Marc Bendavid

Marc Bendavid (born June 10, 1986) is a Canadian actor and author.

Early life and education Bendavid was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Belgian mother and a Moroccan Jewish father. He attended Unionville High School and was subsequently accepted into National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 2004.

Career Bendavid played the role of Barbara Hershey's character's son Dominic Blythe in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. He played the role Romeo in the play Romeo and Juliet. He has also appeared on the television drama Murdoch Mysteries and in thrillers, Too Late to Say Goodbye and Her Husband's Betrayal. Bendavid has guest starred in several of Canada's top series, including The Listener and Flashpoint, as well as recurring roles in Hard Rock Medical, Bitten, and Degrassi.

Bendavid has appeared onstage including roles in Salvatore Antonio's play In Gabriel's Kitchen at Buddies in Bad Times theatre and Michel Marc Bouchard's The Madonna Painter at Toronto's Factory Theatre, and Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.

In 2014, Bendavid was cast in the role of "One" (a.k.a. Jace Corso, a.k.a. Derrick Moss) on the Canadian science fiction television series Dark Matter, which airs on the Space network in Canada (and on Syfy in the U.S.). The series debuted in the summer of 2015. He had a supporting role as Owen Thomas in Hallmark Original Movie Angel of Christmas.

In 2016, Bendavid had a leading role as Phillip in the Hallmark original movie Summer in the City premiering August 13 on Hallmark Channel, opposite Julianna Guill with Marla Sokoloff, Vivica A. Fox and Natasha Henstridge. In 2017, he played the role of Cliff Baskers in the Hallmark original movie A Rose for Christmas opposite Rachel Boston. In 2022, he had a recurring role in half of the eight-episode first season of Reacher playing Paul Hubble, a banker who is manipulated into helping launder counterfeit money.

In 2025, Bendavid wrote his debut novel titled The Sapling. He won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for fiction in 2026.

Personal life In May 2023, he announced he had been dating actor François Arnaud for a year.

It is believed that Bendavid and Arnaud have been broken up since January 2026.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role NotesRef. 2007 Late Fragment Mike Debut film 2008 Us Chickens Dean McMurtry Short film 2009 Man v. Minivan Shane Short film 2010 Period Drama Trilogy Video Short 2016 Cycles Actor Short film 2019 Elsewhere Unknown 2025 Best Boy Eli 2026 Unholy Night Gino

Television