James Martinez (actor)

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James Martinez
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Notable credit(s) House of Cards
Love, Victor

James Martinez is an American actor, known for his role as Alex Romero in season five of the Netflix series House of Cards , and Armando Salazar on the Hulu series Love, Victor .

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Career

Martinez portrayed series regular Jorge Sanchez in Gravity on Starz in 2010. [1] [2] In 2017, he appeared as Alex Romero in season five of the Netflix series House of Cards . [3] [4] Martinez portrayed Victor on the Netflix series One Day at a Time from 2017 to 2019. [3] [5] From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Armando Salazar on the Hulu series Love, Victor . [6] [7] [8]

Selected filmography

Television

YearProjectRoleNotesRef.
2003 Law & Order Manuel LopezEpisode: "Star Crossed"
Third Watch Stevie NunizEpisode: "Closing In"
2008 NCIS Lieutenant Eduardo AlmeidaEpisode: "Agent Afloat"
Numbers Damien RoveEpisode: "The Decoy Effect"
2009Law & OrderD.J. Jonny CortezEpisode: "Boy Gone Astray"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Rick CalderaEpisode: "True Legacy"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Clark TintaEpisode: "Rescue"
Rubicon Officer MartinezEpisode: "The Truth Will Out"
Gravity Jorge SanchezSeries regular [1] [2]
2011 Breaking Bad Maximino Arciniega Episode: "Hermanos" [9]
Leverage JavierEpisode: "The Grave Danger Job"
A Gifted Man GeorgeEpisode: "In Case of Memory Loss"
2012 Fairly Legal Emilio CedenoEpisode: "Borderline"
2013 Low Winter Sun Detective John Hernandez5 episodes [9] [10]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation John FletcherEpisode: "Helpless"
Blue Bloods Officer SalazarEpisode: "Unwritten Rules"
The Michael J. Fox Show Mr. DiazEpisode: "Pilot"
Drop Dead Diva Luis VegaEpisode: "50 Shades of Grayson"
Army Wives Dr. Marco SanchezEpisode: "Damaged"
HustlingCarlosEpisode: "Sugar"
2014 Unforgettable Robert ChavezEpisode: "Admissions"
Elementary Diego SalcedoEpisode: "Dead Clade Walking"
Intelligence Gonzalo 'Gonzo' RodriguezEpisode: "Pilot"
2015 Aquarius Ruben Salazar 3 episodes [9] [11]
2016 Queen of the South Gato Fierros2 episodes [12]
The Mysteries of Laura Carlos HernandezEpisode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation" [11]
2017 The Blacklist: Redemption Carlos CantaraEpisode: "Hostages"
Bull Agent ConradEpisode: "Benevolent Deception"
The Good Fight Frank GwinnEpisode: "First Week"
House of Cards Alex Romero 9 episodes [3] [11]
Major Crimes Ian Nuñez3 episodes [5] [13]
2017–2019 One Day at a Time Victor9 episodes [3] [5]
2018–2019 Tell Me a Story Detective Olsen4 episodes [14]
2019 Billions Ray CruzEpisode: "Chickentown"
2019 God Friended Me WilliamEpisode: "Miracle on 123rd Street"
2020–2022 Love, Victor Armando SalazarSeries regular, 28 episodes [6] [7] [8]
2023 Wolf Pack Roberto NavarroRecurring role, 5 episodes

Film

YearProjectRoleRef.
2004 Brother to Brother Julio [15]
2007I Believe in AmericaTomás
2009 B-Girl Héctor [16]
2010 BearCity Carlos [17]
2012 BearCity 2: The Proposal Carlos [18]
The Sessions Matt [19]
2015 Run All Night Detective Oscar Torres [9] [11]
2016 Aaron's Blood Aaron [4] [20] [21]

Video games

YearTitleRole
2006 25 to Life Shawn Calderon
2010 Red Dead Redemption Mexican Law Man
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Ramón Cortez

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