Benito Martinez (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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{{use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Benito Martinez
| birth_name =
| image = Benito Martinez on Dulce Osuna.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|6|28}}
| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| nationality =
| years_active = 1988–present
| alias =
}}
Benito Martinez (born June 28, 1971){{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/benito-martinez-vn6764938/filmography |title=Benito Martinez |author= |website=Allmovie |access-date=2023-11-06}} is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD Captain David Aceveda in the FX police drama The Shield, Luis Torres in Sons of Anarchy (2011–2012), Todd Denver in How to Get Away with Murder (2016–2018), Sheriff Diaz in 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020), and for his film roles in the movie My Family (1995) and Kill Your Darlings (2006).
Early life
Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended Hollywood High School Performing Arts Center, along with Anthony Anderson.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/benito-martinez/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Benito Martinez|last=Moore|first=Camille|date=June 11, 2020|publisher=TV Overmind|website=www.tvovermind.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}} After graduating high school, he went to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where his sister also studied. Besides Martinez, Kim Cattrall, Donald Sutherland and Chiwetel Ejiofor also studied there.
Career
He returned to the United States and moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared as Fernandez in an episode of The Bronx Zoo, "The Gospel Truth".
He has worked in films such as Saw, Million Dollar Baby, End Game and The Dry Land.{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/591489/albuquerque-festival-27.html/|title=From Albuquerque to Hollywood: Benito Martinez discovered his love of acting here before making it on screen|last=Gomez|first=Adrian|date=May 29, 2015|publisher=Albuquerque Journal|website=www.abqjournal.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}} From 2015 to 2017, Martinez appeared as three different characters, Alonzo Gutierrez, Dominic Calderone and Luis Salazar in the crime drama television series American Crime for 17 episodes.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/american-crime-benito-martinez-cast-season-3-abc-1201806909/|title='American Crime': Benito Martinez To Return For Season 3 Of ABC Series|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 22, 2016|publisher=Deadline|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 10, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/2017/tv/news/american-crime-season-3-benito-martinez-1202020502/|title='American Crime' Season 3: Benito Martinez on His Character's Stunning Decision in Episode Four|last=Saraiya|first=Sonia|date=April 2, 2017|publisher=Variety|website=www.variety.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}}
In animation and video games, he voices Lonestar in ¡Mucha Lucha!, Horatio Hidalgo in What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Coyote Smith in Killer7, Manuel Noriega in Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Captain Julian Dawes in Battlefield Hardline.
In 2017, Martinez played José Menendez in the Lifetime original movie Menendez: Blood Brothers,{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/227609/benito-martinez-interview-jose-menendez-lifetime-menendez-brothers-movie/|title=Benito Martinez on Portraying Jose Menendez in Lifetime's 'Menendez: Blood Brothers'|last=Acken|first=Lori|date=June 9, 2017|publisher=TV Insider|website=www.tvinsider.com|accessdate=June 10, 2021}} and appeared as James Rangel in the autobiographical action-comedy film American Made, featuring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jayma Mays, Jesse Plemons and Alejandro Edda.
In 2021, Martinez played Texas Ranger Major Gabriel Reyes in the FOX TV show 9-1-1: Lone Star. His character is the father of Austin Police Officer Carlos Reyes.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1993
| Guillermo | |
| 1995
| Outbreak |Dr. Julio Ruiz | |
| 1995
| Young Paco Sánchez | |
| 2003
|Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico | El Curandero/Man No. 2 | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2004
|Saw | Brett | |
| 2004
|¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico | Lonestar, Don Reyes | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2004
| Billie's Manager | |
| 2006
| Ramsey | |
| 2006
| Officer Jones | |
| 2009
| Detective Sanchez | |
| 2010
| David Valdez | |
| 2010
| Alvarez | |
| 2010
| Officer in Charge | |
| 2013
| Gabriel Márez | |
| 2014
|Jesse Soria | |
| 2017
| James Rangel | |
| 2019
| Sheriff Edgar | |
| 2023
| Mayor Raposa | |
| 2024
| Security Director Marm Bellows | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1988
| Fernadez | Episode: "The Gospel Truth" |
| 1990–92
| Zorro | José Macias | 2 episodes |
| 1992
| Savedra | Episode: "Silence" |
| 1993
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Salazar | Episode: "Descent": Part 2 |
| 1996
| Orderly | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
| 1996
| Orderly | Episode: "The Beginning" |
| 1998
| Policeman | Episode: "Leap of Faith" |
| 1999
| Cesar | Episode: "Dance of Fever" |
| 2001
| Lieutenant Gomez | Episode: "Russelmania" |
| 2001
| Officer Dave | Episode: "The Birthday Present" |
| 2001
| Raoul | Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
| 2002
| Police Officer | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002
| Dr. Leonard Bushnell | Episode: "Our Own" |
| 2002
| Horatio Hidalgo | Voice, episode: "High-Tech House of Horrors" |
| 2002–05
| Lone Star | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2002
| Firefly | Boss | Episode: "Our Mrs. Reynolds" |
| 2002–08
| 86 episodes |
| 2003
| Ed Fuentes | Episode: "Blown Away" |
| 2006
| Monk | Foreman – Juror No. 7 | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" |
| 2006
| Numb3rs | Arthur Ruiz | Episode: "Provenance" |
| 2006
| Bones | Thomas Vega | Episode: "Aliens in a Spaceship" |
| 2007
| Standoff | Senator Espinosa | Episode: "The Kids in the Hall" |
| 2008
| Shark | Agent Juarez | Episode: "Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark" |
| 2008–09
| The Unit | President-Elect Benjamin Castillo | 3 episodes |
| 2009
| Police Chief | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009–10
| Ronnie Rodriguez | 8 episodes |
| 2010
| 24 | Victor Aruz | 2 episodes |
| 2010
| David | Episode: "Neighbourhood Watch" |
| 2010
| Charlie Sheridan | Episode: "Pied Piper" |
| 2011
| Jorge | Episode: "All the Right Friends" |
| 2011
| Captain Santos | Episode: "The Blood Line" |
| 2011–12
| Edgar/Leviathan | 5 episodes |
| 2011–12
| Luis Torres | 16 episodes |
| 2012
| Javier Ramirez | Episode: "Out of Bounds" |
| 2013
| Dallas | Officer | Episode: "Legacies" |
| 2013
| Castle | Special Agent Sam Walker | Episode: "The Wild Rover" |
| 2013
| Gonzalo Vargas | Episode: "Drive" |
| 2013
| Captain Alexio Barros | Episode: "The Bends" |
| 2014–15
| Senator Hector Mendoza | 7 episodes |
| 2014
| Alfredo Armas | Episode: "Connects" |
| 2015
| Alonzo Gutierrez | 11 episodes |
| 2015
| Chief Raul Montoya | Episode: "Outlaw" |
| 2016–2019
| Robert Diaz | 8 episodes |
| 2016
| Dominic Calderone | Episode: "Season Two: Episode Ten" |
| 2016–18
| D.A. Todd Denver | 18 episodes |
| 2017
| Luis Salazar | 5 episodes |
| 2017
| Arturo | Episode: "It's a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World" |
| 2019–20
|Sheriff Diaz |17 episodes |
| 2019
|Senator Jim Moreno |Episode: "Cargo" |
| 2019
|Mateo Dias |Episode: "Ka'I' o" |
| 2021–23
|Gabriel Reyes |10 Episodes |
| 2021
| Mayor Victor Delgado | 2 episodes |
| 2021
| Ricky Galindo | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2023
| Main role season 1; recurring season 2 |
| 2022
|Miguel Velez |Episode: "Survive" |
| 2022
|Dr. Cowley |2 episodes |
| 2023
|Judge Rivas |Episode: "Death Sentence" |
| 2024
|Raphael Tarquenio |Season 3 Episode 1: "The Reaper" |
=Television films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| Campus Cop | |
| 2010
| Mandrake | Harry Vargas | |
| 2016
| Home | Peter Ochoa | |
| 2017
| José Menendez | |
| 2017
| Behind Enemy Lines | Mateo Rodriguez | |
| 2019
| Jane the Novela | Raul | |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Killer7 | Coyote Smith | |
| 2005
| Francisco Juan Delgado de Leon / General Simón Bolívar | |
| 2010
| Vanquish | Professor Francois Candide | English version{{cite web |url=http://platinumgames.com/2010/10/25/narrative-design-in-vanquish/ |title=Narrative Design in Vanquish |first=JP |last=Kellams |work=PlatinumGames Blog |publisher=PlatinumGames |date=2010-10-25 |access-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905235422/http://platinumgames.com/2010/10/25/narrative-design-in-vanquish/ |archive-date=2014-09-05 }} |
| 2012
| |
| 2013
| Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Khamsin / Desperado scientist | English version |
| 2013
| Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Esteban Bautista | |
| 2015
| Captain Julian Dawes | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0553468|Benito Martinez}}
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