Patrick Martins

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Patrick Martins
Born (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 26)
Lagos, Nigeria
Alma mater The Lir Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Patrick Martins (born 1 January 1997) is an Irish actor. He is known for his stage work and his roles in the Virgin Media One crime drama Redemption (2022) and the ITVX period drama The Confessions of Frannie Langton (2022). He was named a Screen International Rising Star of Ireland. [1]

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Early life

Of Nigerian origin, [2] Martins moved from Lagos to Ireland with his younger brother and sister in 2002 after their parents separated. He also has a younger maternal half-brother. The four children were brought up by their mother Mabel in Swords, a suburb just north of Dublin in Fingal. [3]

Martins attended Fingal Community College. [4] Unsure what to do during his Leaving Cert, his mother suggested he try acting. He took a two year PLC course with the Bull Alley Theatre Company at Liberties College alongside his good friend Kieran Flynn. [5] He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2019. [6]

Career

Martins made his television debut as Zac in the RTÉ fantasy comedy Blasts from the Past. Martins received critical acclaim for his breakout stage performance as M'Closky in the 2022 Abbey Theatre production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' stage adaptation of An Octoroon . [7] [8] He also appeared in Good Sex at the Dublin Theatre Festival. [9]

Around this time, Martins also appeared in the Virgin Media One crime drama Redemption as DS Luke Byrne. [10] In August 2021, it was announced Martins would star as Olaudah "Laddie" Cambridge in the period drama The Confessions of Frannie Langton , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Sara Collins. [11] The series premiered on ITVX in December 2022. [12]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Power OutRoryShort film
2020Blasts from the PastZac6 episodes
2022 Redemption DS Luke ByrneSupporting role
The Confessions of Frannie Langton Olaudah "Laddie" CambridgeMain role
TBANorthern LightsGavinUpcoming

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Much Ado About Nothing BarachioRough Magic Theatre Company; The Quad, Kilkenny / Theatre Royal Waterford
2020The Great Hunger Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2022 An Octoroon M'CloskyAbbey Theatre, Dublin
Good Sex Dublin Theatre Festival

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