Benito Martinez
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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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Station 19
The Blacklist
FBI
The X-Files
Castle
The Leftovers
Hawaii Five-0
Shooter
Sons of Anarchy
Monk
CSI: Vegas
S.W.A.T.
Chicago Hope
The Mentalist
Mr. Mayor
How to Get Away with Murder
The Rookie
Big Sky
Touched by an Angel
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Burn Notice
9-1-1: Lone Star
13 Reasons Why
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Code Black
House of Cards
24
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Bones
Once and Again
The Bronx Zoo
Supernatural
Firefly
The Unit
Takers
Fool's Paradise
Carry-On
Unthinkable
Saw
Million Dollar Baby
Outbreak
American Made
Queen & Slim
The Shield
With Love
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Romeo and Juliet
Menendez: Blood Brothers
Production Credits
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