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Personal Info

Birth date

1971-06-28 (54 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Also known as

Benito James Martinez
James Martinez
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Benito Martinez

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

Filmography

Acting

TBAMinor Incidents as Prosecutor Attorney

2025Hollywood Grit as Hector Mendez

2024Carry-On as Security Director Marm Bellows

2023Fool's Paradise as Mayor Raposa

2021With Love (9 Episodes) as Jorge Diaz Sr.

2021CSI: Vegas (2 Episodes) as Raphael Tarquenio

2021Mr. Mayor (2, 1 Episode) as Mayor Delgado, Victor Delgado

2020Big Sky (2 Episodes) as Dr. Cowley

20209-1-1: Lone Star (10 Episodes) as Gabriel Reyes

2019Queen & Slim as Sheriff Edgar

2018The Rookie (1 Episode) as Judge Rivas

2018FBI (1 Episode) as Joe Becerra

2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (1 Episode) as Senator Jaime Moreno

2018Station 19 (1 Episode) as Chief Gonzalez

2017S.W.A.T. (1 Episode) as Miguel

2017American Made as James Rangel

2017Menendez: Blood Brothers as Jose Menendez

201713 Reasons Why (17 Episodes) as Sheriff Diaz

2016Shooter (1 Episode) as President Alvarez

2015Code Black (1 Episode) as Steve Jasso

2015American Crime (11, 8, 1 Episode) as Alonzo Gutiérrez, Luis Salazar, Dominic Calderon

2014Beyond the Lights as Jesse Soria

2014How to Get Away with Murder (18 Episodes) as Todd Denver

2014The Leftovers (1 Episode) as Arturo

2013Almost Human (1 Episode) as Captain Alexio Barros

2013The Blacklist (5 Episodes) as Robert Diaz

2013Bless Me, Ultima as Gabriel

2013House of Cards (2 Episodes) as Hector Mendoza

2010Lies in Plain Sight as Hector Delgado

2010Hawaii Five-0 (1 Episode) as DEA Captain Mateo Dias

2010Mandrake as Harry Vargas

2010Takers as Officer in Charge

2010The Dry Land as David Valdez

2010Unthinkable as Alvarez

2009The Forgotten (1 Episode) as Police Chief

2009NCIS: Los Angeles (1 Episode) as Gonzalo Vargas

2009Not Forgotten as Detective Sanchez

2009Castle (1 Episode) as Sam Walker

2008The Mentalist (1 Episode) as Commander Delgado

2008Sons of Anarchy (16 Episodes) as Luis Torres

2007Burn Notice (1 Episode) as David

2006Torchwood (1 Episode) as Captain Santos

2006End Game as Ramsey

2006The Shield: Wrap Day as Self

2006Kill Your Darlings as Officer Jones

2006The Unit (2 Episodes) as President-Elect Benjamin Castillo

2005Criminal Minds (1 Episode) as Chief Raul Montoya

2005Supernatural (5 Episodes) as Edgar

2005Bones (1 Episode) as Thomas Vega

2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Arthur Ruiz

2005Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as Lonestar / Don Reyes (voice)

2004Million Dollar Baby as Billie's Manager

2004Saw as Brett

2003Karen Sisco (1 Episode) as Unknown

2003Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as El Curandero / Man #2 (voice)

2003New Suit as Juan

2002Firefly (1 Episode) as Boss

2002What's New, Scooby-Doo? (1 Episode) as Horatio Hidalgo (voice)

2002Monk (1 Episode) as Foreman - Juror No. 7

2002The Shield (88 Episodes) as David Aceveda

200124 (1 Episode) as Victor Aruz

2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Gabriel Ortiz

2000Romeo and Juliet as Tybalt

1999Once and Again (1 Episode) as Unknown

1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Santino Rojas

1998L.A. Doctors (1 Episode) as Policeman

1996Her Costly Affair as Campus Cop

1995Outbreak as Dr. Julio Ruiz

1995Ballistic as Gang Leader

1994Touched by an Angel (1 Episode) as Officer Dave

1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Unknown

1993NYPD Blue (1 Episode) as Lt. Gomez

1993The X-Files (1 Episode) as Orderly

1993Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent as Salazar

1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as William Moscatello

1987Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 Episode) as Salazar

1987The Bronx Zoo (1 Episode) as Unknown

Production

2023A Million Miles Away ... Executive Producer