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 Guatemalan ancestry. He holds an advanced certificate in stage combat that he obtained from LAMDA during his studies there. His sister Patrice is an actress. Benito Martinez appeared in season 8 of the hit show "24" starring Kiefer Sutherland

Filmography

• 2025Hollywood Grit — Hector Mendez
• 2024Carry-On — Security Director Marm Bellows
• Tracker — Dale Buchanan
• 2023A Million Miles Away — Executive Producer
• 2023Fool's Paradise — Mayor Raposa
• CSI: Vegas — Raphael Tarquenio
• Mr. Mayor — Victor Delgado, Mayor Delgado
• With Love — Jorge Diaz Sr.
• 9-1-1: Lone Star — Gabriel Reyes
• Big Sky — Dr. Cowley
• 2019Queen & Slim — Sheriff Edgar
• FBI — Joe Becerra
• Station 19 — Chief Gonzalez
• The Rookie — Judge Rivas
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan — Senator Jaime Moreno
• 13 Reasons Why — Sheriff Diaz
• 2017American Made — James Rangel
• 2017Menendez: Blood Brothers — Jose Menendez
• S.W.A.T. — Miguel
• Shooter — President Alvarez
• American Crime — Alonzo Gutiérrez, Luis Salazar, Dominic Calderon
• Code Black — Steve Jasso
• 2014Beyond the Lights — Jesse Soria
• How to Get Away with Murder — Todd Denver
• The Leftovers — Arturo
• Almost Human — Captain Alexio Barros
• 2013Bless Me, Ultima — Gabriel
• House of Cards — Hector Mendoza
• The Blacklist — Robert Diaz
• Hawaii Five-0 — DEA Captain Mateo Dias
• 2010Lies in Plain Sight — Hector Delgado
• 2010Mandrake — Harry Vargas
• 2010Takers — Officer in Charge
• 2010The Dry Land — David Valdez
• 2010Unthinkable — Alvarez
• Castle — Sam Walker
• Lie to Me — Charlie Sheridan
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Gonzalo Vargas
• 2009Not Forgotten — Detective Sanchez
• The Forgotten — Police Chief
• Sons of Anarchy — Luis Torres
• The Mentalist — Commander Delgado
• Burn Notice — David
• Saving Grace — Ronnie
• 2006End Game — Ramsey
• 2006Kill Your Darlings — Officer Jones
• Shark — Agent Juarez
• The Unit — Benjamin Castillo
• Torchwood — Captain Santos
• Bones — Thomas Vega
• Criminal Minds — Chief Raul Montoya
• 2005Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico — Lonestar / Don Reyes (voice)
• Numb3rs — Arthur Ruiz
• Supernatural — Edgar
• 2004Million Dollar Baby — Billie's Manager
• 2004Saw — Brett
• Karen Sisco
• 2003New Suit — Juan
• 2003Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico — El Curandero / Man #2 (voice)
• Firefly — Boss
• For the People — Dr. Leonard Bushnell
• Monk — Foreman - Juror No. 7
• The Shield — David Aceveda
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? — Horatio Hidalgo (voice)
• 24 — Victor Aruz
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Gabriel Ortiz
• 2000Romeo and Juliet — Tybalt
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Santino Rojas
• Once and Again
• L.A. Doctors — Policeman
• 1996Her Costly Affair — Campus Cop
• 1995Ballistic — Gang Leader
• 1995Outbreak — Dr. Julio Ruiz
• Chicago Hope — Orderly
• Touched by an Angel — Officer Dave
• NYPD Blue — Lt. Gomez
• The X-Files — Orderly
• Law & Order — William Moscatello
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Salazar
• The Bronx Zoo

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2006The Shield: Wrap Day — Self