Benito Martinez
- Acting
- June 28, 1971 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Biography
Benito Martinez (born June 28, 1971) is an American actor most known for his role as police captain (later city councilman) David Aceveda in FX Networks' acclaimed crime drama The Shield. Additionally, he has voiced Coyote Smith in the video game Killer7, Professor Candide in Vanquish as well as a number of characters in the PC game Age of Empires III, and played a criminal on Firefly. He also had a featured role as a boxing manager in the critical and commercial hit film Million Dollar Baby and was an extra on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Salazar. Benito trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in Earls Court London England and was in the same class as the actor Zen Gesner and actress Julie Hesmondhalgh. Martinez currently appears on the program "Saving Grace" as the husband to the forensic detective. Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico of Guatemalan ancestry. He holds an advanced certificate in stage combat that he obtained from LAMDA during his studies there. His sister Patrice is an actress. Benito Martinez appeared in season 8 of the hit show "24" starring Kiefer Sutherland
Known for
Filmography
- Hollywood Grit · Hector Mendez
- Carry-On · Security Director Marm Bellows
- Tracker · Dale Buchanan
- A Million Miles Away · Executive producer
- Fool's Paradise · Mayor Raposa
- With Love · Jorge Diaz Sr.
- CSI: Vegas · Raphael Tarquenio
- Mr. Mayor · Mayor Delgado, Victor Delgado
- Big Sky · Dr. Cowley
- 9-1-1: Lone Star · Gabriel Reyes
- Queen & Slim · Sheriff Edgar
- The Rookie · Judge Rivas
- FBI · Joe Becerra
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan · Senator Jaime Moreno
- Station 19 · Chief Gonzalez
- S.W.A.T. · Miguel
- American Made · James Rangel
- Menendez: Blood Brothers · Jose Menendez
- 13 Reasons Why · Sheriff Diaz
- Shooter · President Alvarez
- Code Black · Steve Jasso
- American Crime · Alonzo Gutiérrez, Luis Salazar
- Beyond the Lights · Jesse Soria
- How to Get Away with Murder · Todd Denver
- The Leftovers · Arturo
- Almost Human · Captain Alexio Barros
- The Blacklist · Robert Diaz
- Bless Me, Ultima · Gabriel
- House of Cards · Hector Mendoza
- Lies in Plain Sight · Hector Delgado
- Hawaii Five-0 · DEA Captain Mateo Dias
- Mandrake · Harry Vargas
- Takers · Officer in Charge
- The Dry Land · David Valdez
- Unthinkable · Alvarez
- The Forgotten · Police Chief
- NCIS: Los Angeles · Gonzalo Vargas
- Not Forgotten · Detective Sanchez
- Castle · Sam Walker
- Lie to Me · Charlie Sheridan
- The Mentalist · Commander Delgado
- Sons of Anarchy · Luis Torres
- Saving Grace · Ronnie
- Burn Notice · David
- Torchwood · Captain Santos
- Shark · Agent Juarez
- End Game · Ramsey
- The Shield: Wrap Day · Self
- Kill Your Darlings · Officer Jones
- The Unit · Benjamin Castillo
- Criminal Minds · Chief Raul Montoya
- Supernatural · Edgar
- Bones · Thomas Vega
- Numb3rs · Arthur Ruiz
- Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico · Lonestar / Don Reyes (Voice)
- Million Dollar Baby · Billie's Manager
- Saw · Brett
- Karen Sisco
- Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico · El Curandero / Man #2 (Voice)
- New Suit · Juan
- Firefly · Boss
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? · Horatio Hidalgo (Voice)
- For the People · Dr. Leonard Bushnell
- Monk · Foreman - Juror No. 7
- The Shield · David Aceveda
- 24 · Victor Aruz
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Gabriel Ortiz
- Romeo and Juliet · Tybalt
- Once and Again
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Santino Rojas
- L.A. Doctors · Policeman
- Her Costly Affair · Campus Cop
- Outbreak · Dr. Julio Ruiz
- Ballistic · Gang Leader
- Touched by an Angel · Officer Dave
- Chicago Hope · Orderly
- NYPD Blue · Lt. Gomez
- The X-Files · Orderly
- Law & Order · William Moscatello
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Salazar