James Martinez (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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| credits = {{ubl|House of Cards|Love, Victor|Dexter: Original Sin}}
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James Martinez is an American actor, known for his role as Alex Romero in season five of House of Cards, Armando Salazar in Love, Victor and Angel Batista in the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin.
Career
Martinez portrayed series regular Jorge Sanchez in Gravity on Starz in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/arts/television/23gravity.html|title=Suicide Support Group as a Scene for Singles|first=Mike|last=Hale|date=April 22, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 1, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tv-reviews/gravity-tv-review-1004084689.story|title=Gravity: TV Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Barry|last=Garron|date=April 21, 2010|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013341/http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tv-reviews/gravity-tv-review-1004084689.story|url-status=dead}} In 2017, he appeared as Alex Romero in season five of the Netflix series House of Cards.{{cite web |url=https://parade.com/580896/lhochwald/james-martinez-on-house-of-cards-one-day-at-a-time-and-how-to-make-positive-political-changes/ |title=James Martinez on House of Cards, One Day at a Time and How to Make Positive Political Changes |work=Parade |first=Lambeth |last=Hochwald |date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=November 1, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/movies/james-martinez-aarons-blood-exclusive |title=James Martinez Talks Aaron's Blood |work=Latina |first=Daniela |last=Galvez |date=June 2, 2017 |access-date=November 1, 2017}} Martinez portrayed Victor on the Netflix series One Day at a Time from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/major-crimes-casts-james-martinez-american-woman-sam-morgan-1202112810/|title=Major Crimes Casts James Martinez; American Woman Adds Sam Morgan|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 13, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 1, 2017}} From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Armando Salazar on the Hulu series Love, Victor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-victor-review-1297264|title=Love, Victor: TV Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Inkoo|last=Kang|date=June 8, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2020}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-reviews/love-victor-hulu-review-1011693/|title=Love, Victor: A Coming-Out Story That Doubles As A Corrective|first=Alan|last=Sepinwall|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/love-victor-review-love-simon-spinoff-hulu-1234631791/|title=Love, Victor: TV Review|website=Variety|first=Caroline|last=Framke|date=June 15, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020}} In 2024, Martinez was cast as young Angel Batista in Dexter: Original Sin.
Selected filmography
=Television=
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| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Project ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| rowspan="2" |2003
|Manuel Lopez |Episode: "Star Crossed" | |
| Third Watch
|Stevie Nuniz |Episode: "Closing In" | |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|NCIS |Lieutenant Eduardo Almeida |Episode: "Agent Afloat" | |
| Numbers
|Damien Rove |Episode: "The Decoy Effect" | |
| 2009
|Law & Order |D.J. Jonny Cortez |Episode: "Boy Gone Astray" | |
| rowspan="4" |2010
|Rick Caldera |Episode: "True Legacy" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|Clark Tinta |Episode: "Rescue" | |
| Rubicon
|Officer Martinez |Episode: "The Truth Will Out" | |
| Gravity
|Jorge Sanchez |Series regular |
| rowspan="3" |2011
|Episode: "Hermanos" |
| Leverage
|Javier |Episode: "The Grave Danger Job" | |
| A Gifted Man
|George |Episode: "In Case of Memory Loss" | |
| 2012
|Emilio Cedeno |Episode: "Borderline" | |
| rowspan="7" |2013
|Detective John Hernandez |5 episodes |{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/stars-amc-s-new-crime-drama-low-winter-sun-102861/|title=Low Winter Sun: Who's Who on AMC's New Crime Drama|date=July 13, 2013|website=TheWrap|first=Jethro|last=Nededog|access-date=November 1, 2017}} |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|John Fletcher |Episode: "Helpless" | |
| Blue Bloods
|Officer Salazar |Episode: "Unwritten Rules" | |
| The Michael J. Fox Show
|Mr. Diaz |Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Drop Dead Diva
|Luis Vega |Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson" | |
| Army Wives
|Dr. Marco Sanchez |Episode: "Damaged" | |
| Hustling
|Carlos |Episode: "Sugar" | |
| rowspan="3" |2014
|Robert Chavez |Episode: "Admissions" | |
| Elementary
|Diego Salcedo |Episode: "Dead Clade Walking" | |
| Intelligence
|Gonzalo 'Gonzo' Rodriguez |Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015
|3 episodes |{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/curtiss-cook-narcos-james-martinez-house-of-cards-netflix-1201857049/|title=Curtiss Cook Scores Narcos Role; James Martinez Elected To House Of Cards|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=November 18, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 1, 2017}} |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Gato Fierros |2 episodes |
| The Mysteries of Laura
|Carlos Hernandez |Episode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation" |
| rowspan="5" |2017
|Carlos Cantara |Episode: "Hostages" | |
| Bull
|Agent Conrad |Episode: "Benevolent Deception" | |
| The Good Fight
|Frank Gwinn |Episode: "First Week" | |
| House of Cards
|9 episodes |
| Major Crimes
|Ian Nuñez |3 episodes |{{cite web|url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2017/06/major-crimes-season-6-james-martinez-to.html|title=Major Crimes, Season 6: James Martinez to Recur|date=June 13, 2017|website=SpoilerTV|first=Nirat|last=Anop|access-date=November 1, 2017}} |
| 2017–2019
|Victor |9 episodes |
| 2018–2019
|Detective Olsen |4 episodes |{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/726683/tell-me-a-story-cast-season-1-kevin-williamson/|title=Tell Me a Story Cast Explains Why It's Not the Next Once Upon a Time|first=Cailin|last=Loesch|website=TV Insider|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2020}} |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Ray Cruz |Episode: "Chickentown" | |
| God Friended Me
|William |Episode: "Miracle on 123rd Street" | |
| 2020–2022
|Armando Salazar |Series regular, 28 episodes |
| 2023
|Roberto Navarro |Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2024
|Leo Hart |Episode: "Faux-Bituary" | |
| 2024–present
|Detective Angel Batista |Series regular | |
=Film=
=Video games=
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| 2006
|Shawn Calderon |
| 2010
|Mexican Law Man |
| 2018
|Ramón Cortez |
References
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External links
- {{IMDB name|1353808}}
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Category:American male television actors
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American male film actors