Marcus Oborn
Marcus Oborn
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Marcus Oborn is an Australian actor, voice actor, voice and text coach, director, and academic based in South East Queensland.
Biography
Marcus Oborn is an Australian actor, voice actor, voice and text coach, director and academic. In addition to his formal training as an actor, he has studied under the guidance of legendary Hollywood acting coach Larry Moss, British theatre stalwart Mike Alfreds, and world authority on actor’s voices Professor Patsy Rodenburg OBE.
As an actor, Marcus has performed for major and independent theatre companies and production houses across South East Queensland, including Disney+, NBC Universal, Moonriver, Matchbox, Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, MetroArts, The Hive, Playlab, Room to Play, Big Scary Animal, and Empire Theatres. He made his international television debut in 2022 as Lars Anderson in Young Rock 2, and will feature in Nautilus on Disney+ in late 2023.
Marcus has voiced national and international advertising campaigns for some of Australia’s most recognised brands, including Dairy Farmers, PPQ, Harvey Norman, Warner Bros Movie World, Village Roadshow, Thorn Money, TMGM, FijiKava, Containers for Change, Master Builders Queensland, and more. He is a member of BrisVO, Brisbane’s elite voice over collective: https://www.brisvo.com/artists/marcus-oborn/
Marcus has directed, produced and designed several productions including MOTH by Declan Greene, described as “nothing short of spectacular” by audiences across the season, the Australian premiere of Buckets by Adam Barnard, a sold out run of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Oedipus by Sophocles, and the Mercy Seat by Neil Labute. In 2023, Marcus founded his own company, Audentis Theatre, to further his directorial pursuits.
Marcus is a voice and text coach of rising prominence in Queensland. He is one of fifty Patsy Rodenburg Associate’s globally, the second ever in Australia. To gain certification as an associate, Marcus trained extensively with Rodenburg in New York and Portugal between 2019 and 2022. He has worked as a voice and text lecturer since 2017 at several universities across South East Queensland, also working with artistic and corporate clients across Australia since 2019. To further his craft as a voice and text coach he is undertaking study in the Doctor of Creative Arts (DCAR) at the University of Southern Queensland, with his studies set to conclude in 2025.
Marcus is a recipient of funding through the Queensland Arts Showcase Program in 2018 for MOTH by Declan Greene, and the Australia Council for the Arts Individuals Fund to support his studies with Patsy Rodenburg. He is also the recipient of the Alan Edwards Memorial Scholarship, in memory of Alan Edwards, founding member of Queensland Theatre, which supported his final year of study at the University of Southern Queensland.
More information about Marcus’ work and professional background can be found at www.marcusoborn.com
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Reviews
The play is fast-paced, with snappy Chicago dialogue which Caitlin Hill has managed to capture to a tee (with vocal coach, Marcus Oborn).
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Other Theatre/Film/Commercial
2022 - All My Friends Are Returning to Brisbane (Theatre), Fringe Bris, Actor - Wazza and Riley
2022 - Nautilus (Television), Disney+, Actor - Lieutenant Hobbs
2022 - The Mercy Seat (Theatre), Director, Vocal Coach and Producer
2021 - Young Rock 2 (Television), NBC Universal, Actor - Lars Anderson
2021 - Oedipus (Theatre), SoCA, Director, Vocal Coach and Producer
2021 - Elektra/Orestes (Theatre), The Hive and Metro Arts, Actor - Aegisthus
2021 - The Crucible (Theatre), SoCA, Director, Vocal Coach and Producer
2018 - The Hanging (Theatre), Room to Play and Playlab, Actor - Detective Flint
2018 - MOTH (Theatre), Empire Theatres, Director, Vocal Coach, Designer, Producer
2017 - The Merry Widow (Theatre/Operetta), Opera Queensland and the Queensland Music Festival, Actor - Njegus
2016 - Tartuffe (Theatre), SoCA, Actor - Laurent and Figure of Judgement
2016 - Breaker Morant (Theatre), Empire Theatres, Actor - Major Thomas
Training
2021-2025 - Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland
2020 - Mike Alfreds Text Analysis Masterclass, 16th Street Actors Studio
2019-2022 - Patsy Rodenburg Associate Training, Patsy Rodenburg Academy
2019 - Patsy Rodenburg Ancient Story Telling Masterclass, 16th Street Actors Studio
2018 - Larry Moss Acting Masterclass, 16th Street Actors Studio
2018 - Patsy Rodenburg Shakespeare Masterclass, 16th Street Actors Studio
2011-2013 - Bachelor of Creative Arts, Theatre (Acting), University of Southern Queensland
Representation
Kubler Auckland Management