Benito Martinez
Actor
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
Saw
as Brett 2004
American Made
as James Rangel 2017
Carry-On
as Security Director Marm Bellows 2024
Outbreak
as Dr. Julio Ruiz 1995
Unthinkable
as Alvarez 2010
Takers
as Officer in Charge 2010
Queen & Slim
as Sheriff Edgar 2019
Beyond the Lights
as Jesse Soria 2014
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
as El Curandero / Man #2 (voice) 2003
Not Forgotten
as Detective Sanchez 2009
Fool's Paradise
as Mayor Raposa 2023
End Game
as Ramsey 2006
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as Lonestar / Don Reyes (voice) 2005
Bless Me, Ultima
as Gabriel 2013
Mandrake
as Harry Vargas 2010
Menendez: Blood Brothers
as Jose Menendez 2017