What Inspired You To Become An Actress

If you are a fan of Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart,” or if you have seen a couple recent Hallmark films in which a “snobby, rich guy” never seems to win the heart of his presumed intended, you may be quite familiar with the masterful, young actor, Marcus Rosner. Though he seems to be typecast as the “bad guy,” or the “guy who never gets the girl,” there is no denying that this dashing and delightfully gifted actor is rising quickly in the hearts and minds of loyal Hallmark aficionados. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Marcus about “most things Hallmark” as well as his upcoming film, “Appetite For Love.”

I know you 're a Heartie and as you know, I am a Heartie too. So a few stayed and came to our Home & Family taping. There were a few others that came to that show too. We actually had our first meeting and started putting it together at the Home & Family taping. I 'm really excited. I was also able to introduce some of them to our executive producer Dan Paulson and also to Bill Abbott, who is the president and CEO of Crown Media. So we have their full blessing and I just think it 's wonderful. You know, it 's not just our show. We 're a network that has the heart of TV. Hallmark is really a network that embodies that. It 's not just our show and doesn 't just belong to the people who work behind the scenes--the cast and crew. It belongs to you guys too. You 're the ones who are creative, and you share it with others. You watch it with us and you interact with us. You tell us what you like and what you don 't like so we can fine-tune it. It 's a joint effort, and to me, that the most fun part about what I do. I love acting, but being able to share it and have it come full circle with the viewers and then get to know everybody is one of my favorite parts of what I do. It 's become a perfect dream of what I always hoped it would be.

Does this job come with its share of difficulties and if so, what are they?

Matthew / Q : Did you have a teen idol? If so, who was it and how did they spark your interest?

I was also on Saving Hope. I did a little guest star role on that show. It was fun, but it was also very tiring because I had to pretend to be having seizures. They had a special person on set to coach you how it's supposed to look, but when you do it, it starts to cramp up your muscles like, "This really hurts!" But everything else was really fun, and everyone was super nice. The guy who directed my episode was the same guy who plays Charlie on the show. Since he was directing, I got to meet him, and we wouldn't have gotten to meet if he hadn't been

MM: I always wanted to be an actor or something like that when I was a kid. I used to love watching Shirley Temple films. My first inclination was to be in the circus when I was three or four years old. I even had a stage name. I had really curly blonde hair, and it was really frizzy and almost white in color. So I gave myself the name Martha Fuzz. I would announce myself as I went down the slide, "Martha Fuzz, the greatest circus actress in the world!" I did my first commercial when I was about nineteen or twenty, and I just dabbled in it from there.

When I read the audition scene, I was immediately drawn to how amazing the script was! Also, in my audition scene, I had to play piano, which I have been doing since I was four, so I believe that was an advantage for me.

I also knew that if they wouldn’t let me perform, there were other ways I could participate, and that was what led me to technical theater. I helped build and paint sets when I was in high school, and also ran the follow spot. My student job in college was in the scene shop and costume shop where I gained experience in set and platform building, pipe hanging,

Julio: Probably the first Cape trip, the first year we went to Cape Henlopen, we were making cardboard boats and that’s where I made most of my friends. I made most of my friends by doing impressions of celebrities, like Brack Obama and all that stuff it was funny.

So I auditioned for the show and ended up becoming one of the designers on the show.

I joined crew and painted sets, worked the curtains, helped the prop master, and was a stage hand. I did not audition until the fall of my junior year for A Christmas Carol. I received the part of the Ghost of Christmas Future and caroler. Then in the spring I auditioned and was given the role of Emily Parrish in Phantom of the Soap Opera the Musical. I also started auditioning for shows at Muncie Civic Theatre and got into The Little Mermaid Jr. and Once on this Island Jr. both in which I was chorus. Each time I stepped on that stage I experienced the same thrill. The same rush of jittery ecstasy that I experienced for Romeo and Juliet. I was addicted.

I have always loved acting, but never have considered it as a career, until I found out about the actress Dalila Bela (Da-LEE-la). She made me realize how much I loved to act, she is so inspiring. I found out about Dalila when she was the character “Olive” on the show “Odd Squad”. After looking into her as an actress, I found out how much she was like me and how much I wanted to do what she does. I know a lot more about her and love her more too. She has shaped me into who I am today.Dalila helping me realize I love acting, has shaped me into the person I am today because I love acting out things she's in,I am also a lot like her and everything she does is what I want to do.

Throughout my childhood and teenage years, I have searched and searched for a talent that would give me a unique identity to make me stand out from my peers. When I was five years old, I was given the chance to be in a musical in our city's community theatre, PMT. This musical was "The Wizard of Oz", and I played the role of a munchkin in the Lollipop Guild. This initially sparked a great interest in theatre, and I fell in love with acting. I had an amazing mentor for my youth acting career, the late Jack Ewing. He played Harold Hill in PMT's production of "The Music Man", while I had the opportunity to play the role of Winthrop, the young boy that helps Harold Hill become a better person. (Jack later died a year before I had the chance to play the role of Harold Hill in my high school's production of "The Music Man Jr.") When I was about nine, PMT dissolved as an organization and therefore there was no community theatre around me for years, which put a setback in my interest and talent for theatre.

When I was a in 3rd grade I remember watching the Golden Girls. One Saturday morning, I turned to Lifetime, and there was an elderly lady who was so short and cute, I just could not turn the channel. The woman’s name was Sophia and she made me laugh from the time I had started watching the TV show until it had gone off. That day Lifetime was running a marathon of the Golden Girls; those four ladies made me giggle, and smile. So it was then that I started to wonder about who is behind the TV shows and movies, because I saw myself being that person. At that time I did not know about a producer or film maker all that I knew is that I wanted to become a part of tv shows.

The most challenging aspect of the career would be the human unpredictability however this causes me to make sure I am always growing and learning how to better help others.