Adrian Martinez (actor)

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|20}}

| birth_place = New York City, US

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| years_active = 1993–present

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Adrian Martinez (born January 20, 1972) is an American actor and comedian, known for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Focus.

Career

Martinez started his acting career with the series America's Most Wanted in 1993.{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Phil|title=Highly Focused: An Interview with Adrian Martinez|url=http://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/interviews/highly-focused-an-interview-with-adrian-martinez/|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=cgmagonline.com|date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202120/http://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/interviews/highly-focused-an-interview-with-adrian-martinez/|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}} He has worked in the theater, and a member of LAByrinth Theater Company.{{cite web|title=Company Members|url=http://labtheater.org/company-members/|publisher=labtheater.org|access-date=July 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720184005/http://labtheater.org/company-members/|archive-date=2015-07-20|url-status=dead}}

In 2009, Martinez appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned as Brian Jeremy, the secondary antagonist.{{cite news |url = https://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2008-11-19-gta-damned_N.htm |title = 'Grand Theft Auto' yields road to the 'Lost and Damned' |access-date =20 November 2008 |date = 20 November 2008 |publisher = USA Today | first=Mike | last=Snider}}

In 2010, he appeared in the action comedy Cop Out as Tino, released on February 26, 2010, by Warner Bros. Pictures.{{cite news|last1=Magidson|first1=Joey|title=Talking 'Mitty' and Being a Character Actor with Adrian Martinez|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/01/16/talking-mitty-character-actor-adrian-martinez/|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=awardscircuit.com|date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717160245/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/01/16/talking-mitty-character-actor-adrian-martinez/|url-status=dead}} He portrayed Ginger Goon in the superhero comedy film Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn and released on April 16, 2010.

In 2012, Martinez appeared in Spanish-language comedy and Will Ferrell vehicle Casa de Mi Padre as Manuel. The film was directed by Matt Piedmont and was released on March 16, 2012.{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title='Y tu mama tambien' duo join Will Ferrell film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/y-tu-mama-tambien-duo-27644|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=September 9, 2010}}

In 2013, Martinez appeared in the comedy film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Hernando, Mitty's understudy.{{cite news|last1=Nemiroff|first1=Perri|title=Interview: Adrian Martinez Talks Walter Mitty, American Hustle, Focus & More|url=http://www.shockya.com/news/2014/01/06/interview-adrian-martinez-talks-walter-mitty-american-hustle-focus-more/|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=shockya.com|date=January 6, 2014}} Later he took a role in American Hustle as Julius. In 2014, Martinez appeared in the superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as 'Bodega Cashier'.

In 2015, Martinez took on the prominent role of Farhad in the heist comedy Focus.{{cite news|last1=Castellanos|first1=Melissa|title=Focus Movie Cast, Trailer & Release Date 2015: Adrian Martinez Talks Playing Will Smith's Snarky Sidekick (EXCLUSIVE)|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/39884/20150227/focus-movie-cast-trailer-release-date-2015-adrian-martinez-talks-playing-will-smiths-snarky-sidekick-exclusive.htm|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=latinpost.com|date=February 27, 2015}} The film was released on February 27, 2015, by Warner Bros.{{cite news|last1=MONELL|first1=RAY|title=Adrian Martinez talks prominent role in 'Focus' after several supporting roles|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/adrian-martinez-talks-starring-focus-article-1.2114084|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=nydailynews.com|date=February 13, 2015}} Focus was his first main role in the career of 20 years, which Martinez likened to "running in a marathon for 20 years and somebody from the side just reached out and handed [him] a cup of Champagne."

In 2015 Martinez acted in the comedy film Sisters, released on December 18, 2015, and the action comedy Once Upon a Time in Venice (also known as LA Vengeance in the UK) starring Bruce Willis.{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=John Goodman & Bond Girl Stephanie Sigman Added To Voltage's Untitled Bruce Willis Comedy|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/john-goodman-bruce-willis-stephanie-sigman-voltage-pictures-1201464603/|access-date=July 16, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 30, 2015}} The film was delayed and eventually released via video-on-demand to poor reviews in 2017.

He joined the main cast of the ABC TV series Stumptown in 2019 as "Tookie", a food truck owner who serves as an informant for the main character, played by Cobie Smulders.{{cite web|url=https://abc.com/shows/stumptown/cast|title=Stumptown Meet the Cast|work=ABC Entertainment|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218112606/https://abc.com/shows/stumptown/cast|archive-date=December 18, 2019|url-status=live}}

Martinez also stars in the American espionage thriller The Amateur, which was released in 2025.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0899043/ |title=The Amateur (2025) {{!}} Action, Thriller |language=en-US |access-date=2024-11-16 |via=m.imdb.com}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1994 \| Murder Magic \| Court Clerk \|
1998 \| A Perfect Murder \| Young Tough \|
1999 \| Some Fish Can Fly \| Humping Man \|
2002 \| In America \| Shopkeeper \|
2003 \| Pieces of April \| Man in Mohair Sweater \|
2003 \| It Runs in the Family \| Mitchell's Doorman \|
2003 \| Undefeated \| Chewey \| TV film
2004 \| Bad Apple \| Ferry Captain \| TV film
2004 \| Strip Search \| Maintenance man \| TV film
2004 \| Men Without Jobs \| Wolfy \|
2004 \| Mail Order Wife \| Adrian \|
2004 \| Taxi \| Brazilian Man \|
2004 \| Corn \| Postal Delivery Man \|
2004 \| Downtown: A Street Tale \| Frankie \|
2005 \| The Interpreter \| Roland \|
2006 \| Just Like the Son \| Glen \|
2006 \| Bristol Boys \| Wancho \|
2006 \| Three Strikes \| 'Gorgeous' Chris Borges \| TV film
2007 \| Stanley Cuba \| Duarte \|
2007 \| American Loser \| Harris \|
2007 \| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead \| Security Guard \|
2008 \| Manny \| Manny \| short
2008 \| The Promotion \| Octavio \|
2008 \| Mona \| Bob \|
2008 \| Corporate Affairs \| Gregg Martinez \|
2008 \| The Understudy \| Guard \|
2008 \| The Tree \| Beer Drinking Guy \| short
2008 \| Righteous Kill \| Glenn \|
2009 \| Don't Let Me Drown \| Little Joe \|
2009 \| Made for Each Other \| Harry \|
2009 \| The Good Guy \| Larry \|
2009 \| Veronika Decides to Die \| Male Nurse #1 \|
2009 \| The Taking of Pelham 123 \| Cabbie \|
2009 \| Little New York \| Officer Rodriguez \|
2009 \| The Ministers \| Mike \|
2010 \| Cop Out \| Tino \|
2010 \| Kick-Ass \| Ginger Goon \|
2010 \| It's Kind of a Funny Story \| Johnny \|
2010 \| Morning Glory \| IBS Lobby Guard \|
2010 \| Wired Doll \| Victor \| short
2010 \| Trouble Child \| John \| short
2010 \| The Martyr \| Ruben \| short
2010 \| Superego \| Eduardo \| TV film
2011 \| Choose \| Actor \|
2011 \| Flypaper \| Mr. Clean \|
2011 \| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close \| Hector Black \|
2012 \| Casa de Mi Padre \| Manuel \|
2012 \| Piranha 3DD \| Big Dave \|
2012 \| Putzel \| Hector \|
2013 \| Newlyweeds \| Hernan \|
2013 \| Helena's Flushing \| Gomer \| short
2013 \| Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship \| Ernesto \|
2013 \| Chinese Puzzle \| Le patron coursier \|
2013 \| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty \| Hernando \|
2013 \| Home \| Hector \|
2013 \| The Miracle of Spanish Harlem \| Ernesto Rodriguez de la Torre \|
2013 \| American Hustle \| Julius \|
2013 \| Disconnected \| \| short
2014 \| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 \| Bodega Cashier \|
2015 \| Focus \| Farhad \|
2015 \| Chloe and Theo \| Actor \|
2015 \| Sisters \| Officer Harris \|
2016 \| White Girl \| Lloyd \|
2016 \| 37 \| Gonzalez \|
2016 \| Almost Paris \| Ricky \|
2016 \| Army of One \| Mysterious Man #1 \|
2016 \| Office Christmas Party \| Larry \|
2016 \| Some Last Day \| Edgar \| short
2017 \| Once Upon a Time in Venice \| Tino \|
2018 \| I Feel Pretty \| Mason \|
2019 \| Lady and the Tramp \| Elliot \|
2020 \| The Stand In \| Reporter Banjo \|
2021 \| The Guilty \| Manny \|
2021 \| iGilbert \| Gilbert Gonzalez \|
2022 \| Measure of Revenge \| Addison \|
2023 \| Renfield \| Chris Marcos \|
2024 \| Unfrosted \| Tom Carvel \|
2025 \| The Amateur \| Carlos \|
TBA \|The Man with the Bag \| \|Filming{{Cite web \|last=Grobar \|first=Matt \|date=2025-01-31 \|title=Kyle Mooney, Ken Jeong, Roger Bart & Jane Krakowski Among 12 Additions To Amazon MGM’s Holiday Family Comedy ‘The Man With The Bag’ \|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-man-with-the-bag-adds-kyle-mooney-ken-jeong-10-others-1236274249/ \|access-date=2025-01-31 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

| Murder Magic

| Court Clerk

1998

| A Perfect Murder

| Young Tough

1999

| Some Fish Can Fly

| Humping Man

2002

| In America

| Shopkeeper

2003

| Pieces of April

| Man in Mohair Sweater

2003

| It Runs in the Family

| Mitchell's Doorman

2003

| Undefeated

| Chewey

| TV film

2004

| Bad Apple

| Ferry Captain

| TV film

2004

| Strip Search

| Maintenance man

| TV film

2004

| Men Without Jobs

| Wolfy

2004

| Mail Order Wife

| Adrian

2004

| Taxi

| Brazilian Man

2004

| Corn

| Postal Delivery Man

2004

| Downtown: A Street Tale

| Frankie

2005

| The Interpreter

| Roland

2006

| Just Like the Son

| Glen

2006

| Bristol Boys

| Wancho

2006

| Three Strikes

| 'Gorgeous' Chris Borges

| TV film

2007

| Stanley Cuba

| Duarte

2007

| American Loser

| Harris

2007

| Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

| Security Guard

2008

| Manny

| Manny

| short

2008

| The Promotion

| Octavio

2008

| Mona

| Bob

2008

| Corporate Affairs

| Gregg Martinez

2008

| The Understudy

| Guard

2008

| The Tree

| Beer Drinking Guy

| short

2008

| Righteous Kill

| Glenn

2009

| Don't Let Me Drown

| Little Joe

2009

| Made for Each Other

| Harry

2009

| The Good Guy

| Larry

2009

| Veronika Decides to Die

| Male Nurse #1

2009

| The Taking of Pelham 123

| Cabbie

2009

| Little New York

| Officer Rodriguez

2009

| The Ministers

| Mike

2010

| Cop Out

| Tino

2010

| Kick-Ass

| Ginger Goon

2010

| It's Kind of a Funny Story

| Johnny

2010

| Morning Glory

| IBS Lobby Guard

2010

| Wired Doll

| Victor

| short

2010

| Trouble Child

| John

| short

2010

| The Martyr

| Ruben

| short

2010

| Superego

| Eduardo

| TV film

2011

| Choose

| Actor

2011

| Flypaper

| Mr. Clean

2011

| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

| Hector Black

2012

| Casa de Mi Padre

| Manuel

2012

| Piranha 3DD

| Big Dave

2012

| Putzel

| Hector

2013

| Newlyweeds

| Hernan

2013

| Helena's Flushing

| Gomer

| short

2013

| Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship

| Ernesto

2013

| Chinese Puzzle

| Le patron coursier

2013

| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

| Hernando

2013

| Home

| Hector

2013

| The Miracle of Spanish Harlem

| Ernesto Rodriguez de la Torre

2013

| American Hustle

| Julius

2013

| Disconnected

| short

2014

| The Amazing Spider-Man 2

| Bodega Cashier

2015

| Focus

| Farhad

2015

| Chloe and Theo

| Actor

2015

| Sisters

| Officer Harris

2016

| White Girl

| Lloyd

2016

| 37

| Gonzalez

2016

| Almost Paris

| Ricky

2016

| Army of One

| Mysterious Man #1

2016

| Office Christmas Party

| Larry

2016

| Some Last Day

| Edgar

| short

2017

| Once Upon a Time in Venice

| Tino

2018

| I Feel Pretty

| Mason

2019

| Lady and the Tramp

| Elliot

2020

| The Stand In

| Reporter Banjo

2021

| The Guilty

| Manny

2021

| iGilbert

| Gilbert Gonzalez

2022

| Measure of Revenge

| Addison

2023

| Renfield

| Chris Marcos

2024

| Unfrosted

| Tom Carvel

2025

| The Amateur

| Carlos

TBA

|The Man with the Bag

|Filming{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2025-01-31 |title=Kyle Mooney, Ken Jeong, Roger Bart & Jane Krakowski Among 12 Additions To Amazon MGM’s Holiday Family Comedy ‘The Man With The Bag’ |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-man-with-the-bag-adds-kyle-mooney-ken-jeong-10-others-1236274249/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1993 \| America's Most Wanted \| Jimmy Ruiz \| 1 episode
1998 \| NYPD Blue \| Marco \| 1 episode
2000 \| Third Watch \| Sam Wolfe \| 1 episode
2000 \| The Sopranos \| Ramone \| 1 episode
2001 \| The Job \| Miguel Alvarez \| 1 episode
2001 \| Sex and the City \| Delivery Boy \| 1 episode
2002 \| 100 Centre Street \| Cop #2 \| 1 episode
2002 \| The Education of Max Bickford \| Pete Boroni \| 1 episode
2002 \| Law & Order \| Hector \| 1 episode
2002 \| Between the Lions \| Patron \| 1 episode
2001–2002 \| Ed \| Guy #1 \| 2 episodes
2003 \| Queens Supreme \| Manuel Morales \| 1 episode
2004 \| The Jury \| Anthony Parenti \| 1 episode
2000–2007 \| Late Night with Conan O'Brien \| Sidewalk Conan / Foreign Conan \| Recurring role, 6 episodes
2001–2008 \| Law & Order: Criminal Intent \| Amado / Kellogg / Airport Policeman \| 3 episodes
2009 \| Delocated \| Jay \| 1 episode
2007–2009 \| Flight of the Conchords \| Hotelier / A.J. \| 2 episodes
2009 \| Mercy \| Hector \| 1 episode
2010 \| How to Make It in America \| Actor \| 1 episode
2003–2010 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Stuart Linderby / Emilio Vasquez \| 2 episodes
2011 \| Onion News Network \| Actor \| 1 episode
2011–2012 \| A Gifted Man \| Hector \| Recurring role, 6 episodes
2014 \| Deadbeat \| Hector \| 2 episodes
2014 \| Louie \| Hurricane Man \| 1 episode
2015 \| Gotham \| Irwin \| 1 episode
2013–2015 \| Inside Amy Schumer \| Delivery Guy / Juror #5 / Jim \| 3 episodes
2016 \| The Blacklist \| Dumont \| 1 episode{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/the-blacklist-redemption-cast-adrian-martinez-eloise-smyth-harlots-1201783941/\|title=The Blacklist: Redemption Casts Adrian Martinez; Eloise Smyth Joins Harlots\|last=Petski\|first=Denise\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|date=July 7, 2016\|access-date=July 7, 2016}}
2016 \| Falling Water \| Marcos \| 1 episode
2017 \| The Blacklist: Redemption \| Dumont \| Main role, 8 episodes
2017 \| No Activity \| Roberto \| Main role, 7 episodes
2019–2020 \| Stumptown \| Tookie \| Main role, 18 episodes
2020 \| Curb Your Enthusiasm \| Harold \| 1 episode
2023 \| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens \| Darryl \| Episode: "Bad Grandma"
2023 \| Only Murders in the Building \| Gregg \| Episode: "The Beat Goes On"
2024 \| Ghosts \| Mike \| season 3 episode 9 "The Traveling Agent"
2024 \| Sugar \| Glen \| Upcoming series
2025 \|Severance \|Mr. Saliba \|Episode "Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

| America's Most Wanted

| Jimmy Ruiz

| 1 episode

1998

| NYPD Blue

| Marco

| 1 episode

2000

| Third Watch

| Sam Wolfe

| 1 episode

2000

| The Sopranos

| Ramone

| 1 episode

2001

| The Job

| Miguel Alvarez

| 1 episode

2001

| Sex and the City

| Delivery Boy

| 1 episode

2002

| 100 Centre Street

| Cop #2

| 1 episode

2002

| The Education of Max Bickford

| Pete Boroni

| 1 episode

2002

| Law & Order

| Hector

| 1 episode

2002

| Between the Lions

| Patron

| 1 episode

2001–2002

| Ed

| Guy #1

| 2 episodes

2003

| Queens Supreme

| Manuel Morales

| 1 episode

2004

| The Jury

| Anthony Parenti

| 1 episode

2000–2007

| Late Night with Conan O'Brien

| Sidewalk Conan / Foreign Conan

| Recurring role, 6 episodes

2001–2008

| Law & Order: Criminal Intent

| Amado / Kellogg / Airport Policeman

| 3 episodes

2009

| Delocated

| Jay

| 1 episode

2007–2009

| Flight of the Conchords

| Hotelier / A.J.

| 2 episodes

2009

| Mercy

| Hector

| 1 episode

2010

| How to Make It in America

| Actor

| 1 episode

2003–2010

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Stuart Linderby / Emilio Vasquez

| 2 episodes

2011

| Onion News Network

| Actor

| 1 episode

2011–2012

| A Gifted Man

| Hector

| Recurring role, 6 episodes

2014

| Deadbeat

| Hector

| 2 episodes

2014

| Louie

| Hurricane Man

| 1 episode

2015

| Gotham

| Irwin

| 1 episode

2013–2015

| Inside Amy Schumer

| Delivery Guy / Juror #5 / Jim

| 3 episodes

2016

| The Blacklist

| Dumont

| 1 episode{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/the-blacklist-redemption-cast-adrian-martinez-eloise-smyth-harlots-1201783941/|title=The Blacklist: Redemption Casts Adrian Martinez; Eloise Smyth Joins Harlots|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016}}

2016

| Falling Water

| Marcos

| 1 episode

2017

| The Blacklist: Redemption

| Dumont

| Main role, 8 episodes

2017

| No Activity

| Roberto

| Main role, 7 episodes

2019–2020

| Stumptown

| Tookie

| Main role, 18 episodes

2020

| Curb Your Enthusiasm

| Harold

| 1 episode

2023

| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

| Darryl

| Episode: "Bad Grandma"

2023

| Only Murders in the Building

| Gregg

| Episode: "The Beat Goes On"

2024

| Ghosts

| Mike

| season 3 episode 9 "The Traveling Agent"

2024

| Sugar

| Glen

| Upcoming series

2025

|Severance

|Mr. Saliba

|Episode "Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig"

= Video games =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes ! class="unsortable" \| Source
2009 \| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned \| Brian Jeremy \| Voice \| "[http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/parents-group-w.html Parents Group Warns Against Lost And Damned Nudity]", Wired.com, 21 February 2009

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

! class="unsortable" | Source

2009

| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned

| Brian Jeremy

| Voice

| "[http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/parents-group-w.html Parents Group Warns Against Lost And Damned Nudity]", Wired.com, 21 February 2009