Amanda
Betty
Claire
Daniel
Hilda
Ignacio
Justin
Marc
Matt
Wilhelmina
Marc St. James
MICHAEL URIE
OCCUPATION:
Personal assistant to Wilhelmina Slater
RELATIONSHIPS:
Friend of Amanda, rival of Betty
Marc SAYS
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Wilhelmina Slater
to Marc:"Getting thrown under the bus to make me look good is part of your job. Unless, of course, you'd like to find another one."
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Wilhelmina Slater
to Marc:"Marc, don't just stand there like a gay flagpole. We want to celebrate! Go get us something bubbly and expensive."
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Betty Suarez
to Marc:"Suit up, because I'm the boss, and you're the bun."
CHARACTER BIO
Wilhelmina's scheming assistant does anything and everything for her including Botox injections. At least he gets the leftovers. He and best friend Amanda are always up to something devious. He never misses an opportunity to make fun of Betty even dressing up as her for Halloween. That’s what “frenemies” are for! His dreams of being an Editor are dashed when Betty wins the position over him. He doesn’t like to show his compassionate side but it slips out once in a while.
ACTOR BIO
The recipient of the 2002 John Houseman Prize for Excellence in Classical Theatre from the Juilliard School, from which he holds an acting degree, Urie's classical credits include Shakespeare (Hamlet for the South Coast Rep; Othello, Titus Andronicus and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival; Romeo and Juliet for DC's Folger Theatre; Love's Labors Lost for The Judith Shakespeare Company); Jacobean drama (The Revenger's Tragedy for The Red Bull Theatre and The Roaring Girle at The Foundry); and commedia del arte (The King Stag at Seattle Rep). He appeared in the world premiere of Love and Happiness at Barrington Stage in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.
His film work includes the star turn as Eric in WTC View, which premiered on LOGO in fall of 2006.
Urie was playing a bearded geologist and getting blown away nightly by Mt. St. Helens' volcanic explosion in the off-Broadway production of Phenomenon when he was cast as Marc St. James in Ugly Betty, two characters who are worlds apart from each other in every sense.
Urie also starred as Horatio in Hamlet, directed by Daniel Sullivan at the acclaimed South Coast Repertory Theatre.
GET TO KNOW THE CHARACTERS
WHAT'S MARC UP TO?
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In the Stars
May 14, 2009Marc is determined to win the YETI final project.
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Things Fall Apart
February 26, 2009Marc's loyalties to Wilhelmina and Mode are tested.
UGLY BETTY: AMANDA'S BLOG
Favorite posts
- 1. The Dark Knight (of Mode) Halloween 2009
- 2. The Black Cat(walk) Halloween 2008
- 3. Summer Vacation Team Kanye!
- 4. Fashion Foreward Don't be a hottist
- 5. First Fashion Inaugural balls (giggle)
BEST BETTY VIDEOS
Watch full episodes & fan favorites
- 1. "Backseat Betty" Betty and the bad boy
- 2. "Plus None" Who's going with Matt?
- 3. "The Wiener, the Bun and the Boob" Hot dog outfits and harassment
- 4. "London Calling" Mode After Hours webisode
- 5. "Mode After Hours Bloopers! Part 1" Webisode mishaps