Marc Blucas
Blucas in 2011, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Marcus Paul Blucas
Place of Birth: Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 11, 1972
Ethnicity:
*25% Polish
*25% Slovak
*25% British Isles [English, Scottish]
*25% Serbian
Marc Blucas is an American actor and college basketball player. He is known for his roles on the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Necessary Roughness, and in the films Wes Craven Presents: They, I Capture the Castle, Prey for Rock & Roll, First Daughter (2004), Three (2006), The Killing Floor, After Sex, The Jane Austen Book Club, Deadline (2009), Touchback, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Looking Glass (2018), and Unearth. He played basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons college team.
His father is of half Polish and half Slovak descent. His mother is of half English and Scottish, and half Serbian, ancestry. Marc is married to producer and journalist Ryan Haddon, with whom he has two children. Ryan is the daughter of Canadian model and actress Dale Haddon.
Marc’s paternal grandfather was Walter J. Blucas (the son of Peter/Pete Martin Blucas/Brzuchacz and Katherine/Kathryn/Catherine Caroline Kendelski/Kendelsky/Kendaleski). Walter was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents.
Marc’s paternal grandmother was Alice Phillips (the daughter of Charles Phillips and Barbara Suhar). Alice was born in Pennsylvania, to Slovak parents. Charles was the son of Georgii Fylyp and Maria Petrick.
Marc’s maternal grandfather was Elmer E. Gordon (the son of Harry Gordon and Mary Christine Long). Elmer was born in Ohio, and had Scottish and English ancestry. Harry was the son of Mary Dill. Marc’s great-grandmother Mary Christine was the daughter of Elmer E. Long and Cora Mae McKane.
Marc’s maternal grandmother is Dorothy Brdar (the daughter of Rade/Rode Brdar and Katherine/Kathryn/Catherine Zetz). Dorothy was born in Pennsylvania, to Serbian parents.
Sources: Genealogy of Marc Blucas – https://www.geni.com
Marc’s paternal grandfather, Walter J. Blucas, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marc’s paternal grandmother, Alice Phillips, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marc’s maternal grandfather, Elmer E. Gordon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marc’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Brdar, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Definitely an interesting background
Croatian->Serbian
And Czech->Slovak