Julian Maroun


Julian Maroun is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in Fighting Season and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper.

Early life

Maroun's parents were born in Lebanon.

Career

Maroun's first acting role was in a pilot version of The Horizon in 2015, which as of 2019 was the most watched online series made in Australia and the most watched LGBTQI web series in the world. His first Australian television role was in Catching Milat in 2015, directed by Peter Andrikidis.
In 2015, Maroun starred in and co-produced his debut short film with best friend Joseph Chebatte, Three Hearts, which was nominated at the Dances with Films festival in Los Angeles, screening at the Chinese Theatre Hollywood.
He played supporting roles in Australian television shows Cleverman, Janet King and Girt by Fear, before a major dual role as twin brothers Haris and Amir Rexhaj in Deep Water, with Yael Stone and Noah Taylor in 2016.
In 2017, Maroun was given leading roles in the Logie Award-winning miniseries Romper Stomper and the Foxtel/Goalpost series Fighting Season, as well as a supporting role in international feature film Slam opposite Adam Bakri in 2018.
In 2018, Maroun and Chebatte produced their second short film, Entrenched, starring Maroun and Toby Wallace, about four Australian soldiers in Afghanistan who capture a young boy.
Maroun appeared in the first episode of the first series of the 2019 ABC series Diary of an Uber Driver. He played Harry in all six episodes of Season 2 of Aftertaste in 2022.
In 2024, Maroun appeared as Mohamed Fahmy in the 2024 film The Correspondent, along with Richard Roxburgh as the journalist Peter Greste based on true events surrounding his arrest in Egypt in 2013. Also in 2024, he appeared in season 3 of ABC drama Total Control (TV series).

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2015Catching MilatPaymaster
2015MeatJimmy
2016ClevermanAnton
2016Girt by FearNema
2016Deep WaterHarris/Amir
2017Janet KingTyler Parati
2018Romper StomperFarid
2018Fighting SeasonCorporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud
2018The HorizonKasim / KassPilot episode
2019Diary of an Uber DriverMoe
2021HarrowAaron Sharpe1 episode
2021Mr InbetweenHarris1 episode
2021Australian GangsterDetective1 episode
2021Home and AwayDetective Darren Nasser6 episodes
2022The Secrets She KeepsCarlos6 episodes
2022AftertasteHarry6 episodes
2023Year OfNarrator1 episode
2024Total ControlConstable PollardSeason 3 1 episode
2024Ladies in BlackElias6 episodes