 
    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
            
        
        
        
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                        Law & Order
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Criminal Minds
                    
                
                    
                         
                        NCIS: Los Angeles
                    
                
                    
                         
                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Torchwood
                    
                
                    
                         
                        S.W.A.T.
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Chicago Hope
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Mentalist
                    
                
                    
                         
                        L.A. Doctors
                    
                
                    
                         
                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Almost Human
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Unit
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Takers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fool's Paradise
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Saw
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Carry-On
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Unthinkable
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Million Dollar Baby
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Outbreak
                    
                
                    
                         
                        American Made
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Shield
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Queen & Slim
                    
                
                    
                         
                        With Love
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Romeo and Juliet
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Menendez: Blood Brothers
                    
                
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