José Martins

Acting

Born February 3, 1952, Lisbon, Portugal

José Martins was born in Lisbon in February 1952. He studied at the Lycée Français Charles Lepierre and earned a degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. He worked as a journalist for newspapers such as O Século, Cinéfilo, and Musicalíssimo, among others, and also worked in advertising. As an actor, he performed in theatre plays, films, series, and soap operas. As a stage director, he has staged over 50 plays since 1973. With the film "The Scent of Things Remembered" (2025), he won the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Sophia Award for Best Leading Actor from the Portuguese Academy of Cinema.

Filmography

• 2026Terra Vil — Avô
• 2025The Courtyard of Memories
• 2025The Scent of Things Remembered — Arménio
• 2024In The Woods
• 2024Romagem — Pai
• 2023Applause
• 2023The Fever of Maria João — Velho
• 2022Um Filme em Forma de Assim
• 2021A Abóbada — Mestre Afonso Domingues
• 2021The Cover — Rod
• 2020The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis — Velho 2
• 2020Um Último Dia de Primavera — Jorge
• Someone Lost — Leonel Piçarra
• 2019Variações: Guardian Angel — Médico
• 2018Dark — Blind Man
• 2018The Great Mystical Circus — Velho Bêbado
• 2017Alguém Como Eu — Psicólogo
• 2017Pilgrimage — Velho na Praia
• 2017Uma Vida À Espera
• 2015Impossible Love — Jacinto
• 2014Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis — Capitaine cargo
• Day By Day — Adalberto
• Lifeline
• New Beginning — Locução
• Welcome to Beirais — Padrinho
• 2012Bewitched
• The Mata's Family
• Direct Flight — Encenador
• Naked City — Bernardo Reis
• Deixa-me Amar — Mateus Castro
• No One Like You — Jornalista (voice)
• Mistura Fina — Renato Leão
• A Jóia de África — Padre Isaías
• O Olhar da Serpente — Licínio
• Filha do Mar — Augusto
• Os Lobos — Fernando
• 1981Antes a Sorte Que Tal Morte
• Legado