Benito Martinez

Benito Martinez

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Hollywood Grit ★ 8.3 Hollywood Grit 2025 Carry-On ★ 6.9 Carry-On 2024 Tracker ★ 7.6 Tracker 2024 Fool's Paradise ★ 4.6 Fool's Paradise 2023 With Love ★ 6.1 With Love 2021 CSI: Vegas ★ 7.7 CSI: Vegas 2021 Mr. Mayor ★ 6.5 Mr. Mayor 2021 Big Sky ★ 7.2 Big Sky 2020 9-1-1: Lone Star ★ 8.0 9-1-1: Lone Star 2020 Queen & Slim ★ 7.1 Queen & Slim 2019 The Rookie ★ 8.5 The Rookie 2018 FBI ★ 7.9 FBI 2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan ★ 7.7 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 2018 Station 19 ★ 8.2 Station 19 2018 S.W.A.T. ★ 8.0 S.W.A.T. 2017 American Made ★ 6.9 American Made 2017 Menendez: Blood Brothers ★ 5.1 Menendez: Blood Brothers 2017 13 Reasons Why ★ 7.5 13 Reasons Why 2017 Shooter ★ 7.2 Shooter 2016 Code Black ★ 7.8 Code Black 2015 American Crime ★ 6.8 American Crime 2015 Beyond the Lights ★ 6.8 Beyond the Lights 2014 How to Get Away with Murder ★ 7.8 How to Get Away with Murder 2014 The Leftovers ★ 7.7 The Leftovers 2014 Almost Human ★ 7.4 Almost Human 2013 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Bless Me, Ultima ★ 6.3 Bless Me, Ultima 2013 House of Cards ★ 8.0 House of Cards 2013 Lies in Plain Sight ★ 5.9 Lies in Plain Sight 2010 Hawaii Five-0 ★ 7.7 Hawaii Five-0 2010 Mandrake ★ 3.5 Mandrake 2010 Takers ★ 6.2 Takers 2010 The Dry Land ★ 4.5 The Dry Land 2010 Unthinkable ★ 6.8 Unthinkable 2010 The Forgotten ★ 6.1 The Forgotten 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ★ 7.5 NCIS: Los Angeles 2009 Not Forgotten ★ 5.0 Not Forgotten 2009 Castle ★ 8.0 Castle 2009 Lie to Me ★ 7.9 Lie to Me 2009 The Shield: Family Meeting The Shield: Family Meeting 2008 The Mentalist ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008 Sons of Anarchy ★ 8.4 Sons of Anarchy 2008 Saving Grace ★ 7.3 Saving Grace 2007 Burn Notice ★ 7.5 Burn Notice 2007 Torchwood ★ 7.3 Torchwood 2006 Shark ★ 6.7 Shark 2006 End Game ★ 5.4 End Game 2006 Kill Your Darlings ★ 6.1 Kill Your Darlings 2006 The Unit ★ 7.3 The Unit 2006 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Supernatural ★ 8.3 Supernatural 2005 Bones ★ 8.2 Bones 2005 Numb3rs ★ 7.0 Numb3rs 2005 Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico ★ 7.0 Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico 2005 Million Dollar Baby ★ 8.0 Million Dollar Baby 2004 Saw ★ 7.4 Saw 2004 Karen Sisco ★ 7.1 Karen Sisco 2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico ★ 7.3 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico 2003 New Suit ★ 6.2 New Suit 2003 Firefly ★ 8.3 Firefly 2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? ★ 7.8 What's New, Scooby-Doo? 2002 For the People ★ 10.0 For the People 2002 Monk ★ 8.0 Monk 2002 The Shield ★ 8.2 The Shield 2002 24 ★ 7.8 24 2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 Romeo and Juliet ★ 9.0 Romeo and Juliet 2000 Once and Again ★ 6.7 Once and Again 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 L.A. Doctors ★ 8.5 L.A. Doctors 1998 Her Costly Affair ★ 4.0 Her Costly Affair 1996 Outbreak ★ 6.6 Outbreak 1995 Ballistic ★ 3.6 Ballistic 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 NYPD Blue ★ 7.1 NYPD Blue 1993 The X-Files ★ 8.4 The X-Files 1993 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation ★ 8.4 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 The Bronx Zoo ★ 6.5 The Bronx Zoo 1987