Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter, drummer, actor and former ice hockey player better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. He has released two albums, This Man in 2015 under Big Star Recordings and most recently Who I Am in 2020 under Better Noise. Since the release the album has accumulated over 100 million streams globally with his debut single "Outlaws & Outsiders" being certified gold in Canada and reaching top 10 at US rock radio, making Marks the first to ever do so as a Canadian country act.
Marks was raised in North Bay, Ontario, the younger brother of professional hockey player Matt Marquardt, and learned how to skate at three years old. He cites Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rush as early musical influences. Marks played university hockey at the Royal Military College of Canada where he also pursued dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. He had never performed music publicly until his friends encouraged him to do so while at a bar in college. He has performed using the name "Cory Marks" since the release of his debut album. Marks achieved his private pilot license in 2021.
In July 2014, he released his first single to Canadian country radio, "Smartphone". His second single, "21", was released in April 2015. His first album, This Man was released on May 26, 2015 through Big Star Recordings. The album included his first two singles, as well as two further singles, "This Man", and "Nowhere With You".

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