Texas Battle (born Texas Quency Battle) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Marcus Forrester on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
Career In May 2008, Texas Battle was cast on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing a character named Marcus Forrester. The new actor came onto the show as the first African American with an in-depth story line. Battle commented on the huge role, stating "It really does feel good that the writers/producers of the show, really have trust in me on bringing this new character to life. I'm happy to be a part of a show that really has a family feeling. Every one of my cast members is fun to work with. Makes you feel good to get up in the morning, and go to work doing something you love."
Battle is best known for his roles in the films Coach Carter, Final Destination 3, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, and Dragonball Evolution. In 2011, he appeared in the remake of The Legend of Boggy Creek as Tommy Davis. Battle portrayed Dixon in the After Dark Originals film The Task. Battle also co-starred in Death Valley, which airs on MTV.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2005 Coach Carter Maddux 2006 Final Destination 3 Lewis Romero Even Money Darius Jackson 2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Jake Washington 2008 Hitting the Bricks Mello Senior Skip Day Lamar Washington 2009 Dragonball Evolution Carey Fuller 2011 The Task Dixon Boggy Creek Tommy Davis 2016 Marauders T.J. Jackson Greater Anthony Lucas 2018 F.R.E.D.I. Brody 2019 10 Minutes Gone Richard Trauma Center Sergeant Tull 2020 Hard Kill Nicholas Fox2022 Blowback Detective Owens Wrong Place Captain Craig East Wire Room Sergeant Peter Roberts2023RuthlessMartin2024WinevilleJoh Hicks2025The WraithSheriff WatkinsDesert DawnSal Read Dead and Breakfast Post-production
Television +YearTitleRoleNotes 2002 7 Lives Xposed Curt 4 episodes Urban Legends Dave Episode: "Killer Sex"2005CommittedTonyEpisode: "The Snow Episode" All of Us Thomas Harper 2 episodes 2005–2006 One Tree Hill Tony Battle 2 episodes 2008 12 Miles of Bad Road Keeshawn Diamond 3 episodes 2008–2013 The Bold and the Beautiful Marcus Forrester Main role (337 episodes) 2009 Hydra Ronnie Kaplan TV movie Sherri Russell 2 episodes 2011 Milf Money Eric TV movie Death Valley Officer John Johnson 12 episodes 2013–2014 SAF3 Texas Daly 20 episodes 2016 Second Sight Tony TV movie 2018 Strange Angel Murphy Episode: "Ritual of the Rival Tribes" 2018–2020 5th Ward The Series Tony 5 episodes2022Magnum P.I.Oscar WoodsEpisode: "Shallow Grave, Deep Water"
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Ref 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesThe Bold and the Beautiful 2010 2012
References
External links
Texas Battle Foundation website