Early life

Marini was born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France to a Greek mother and Italian father. After working as a baker in his father's bakery since he was eight years old and high school, he joined the French army and was stationed in Paris, where he served as a fireman in the Paris Fire Brigade. It was in Paris where Marini met Fred Goudon, a photographer who introduced him to the world of modeling. After fulfilling his military duties, he went to the United States to learn English while working as a model. He began his career as a model in his early twenties. One of his first jobs was a television commercial for Bud Light beer. He made his acting debut at the age of 29, in the 2005 horror flick Screech of the Decapitated.

Career

He played Dante in Sex and the City: The Movie, and has appeared on Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Criminal Minds, Nip/Tuck, The Bold and the Beautiful, Passions, and 2 Broke Girls. His film credits include One and the Other (L'Une et L'Autre) and The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down. On February 8, 2009, it was announced that Marini would participate in the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. His professional partner was Cheryl Burke. He also took part in the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars for another chance to win the mirrorball trophy. He danced with season fourteen winner, Peta Murgatroyd. They were the eighth couple eliminated from the competition, alongside Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

He was introduced as a recurring character on ABC's hit family drama Brothers & Sisters. He played Luc Laurent, the French love interest of Rachel Griffiths' character Sarah Walker in what was originally was supposed to be a five episode arc, but was promoted to a series regular. The series was cancelled in May 2011, after the fifth season ended. He also appears as Bay Kennish's biological father, Angelo Sorrento, in Switched at Birth. On September 18, it was announced that he would become a series regular for the second season. In season three episode sixteen, the character of Angelo Sorrento died due to injuries he sustained in an automobile accident due to an aneurysm. Marini will possibly make occasional appearances in flashbacks or fantasy appearances about how he may have been had he been alive.

Dancing with the Stars performances

Gilles and his professional partner, Cheryl Burke came in as the runners-up of the American televised ballroom dancing competition, Dancing with the Stars. On May 19, 2009, then seventeen-year-old gymnast Shawn Johnson and her partner, Mark Ballas were crowned champions of that season, defeating Marini & Burke by 1%.

Season 8: with professional dance partner Cheryl Burke

Season average: 28.1

Week #	Dance/Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Cha-cha-cha / "Addicted to Love"	8	8	8	Safe
2	Quickstep / "Kryptonite"	9	9	9	Safe
3	Samba / "El Matador"	9	9	9	Safe
4	Argentine Tango / "Assassin's Tango"	10	10	10	Safe
5	Paso Doble / "Habanera"	10	9	10	Safe
6	Jive / "Dance, Dance"	9	8	9	Safe
7	Viennese Waltz / "I Go to Sleep"	9	9	9	Safe
8	Lindy Hop / "Go Daddy-O" Tango / "Womanizer"	9 9	9 9	9 10	Safe
9	Foxtrot / "Fever" Rumba / "Sexual Healing"	10 9	9 9	10 9	Safe
10	Waltz / "Come Away with Me" Salsa / "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"	10 10	10 10	10 10	Safe
11	Paso Doble / "So What" Freestyle / "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" Argentine Tango / "Assassin's Tango"	10 9 10	10 10 10	10 9 10	Second place

Season 15: with professional dance partner Peta Murgatroyd

Week #	Dance/Song	Judges' score			Result
		Inaba	Goodman	Tonioli
1	Foxtrot / "Call Me Irresponsible"	8	8	8	Safe
2	Jive / "Don't Stop Me Now"	8.5	8.5	8.5	Safe
3	Tango / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"	8.5	8.5	8.5	Safe
4	Bollywood / "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"	10	9.5 / 10*	10	Safe
5	Rumba / "I Will Always Love You" Team Gangnam (Freestyle) / "Gangnam Style"	10 9	9.5 9	10 9	Safe
6	Cha-cha-cha / "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Group country western dance / "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"/ "I Play Chicken with a Train"	9 Awarded	9 0	9.5 points	Safe
7	Argentine Tango & Samba / "When I Get You Alone" Swing dance marathon / "Do Your Thing"	9.5 Awarded	9.5 5 extra	9.5 points	Safe
8	Quickstep / "Danger Zone" Salsa* / "Rebelion"	9.5 9.5	10 10	10 10	Eliminated

• Additional score from guest judge: singer, dancer and choreographer Paula Abdul.
• For that week's salsa trio challenge, Marini & Murgatroyd chose Chelsie Hightower to dance alongside them.

Personal life

Marini married his wife, Carole, in 1998. They have two children, a son Georges (born 1998) and a daughter, Julianna (born 2006).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Screech of the Decapitated	Henri	Direct-to-video
2006	Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down, TheThe Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down	Attractive man in club
2007	Stand Up	Photographer
2007	L'Une et L'Autre	Gilles	Short film
2008	Sex and the City	Dante
2012	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos	Captain of the Guard, Paolo the Squire	Voice; short film
2012	Scruples	Renee Dufaux	Television film
2014	List, TheThe List	Dr. Antonio Rosenblatt
2014	The Last Rescue	Bruno Travert	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Bold and the Beautiful, TheThe Bold and the Beautiful	French waiter	2 episodes
2006	Passions	Italian bicycle rider	Season 7, episode 213
2006	Criminal Minds	Curt	Episode: "The Fisher King: Part 1"
2006	Windfall	French man	Episode: "The Getaway"
2006	Ugly Betty	Jean-Luc	Episode: "Queens for a Day"
2007	Bold and the Beautiful, TheThe Bold and the Beautiful	Jean Claude	Season 21, episode 88
2007	Dirty Sexy Money	Italian designer	Episode: "The Lions"
2009-2011	Brothers & Sisters	Luc Laurent	Guest star: season 4; main cast: season 5; 30 episodes
2009	Nip/Tuck	Renaldo Panettiere	2 episodes
2011	Castle	Tobias Strange	Episode: "Poof! You're Dead"
2011	Royal Pains	Niko	Episode: "Listen to the Music"
2011-2014	Switched at Birth	Angelo Sorrento	Recurring: season 1; main cast: seasons 2-3; 37 episodes
2011	Modern Family	Julian	Episode: "Go Bullfrogs!"
2011-2012	Hot in Cleveland	Captain Lebeau	2 episodes
2012	Are You There, Chelsea?	Robert	Episode: "The Foodie"
2013-2014	2 Broke Girls	Nicolas Saintcroix	7 episodes
2013	Kirstie	Michel	Episode: "Pilot"
2014-2015	Devious Maids	Sebastien Dussault	Guest star: season 2; main cast: season 3; 12 episodes
2014	The McCarthys	Maurice	Episode: "Red Sox Swap"
2014	The Mysteries of Laura	Tom Birk	Episode: "The Mystery of the Red Runway"
2016	Teen Wolf	Sebastien Valet	3 episodes
2016	Daredevil	Jacques Duchamps	Episode: "The Man in The Box"

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