# Sean Marquette
**Sean Marquette** (full name Sean Rodriguez Marquette) is an American actor born in 1988 in Dallas, Texas, known for voicing Mac on [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network)'s *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*, playing young Matt in *[13 Going on 30](https://www.edgepedia.org/13-going-on-30)* (2004), and recurring as Johnny Atkins on ABC's *The Goldbergs* and its spin-off *Schooled*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) He is the younger brother of actors Christopher Rodriguez Marquette and Eric Marquette.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, Dallas, Texas; full name Sean Rodriguez Marquette[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) |
| First series role | James Edward "Jamie" Martin on ABC's *All My Children*, 1995–1998, at age five[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) |
| Signature voice role | Mac on *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*, six seasons, 84 episodes, 2004–2009[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) |
| Film role | Young Matt (the young Mark Ruffalo character) in *13 Going on 30* (2004)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) |
| Sitcom role | Johnny Atkins on *The Goldbergs*, 2015–2023, 65 episodes; same character on *Schooled*, 2019–2020, 18 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) |
| Nominations | YoungStar Award nomination (1998, *All My Children*); Young Artist Award nomination (2003, *Hidden Hills*)[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) |
## Early life and start in television
Marquette was born in Dallas, Texas, lived in New Jersey and New York while appearing on his first soap, and later moved to California.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) At the age of five he landed his first series role, Jamie Martin on the Emmy-winning daytime soap *All My Children*, which he played from 1995 to 1998.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) That performance brought a YoungStar Award nomination from *The Hollywood Reporter* in 1998 for best performance by a young actor in a daytime television program.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988)
Through the late 1990s and 2000s he built a long list of guest appearances on network dramas and comedies, including *NYPD Blue*, *Malcolm in the Middle*, *Judging Amy*, *Becker*, *Family Law*, *Without a Trace*, *Monk*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *CSI: NY*, *Ghost Whisperer*, *In Plain Sight*, *[Bones](https://www.edgepedia.org/bones-tv-series)*, *[NCIS](https://www.edgepedia.org/ncis-tv-series)*, and *NCIS: Los Angeles*.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) • [3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sean-marquette/credits/3030018543/) His series work in this period included ten-year-old Tommy on Fox's *Titus* (2000–2002) and Derek Barber on NBC's *Hidden Hills* (2002–2003), the latter earning a [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award) nomination in 2003.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988)
## Film roles
Marquette's film credits span comedy and drama. Early appearances include a little kid in *National Lampoon's Van Wilder* (2002) and Raymond in *Black Mask 2: City of Masks* (2002); he played Big Ben Swartz in the [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) movie *[Full-Court Miracle](https://www.edgepedia.org/full-court-miracle)* (2003).[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) He is often remembered as young Matt, the childhood version of [Mark Ruffalo](https://www.edgepedia.org/mark-ruffalo)'s character, in *13 Going on 30* (2004), and appeared as the older brother in *Surviving Christmas* the same year.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988)
As an adult he took comic-relief leads in two films: Travis Breaux in the stoner comedy *High School* (2010), opposite Matt Bush, and Blake in *Sundown* (2016), opposite [Devon Werkheiser](https://www.edgepedia.org/devon-werkheiser).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) Other roles include Nick in *The First Time* (2009), Benjamin "Duck" Colonna in *Field of Lost Shoes* (2014), and Gustavo in *Friend Request* (2016).[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sean-marquette/)
## Voice acting
Voice work has been a constant of Marquette's career. On Nickelodeon's *Rocket Power* he became the fifth official voice of Sam Dullard, playing the character in the show's fourth and final season (2003–2004).[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988) His most prominent role followed on Cartoon Network: he was cast as Mac, the boy lead of *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*, and played the part across six seasons and 84 episodes from 2004 to 2009, reprising it in the TV movie *Destination Imagination* (2008) and the video game *FusionFall* (2009).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/)
His other animated and game credits include *Batman Beyond*, *[Fillmore!](https://www.edgepedia.org/fillmore)*, *Megas XLR*, *Johnny Bravo*, *[The Zeta Project](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-zeta-project)*, *The Mummy: The Animated Series*, *Stuart Little*, *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, and *[Uncle Grandpa](https://www.edgepedia.org/uncle-grandpa)*.[3](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sean-marquette/credits/3030018543/)
## The Goldbergs, theater, and later work
In 2007 Marquette branched into theater, playing Timms in *The History Boys* at the Ahmanson Theatre, part of the Mark Taper Forum's 41st season and based on the National Theatre production directed by Paul Miller.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/)
From 2015 to 2023 he played Johnny Atkins on ABC's sitcom *The Goldbergs*, appearing in 65 episodes, and carried the same character into the spin-off *Schooled* for its two seasons, 2019 to 2020, in 18 episodes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) There he worked alongside [Wendi McLendon-Covey](https://www.edgepedia.org/wendi-mclendon-covey), Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Tim Meadows, Brett Dier, and [AJ Michalka](https://www.edgepedia.org/aj-michalka).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/) Later screen credits include *Beyond the Dark* (2022), *The Legend of Resurrection Mary* (2021), a 2021 guest role as Mr. Moore on *The Rookie*, and the 2023 film *Better Half*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/)
## References
1. [Sean Marquette (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0549826/)
2. [Marquette, Sean 1988–, Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television via Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/marquette-sean-1988)
3. [Sean Marquette List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sean-marquette/credits/3030018543/)
4. [Sean Marquette, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sean-marquette/)
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