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Benito Martinez
Benito Martinez
Veteran actor Benito Martinez recently garnered critical acclaim for his role as the undocumented immigrant Luis Salazar in John Ridley's anthology series American Crime. He is perhaps best known for his award-winning portrayal of Los Angeles police captain turned politician David Aceveda on the FX police drama The Shield. His other work includes recurring roles on hit television shows including How to Get Away with Murder, The Blacklist, House of Cards, Sons of Anarchy, The Leftovers and Supernatural.
Veteran actor Benito Martinez recently garnered critical acclaim for his role as the undocumented immigrant Luis Salazar in John Ridley's anthology series American Crime. He is perhaps best known for his award-winning portrayal of Los Angeles police captain turned politician David Aceveda on the FX police drama The Shield. His other work includes recurring roles on hit television shows including How to Get Away with Murder, The Blacklist, House of Cards, Sons of Anarchy, The Leftovers and Supernatural.
Martinez’s film credits include Lies in Plain Sight (NAACP Nominee for best actor), The Dry Land, Million Dollar Baby, Saw, End Game, New Suit, Kill Your Darlings, Mi Familia, Not Forgotten and Unthinkable.
Martinez studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after attending Hollywood High School Performing Arts Magnet in Los Angeles. Originally from Albuquerque, he began performing as a child in his father’s mariachi group and also performed with a bilingual theater company co-founded by his mother.
A Television Academy member since 2002, Martinez served as co-chair of the Academy's diversity committee in 2012. He is also an active participant in and supporter of Foundation events including its annual Emmys Golf Classic, College Television Awards and Vocational Day for Foster Youth.
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Benito Martinez at the Performers Peer Group Celebration, Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center, North Hollywood, California.
Benito Martinez, left, and Jodi Delaney, executive director, Television Academy Foundation, attend the 19th Annual Emmys Golf Classic
Television Academy Foundation executive director Jodi Delaney and Benito Martinez, of the Television Academy Foundation board of directors, attend the panel discussion “The Power of TV: Latinx Inclusion,” on Thursday, August 9, 2018 in North Hollywood, California.
Benito Martinez and Marsai Martin at the Television Academy’s 70th Anniversary Gala and Opening Celebration for its new Saban Media Center on June 2, 2016
Benito Martinez and Conrad G. Bachmann at the Performers Peer Group Celebration August 24 at the Montage in Beverly Hills, California.
Benito Martinez arrives at the 34th College Television Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live on April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Kirkland/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)
Benito Martinez, Kathleen Lorden and Seamus Dever onstage at the 34th College Television Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live on April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)
38th CTA Winner's Circle: Writing for Drama
36th CTA: A Chat between Benito Martinez and Cory Sanchez
36th College Television Awards: Newscast
36th College Television Awards: Drama
Seamus Dever and Benito Martinez: 34th College Television Awards
Benito Martinez : Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
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Dana Delany: Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
David Kelley: Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Dennis Leary, Peter Tolan : Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Justine Lupe: Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Laura Ling : Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Marta Kauffman : Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Michael Lumpkin: Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
Nate Corddry, Chris McDonald: Television Academy Honors Red Carpet 2012
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