About
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...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
TorchwoodSeries • 2006
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The MentalistSeries • 2008
SupernaturalSeries • 2005
Criminal MindsSeries • 2005
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
The RookieSeries • 2018
BonesSeries • 2005
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
The BlacklistSeries • 2013
FBISeries • 2018
NCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009
CastleSeries • 2009
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
S.W.A.T.Series • 2017
24Series • 2001
MonkSeries • 2002
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
TrackerSeries • 2024
Sons of AnarchySeries • 2008
NYPD BlueSeries • 1993
How to Get Away with MurderSeries • 2014
Chicago HopeSeries • 1994