James Martinez (actor)

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James Martinez
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Notable credits

James Martinez is an American actor, known for his role as Alex Romero in season five of House of Cards , Armando Salazar in Love, Victor and Angel Batista in the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin .

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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"
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
2024 So Help Me Todd Leo HartEpisode: "Faux-Bituary"
2024–present Dexter: Original Sin Detective Angel Batista Series regular

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

References

  1. 1 2 Hale, Mike (April 22, 2010). "Suicide Support Group as a Scene for Singles". The New York Times . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Garron, Barry (April 21, 2010). "Gravity: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hochwald, Lambeth (June 22, 2017). "James Martinez on House of Cards, One Day at a Time and How to Make Positive Political Changes". Parade . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Galvez, Daniela (June 2, 2017). "James Martinez Talks Aaron's Blood". Latina . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Petski, Denise (June 13, 2017). "Major Crimes Casts James Martinez; American Woman Adds Sam Morgan". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Kang, Inkoo (June 8, 2020). "Love, Victor: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Sepinwall, Alan (June 15, 2020). "Love, Victor: A Coming-Out Story That Doubles As A Corrective". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Framke, Caroline (June 15, 2020). "Love, Victor: TV Review". Variety . Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "James Martinez Joins Aquarius; Melinda Page Hamilton In Dig". Deadline Hollywood. November 12, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  10. Nededog, Jethro (July 13, 2013). "Low Winter Sun: Who's Who on AMC's New Crime Drama". TheWrap . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Pedersen, Erik (November 18, 2016). "Curtiss Cook Scores Narcos Role; James Martinez Elected To House Of Cards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  12. "James Martinez Cast In Queen Of The South; Luis Guzman & Finesse Mitchell Tour With Roadies". Deadline Hollywood. January 5, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  13. Anop, Nirat (June 13, 2017). "Major Crimes, Season 6: James Martinez to Recur". SpoilerTV. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  14. Loesch, Cailin (October 26, 2018). "Tell Me a Story Cast Explains Why It's Not the Next Once Upon a Time". TV Insider . Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  15. "Brother to Brother: Film Credits". PBS. Archived from the original on July 13, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  16. Calhoun, Bob (January 22, 2010). "Ed Wood's Devil Girls and B-Girl: Match made in hell". Salon . Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  17. Webster, Andy (October 21, 2010). "BearCity: A Hairy Love Situation". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  18. Harvey, Dennis (October 6, 2012). "BearCity 2: The Proposal". Variety. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  19. Guffey, Ensley F.; Koontz, K. Dale (May 1, 2014). Wanna Cook?: The Complete, Unofficial Companion to Breaking Bad. ECW Press. ISBN   9781770904989 . Retrieved November 2, 2017 via Google Books.
  20. Myers, Kimber (June 1, 2017). "Hemophiliac vampire flick Aaron's Blood is so bad it's ... no, it's just bad". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  21. DeFore, John (June 8, 2017). "Aaron's Blood Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 1, 2017.