gregory marsh
customs + ooc + scenes

↪ gregory eugene marsh
↪ february 27, 1988 in salem, ma
↪ manhattan resident
↪ actor & wannabe novelist
↪ separated
  history
 You're born in a creative household, then what do you do? Acting was never a thing Gregory wanted to do but to write and become a novelist? It was his top choice after finding a Stephen King book lying around the house. He enjoyed the feeling of getting spooked and he wanted to hold that sort of power over people, beginning to write his own stories when he was too young to form a proper plot. Acting became a hobby when he joined the drama club because it sounded easier to get some school credits than debate. He was never the leading man and while his future life as a novelist kept being his focus, drama sort of became its very own thing that was more than just standing in the right spot and remembering a bunch of lines with a perfect delivery.

His drama teacher believed he had talent but he was still not that invested. At least not until he joined college, going to Boston to study literature and creative writing is where things switched. A bit disappointed with the curriculum (or how pretentious everyone seemed to be), acting kinda became his main drive and where he found comfort. He still wrote stories but it became more of a pastime and by the time his first year came to an end he had made a major decision: to study drama and move to New York City to, maybe, hopefully, make it as an actor. His family felt that this was a big gamble but still gave him his support with a backup plan to come back home if everything failed.

Many fellow students chased auditions but Gregory was focused on learning, working small jobs, and being an extra on whatever was shooting in Manhattan to pay his bills and not become a starving artist. Upon graduation, he had done a few shorts and had decided to give himself a few years: a diploma in acting doesn't guarantee success or a living wage. Luck or talent, maybe both, made him one of those actors who manage to actually make a living from roles, alternating between television, movies, and some stage performances. Even if the horror genre was where he was seeking most roles, it was the hit satirical dramedy show Succession that brought him fame and really opened the door to more opportunities, eventually making him cross path with Mike Flanagan, someone who would become not only his favorite person to work with but also a close friend.

  credits
 2023 the fall of the house of usher ... young roderick usher
2023 cocaine bear ... eddie
2018-2023 succession ... greg hirsch
2022 cabinet of curiosities, "dreams in the witch house" ... walter gilman
2021 midnight mass ... riley flynn
2020 the haunting of bly manor ... peter quint
2013 stoker ... whip taylor
2011 twixt ... flamingo

  facts
 ↪ Met audrey meade on the set of Succession in which she played Willa. The two began dating in 2018 and got married in October 2020 in Salem. They separated after two years of marriage in 2022 but didn't make the news public until January 2023.

↪ Co-owns the Monster Ma(r)sh, a bookstore located in Salem, with his brother Kieran. Though it specializes in the horror genre, it also has well-furnished Fantasy and Mythology sections.

↪ His parents divorced when he was 13, his father moved out of the family home but came back for frequent visits or taking his children on mini trips around Salem. His parents eventually reunited 7 years later and remarried one another.

↪ Since starring in Succession his family has been calling him cousin Greg at gatherings, which amuses him but also deeply unsettling when both his parents use the nickname.

  npcs
 nora o'shea, mother, museum curator
eugene marsh, father, vocal coach
james marsh, brother, 42, astronomer
esme o'shea, sister, 33, musician
kieran marsh, brother, 31, bookstore owner
phoebe marsh, sister, 27, reporter
audrey meade, wife, actress