Martin Marquez

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Martin Marquez
Born
Martin Joseph Marquez

(1964-10-08) 8 October 1964 (age 59)[ citation needed ]
Nationality English
Occupation(s) Television actor, film actor, editor
Years active1991–present
Children5

Martin Joseph Marquez (born 8 October 1964)[ citation needed ] is an English actor.

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He is best known on television for his role as Gino Primirola, the head barman, in the British television comedy drama Hotel Babylon . He also played Danny Pearce in The Bill from 1993 to 1995, and Neil in EastEnders in 2002, and he has appeared in Doc Martin alongside his real life brother John Marquez, The Catherine Tate Show , Murder Most Horrid , and Plastic Man .

Early life

Marquez was born in Coventry, Warwickshire [1] to a Spanish father and an English mother. Marquez's father formerly worked as a waiter at the Costa Brava Ritz Hotel and later opened a chip shop when the family moved to Binley Woods. Martin attended King Henry VIII School in Coventry. He worked as a personal trainer and a barman, before beginning his career in acting.

Career

Marquez first appeared on television in The Bill , where he portrayed Detective Sergeant Danny Pearce. He also had small roles in such series as Doc Martin , The Catherine Tate Show , Elizabeth I , The Business , EastEnders and Bedtime . From 2006 to 2009, he played the character of head barman on the television series Hotel Babylon . In 2013, he appeared in new ITV comedy drama The Job Lot , playing security guard Paul.

He is also known for his theatre work, including Trevor Nunn's revival of Anything Goes in 2002, in which he played Moonface Martin and Terry Johnson's play Insignificance . He has performed as a comedy team, The Brothers Marquez, with his brother John Marquez, who also portrayed his fictional brother in a "Doc Martin" episode. He has played the lead role of Dad in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End since November 2010. [2]

In October 2013, he went on to play the role of Captain Dana Holmes in From Here to Eternity the Musical . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1999Plastic ManSteve PerseyTV film
2000Dirty TricksGarciaTV film
2001 Down Policeman #2
2005 The Business Pepe
2006 Stan Hal RoachTV film
2011 Holy Flying Circus Richard KleinTV film
2012 Les Misérables Ensemble
2013 Girl on a Bicycle Clive
2015A Louder SilenceMartin
2017 The Mercy Franchessi
2019After LouiseKen
20207 Hours on EarthMr. Merriweather

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1996 The Bill D.S. Danny PearceSeries regular
1992 Desmond's PolicemanEpisode: "Too Young"
In Suspicious Circumstances Episode: "An Uncommon Murder"
1999 Murder Most Horrid Tony La PagliaEpisode: "Whoopi Stone"
2001 Bedtime Sam2 episodes
2002 EastEnders Neil4 episodes
Heartbeat Joe KiddEpisode: "Closing the Book"
2005 Empire General CritoMini-series
Elizabeth I Don Bernadino de Mendoza
2006 The Catherine Tate Show Taxi DriverEpisode: "1951–2006"
2006–2009 Hotel Babylon Gino PrimirolaSeries regular
2007 Waking the Dead Harris WallEpisode: "Mask of Sanity"
Children in Need Gino Primirola Hotel Babylon sketch
Lead Balloon TonyEpisode: "Hero"
2008 Heartbeat RafaelEpisode: "Danse Macabre"
2009 Doc Martin Brother of Joe PenhaleEpisode: "Perish Together as Fools"
2010 New Tricks Danny JohnsonEpisode: "Where There's Smoke"
2012 Twenty Twelve Kevin ThingleEpisode: "Loose Things"
Falcón DoctorEpisode: "The Blind Man of Seville"
2013–2015 The Job Lot Paul FranksSeries regular
2015 Benidorm JuanEpisode: "Walking on Broken Glass"
Vera Michael TennantEpisode: "Old Wounds"
SunTrap Mr. De LucaEpisode: "Casino"
The Javone Prince Show Policeman1 episode
2017 Bounty Hunters The Supplier1 episode
Modus Hunter Russell4 episodes
The Crown Royal DetectiveEpisode: "Paterfamilias"
2018 Holby City Saul VernonEpisode: "Hold My Hand"
2019 Dead Pixels BarryEpisode: "Patricide"

Personal life

He has three sons and two daughters, including Ramona Marquez, who is known for playing Karen in Outnumbered .

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References

  1. "Martin Marquez in Boeing Boeing at Everyman Theatre until February 14". this is wiltshire. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. Archived 11 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "West End Review: 'From Here to Eternity'". variety.com. Variety. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.