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Marque Richardson

Marque Richardson

Actor and Activist

Marque Richardson is a high energy, multi-faceted actor, writer, and producer.

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Recognizing his gift, Richardson’s parents moved the family from San Diego to Los Angeles so the prodigal young talent could begin a career in acting. While pursuing a successful career, Richardson attended USC on a full scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation graduating with degrees in business, public policy, planning, and management.

Some of his numerous television credits include: recurring roles on HBO’s The Newsroom, True Blood and previously filmed guest star roles on  Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Anger Management, Community and was a series regular role in Amazon Studio’s pilot Browsers.

Marque appeared in HBO’s adaptation of the Tony-winning Robert Schenkkan play, All The Way. Directed by Jay Roach and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, which stars Bryan Cranston (President LBJ), Anthony Mackie (Dr. Martin Luther King), Melissa Leo (First Lady Byrd), Frank Langella (Sen. Richard Russell), and Richardson as Civil Rights leader Dr. Bob Moses.

Richardson recently wrapped production on Inheritance, a thriller from director Vaughn Stein starring Lily Collins. Richardson can also be seen on the upcoming TNT drama series Tell Me Your Secrets. Richardson will play Tom, an honest Louisiana cop who forms a close connection with Emma (Lily Rabe). Richardson was also in Netflix’s Step Sisters, the sorority comedy from Drumline helmer Charles Stone III, Straight Out of Compton producer Matt Alvarez and recent Emmy winner and creator of The Chi, Lena Waithe.

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Art As Activism

Breaking Points and Breaking Through

Owning Your Power, Your History and Your Future

Being Your Whole Self: The Greatest Gift to the World

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Marque Richardson And Logan Browning Had To Re-Audition For The 'Dear White People' Musical
Dear White People's Marque Richardson is thankful to writers for Reggie's PTSD story line

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The American Psychological Association was thrilled to have Dr. Antonia Novello as our speaker for the 2024 APA Convention. Dr. Novello was fantastic, and her presentation was a tremendous success. Thank you, Peter, for all your hard work in making this event such a resounding success.

American Psychological Association

For our annual Native American Heritage Month celebration, PDA Group arranged for John Echohawk to join us for a virtual moderated discussion. The program was thoughtful, engaging, and highly impactful for our audience of lawyers and professional staff. We are grateful for their partnership and look forward to working with them again.

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UJA-Federation

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U.S. Bank

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Investcorp Strategic Capital Group

It was an absolute privilege to have Dr. Sanjay Gupta as our keynote speaker for the 2026 GME Leadership Conference. He delivered an outstanding address that resonated deeply and left a lasting impression on everyone in the room. The entire planning process was seamless and collaborative. It was a pleasure working together, brainstorming suggestions, and ultimately selecting the perfect fit for our event. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

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We had a fantastic day with Inge! She was very engaging with all those that attended. Her personal stories about the holocaust were very special and we were moved that she was willing to share them with everyone. Thank you again, PDA for all your hard work and dedication to make this program such a success!

Salt Lake Community College

It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).

Western Michigan University

On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can’t wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.

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