Wolf | Sebastien Valet | Guest star; 3 episodes | |
| Daredevil | Jacques Duchamps | Episode: "The Man in The Box" | ||
| Bones | The Marquis de Chaussin | Episode: "The Jewel in the Crown" | ||
| 2017 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Ghode | Guest star; 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Another Period | Juan Pablo del Castillo | Guest star; 1 episode | |
| 2018–2019 | Days of Our Lives | Ted Laurent | 42 episodes | |
| 2022 | Dollface | Richard | Episode: "Space Cadet" | |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Detective Olivier Marseille | Episode: "Real Crime" Season 4 Episode 16 | |
| 2022 | Uncoupled | Paolo | Episode: "Chapter 3" | |
| 2023 | Grey's Anatomy | Michael | Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues" |