Benito James Martinez (born June 28, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD Captain

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'', Luis Torres in '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2011-2012), Todd Denver in ''

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'' (2016-2018), Sheriff Diaz in ''

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'' (2019-2020), and for his film role in the movie ''

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'' (1995) and '' Kill Your Darlings'' (2006).

Early life

Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 28, 1971, the son of Margarita Martinez-Cannon. He attended Hollywood High School Performing Arts Center, along with

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. After graduating high school, he went to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where his sister also studied. Besides Martinez,

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and

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also studied there.

Career

He returned to the United States and moved to

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, where he appeared as Fernandez in an episode of '' The Bronx Zoo'', "The Gospel Truth". He has worked in films such as ''

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'', '' Million Dollar Baby'', '' End Game'' and ''

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''. From 2015 to 2017, Martinez appeared as three different characters, Alonzo Gutierrez, Dominic Calderone and Luis Salazar in the crime drama television series '' American Crime'' for 17 episodes. In animation and video games, he voices Lonestar in ''

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'', Horatio Hidalgo in '' What's New, Scooby-Doo?'', Coyote Smith in '' Killer7'',

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in '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III'' and Captain Julian Dawes in '' Battlefield Hardline''. In 2017, Martinez played Jose Menendez in the Lifetime original movie '' Menendez: Blood Brothers'', and appeared as James Rangel in the autobiographical drama film '' American Made'', featuring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson,

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, Jesse Plemons and

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. In 2021, Martinez played Texas Ranger Major Gabriel Reyes in the FOX TV show 9-1-1: Lone Star. His character is the father of Austin Police Officer Carlos Reyes.

Personal life

He is the brother of the late actress

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Filmography

Film

Television

Television films

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Benito 1971 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Guatemalan descent Male actors from New Mexico