Name
Benito Martinez
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-06-28 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepa...
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The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medelli...
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The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons ...
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The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farm...
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- 1995 Outbreak as Dr. Julio Ruiz
- 2006 End Game as Ramsey
- 2006 Kill Your Darlings as Officer Jones
- 2010 Unthinkable as Alvarez
- 2010 Mandrake as Harry Vargas
- 2010 The Dry Land as David Valdez
- 2010 Lies in Plain Sight as Hector Delgado
- 2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as El Curandero / Man #2 (voice)
- 2023 Fool's Paradise as Mayor Raposa
- 2013 Bless Me, Ultima as Gabriel
- 2010 Takers as Officer in Charge
- 2017 American Made as James Rangel
- 2004 Million Dollar Baby as Billie's Manager
- 2005 Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as Lonestar / Don Reyes (voice)
- 2014 Beyond the Lights as Jesse Soria
- 2009 Not Forgotten as Detective Sanchez
- 2017 Menendez: Blood Brothers as Jose Menendez
- 1996 Her Costly Affair as Campus Cop
- 2019 Queen & Slim as Sheriff Edgar
- 2000 Romeo and Juliet as Tybalt
- 2003 New Suit as Juan
- 1995 Ballistic as Gang Leader
- 2006 The Shield: Wrap Day as Self
- 2024 Carry-On as Security Director Marm Bellows
- 2025 Hollywood Grit as Hector Mendez
- 2002 The Shield ( 88 episodes ) as David Aceveda
- 2005 Numb3rs ( 1 episode ) as Arthur Ruiz
- 1999 Once and Again ( 1 episode )
- 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation ( 1 episode ) as Salazar
- 2003 Karen Sisco ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Supernatural ( 5 episodes ) as Edgar
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Officer Dave
- 2002 Monk ( 1 episode ) as Foreman - Juror No. 7
- 2005 Bones ( 1 episode ) as Thomas Vega
- 2006 The Unit ( 3 episodes ) as Benjamin Castillo
- 2001 24 ( 1 episode ) as Victor Aruz
- 2007 Burn Notice ( 1 episode ) as David
- 1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Orderly
- 2020 9-1-1: Lone Star ( 10 episodes ) as Gabriel Reyes
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Orderly
- 2021 Mr. Mayor ( 2 episodes ) as Mayor Delgado
- 2021 Mr. Mayor ( 1 episode ) as Victor Delgado
- 1987 The Bronx Zoo ( 1 episode )
- 2009 The Forgotten ( 1 episode ) as Police Chief
- 2009 Castle ( 1 episode ) as Sam Walker
- 2013 Almost Human ( 1 episode ) as Captain Alexio Barros
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel Ortiz
- 2008 The Mentalist ( 1 episode ) as Commander Delgado
- 2015 American Crime ( 11 episodes ) as Alonzo Gutiérrez
- 2021 With Love ( 9 episodes ) as Jorge Diaz Sr.
- 2014 How to Get Away with Murder ( 18 episodes ) as Todd Denver
- 2002 Firefly ( 1 episode ) as Boss
- 2020 Big Sky ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Cowley
- 2017 S.W.A.T. ( 1 episode ) as Miguel
- 2008 Sons of Anarchy ( 16 episodes ) as Luis Torres
- 1993 NYPD Blue ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Gomez
- 2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ( 1 episode ) as Horatio Hidalgo (voice)
- 2013 House of Cards ( 2 episodes ) as Hector Mendoza
- 2017 13 Reasons Why ( 17 episodes ) as Sheriff Diaz
- 2016 Shooter ( 1 episode ) as President Alvarez
- 2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan ( 1 episode ) as Senator Jaime Moreno
- 2006 Torchwood ( 1 episode ) as Captain Santos
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ( 1 episode ) as DEA Captain Mateo Dias
- 2021 CSI: Vegas ( 2 episodes ) as Raphael Tarquenio
- 2018 Station 19 ( 1 episode ) as Chief Gonzalez
- 2014 The Leftovers ( 1 episode ) as Arturo
- 2005 Criminal Minds ( 1 episode ) as Chief Raul Montoya
- 2018 The Rookie ( 1 episode ) as Judge Rivas
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 5 episodes ) as Robert Diaz
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Santino Rojas
- 2018 FBI ( 1 episode ) as Joe Becerra
- 2015 Code Black ( 1 episode ) as Steve Jasso
- 2015 American Crime ( 8 episodes ) as Luis Salazar
- 2015 American Crime ( 1 episode ) as Dominic Calderon
- 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as Gonzalo Vargas
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as William Moscatello
- 1998 L.A. Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Policeman
- 2006 Shark ( 1 episode ) as Agent Juarez
- 2024 Tracker ( 1 episode ) as Dale Buchanan
- 2007 Saving Grace ( 8 episodes ) as Ronnie
- 2002 For the People ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Leonard Bushnell
- 2009 Lie to Me ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Sheridan
