Gregory Marks

Greg Marks was born in Tacoma Washington. In 1985 he started using drugs and alcohol in high school which led to a twenty year addiction; he became homeless at the end of his addiction living on the streets of Tacoma. At the age of thirty-five he decided to get his life together. He went to a rehabilitation center in South Seattle called the Conquest Center for eighteen months. He completed the program after one year and stayed an extra six months to work at the center. Once he made the decision to change his life he never relapsed and has been clean for 13 years.

He worked at a road construction company for many years up to the point of becoming a supervisor. At the age of forty-three he decided to become an actor and has had much success being featured in magazines, TV shows such as GRIMM, Leverage, Meet the Browns and appearances in feature films such as EDEN, 21& Over, One Square Mile, Matt’s Chance and many more Washington based films as well as television commercials.

He recently produced, wrote and acted in his first short film “SHIFT PARADIGM” which was selected to be screened at Holy Short in Hollywood.

Greg Marks is a 2014 graduate of Pierce College with a 3.2 GPA in Fashion Merchandising and now is a personal stylist for J. Hilburn specializing in custom suits and shirts. He also is the host of the Hint of Pink (Posh Models LLC) fashion show for Susan G Komen two years running. Member of the Pierce College Advisory Board (non-profit & fashion) and the Public Relations Director for Seattle Fashion Week.

He now is a motivational speaker encouraging people to live out their dreams and ambitions no matter what their past has been. He is the founder of the Right Now Today Organization and continues to work in the community as a leader for the betterment of society.