Marco Perella is an actor, writer and director living in Austin, Texas. He has played principal roles in over 100 films including JFK, A Perfect World, Miss Congeniality, Friday Night Lights, Lone Star and Boyhood (in which he played the alcoholic Step Dad) and TV shows Dallas, Wishbone and recurring roles in The Son and Walker: Texas Ranger.

He is the author of the award winning memoir, Adventures of a No Name Actor.