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'' and Farid in

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-winning miniseries ''

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''.

Early life

Maroun's parents were born in Lebanon.

Career

Maroun's first acting role was in a pilot version (created for network distribution) of '' The Horizon'' in 2015, which was the most watched online series made in Australia and the most watched

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web series in the world. His first Australian television role was in ''

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'' in 2015, directed by

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. In 2015, Maroun starred in and co-produced his debut short film with best friend Joseph Chebatte, ''Three Hearts'', which was nominated at the

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festival in Los Angeles, screening at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood. He played supporting roles in Australian television shows ''

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'', '' Janet King'' and ''Girt by Fear'', before a major dual role as twin brothers Haris and Amir Rexhaj in '' Deep Water'', with

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and

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in 2016. In 2017, Maroun was given leading roles in the Logie Award-winning miniseries ''Romper Stomper'' (with

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) and the

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/Goalpost series ''Fighting Season'' (with Jay Ryan,

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), as well as a supporting role in international feature film ''

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'' opposite

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in 2018. In 2018, Maroun and Chebatte produced their second short film, ''Entrenched'', starring Maroun and

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, about four Australian soldiers in

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who capture a young boy. Maroun appears in the first episode of the first series of the 2019 ABC TV series, ''

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''. Maroun appears in Season 2 of ''

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''.

Filmography

Television and web series

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maroun, Julian Living people Australian people of Lebanese descent Australian male actors 1993 births