Julian Maroun

Julian Maroun is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in Fighting Season and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper.

Julian Maroun
Born
Julian Maroun
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
TelevisionFighting Season, Romper Stomper

Early life

Maroun's parents were born in Lebanon.[1]

Career

Maroun's first acting role was in season 8 of the web series The Horizon in 2015, which as of October 2019 was the most watched online series made in Australia and the most watched LGBTQI web series in the world.[2] His first Australian television role was in Catching Milat in 2015, directed by Peter Andrikidis.[3]

In 2015, Maroun starred in and co-produced his debut short film with best friend Joseph Chebatte, Three Hearts,[4] which was nominated at the Dances with Films festival in Los Angeles, screening at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood.[5]

He played supporting roles in Australian television shows Cleverman,[6] Janet King[7] and Girt by Fear,[8] before a major dual role as twin brothers Haris and Amir Rexhaj in Deep Water, with Yael Stone and Noah Taylor in 2016.[9]

In 2017, Maroun was given leading roles in the Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper[10] (with David Wenham, Lachy Hulme, Sophie Lowe) and the Foxtel/Goalpost series Fighting Season[11] (with Jay Ryan, Ewen Leslie, Kate Mulvany), as well as a supporting role in international feature film Slam opposite Adam Bakri in 2018.[12]

In 2018, Maroun and Chebatte produced their second short film, Entrenched, starring Maroun and Toby Wallace, about four Australian soldiers in Afghanistan who capture a young boy.[13]

Maroun appears in the first episode of the first series of the 2019 ABC TV series, Diary of an Uber Driver.[14]

Filmography

Television and web series
Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Horizon Chris Web series
2015 Catching Milat Paymaster
2015 Meat Jimmy
2016 Cleverman Anton
2016 Girt by Fear Nema
2016 Deep Water Harris/Amir (twin brothers)
2017 Janet King Tyler Parati
2018 Romper Stomper Farid
2018 Fighting Season Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud
2019 Diary of an Uber Driver Moe

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Three Hearts Dean Producer (short film)
2018 Entrenched John Producer (short film)
2019 Slam Omar

References
  1. Buckmaster, Luke (5 January 2018). "Stomping on stereotypes: Romper Stomper actors on racism and TV diversity". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "The Horizon series 7 and 8". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Fighting Season Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Aboud (Julian Maroun)". Fox Showcase. Fox Showcase on Foxtel. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Julian Maroun". CelebrityPictures.Wiki. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. Nadler, Becca (4 May 2015). "Dances With Films Festival Announces 2015 Competition Lineup". Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. Buckmaster, Luke (16 May 2016). "Cleverman first look review – wickedly exciting Indigenous superhero story". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "Australian Television: Janet King: cast: series 3". australian television information archive. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. "About". Girt By Fear. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. "All-star Australian cast headlines new SBS Drama Deep Water". SBS. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. "How did Stan perform at the 2018 TV Week Logies?". Mediaweek. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. "Fighting Season: Foxtel original drama reveals its stellar cast". Foxtel. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. "SLAM by Partho Sen-Gupta in Competition at the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival". Film Ink. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. Groves, Don (23 July 2018). "Toby Wallace vs Toby Wallace as AACTA names short film nominees". if.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. "Diary of an Uber Driver (2019)". Screen Australia. The Screen Guide. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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