Biography

David Joseph Martinez is a Hispanic-American Actor born in Miami and raised in Hialeah, Florida. David's parents are Louis and Florinda Martinez. David began studying music when he was 7 years old and acting when he was 14 years old. His older brother Louis, is a professional musician and teacher. His younger brother Tommy, a former professional baseball player, is a teacher and baseball coach. David studied voice and dance from high school at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior to Florida State University. At Florida State, David got his degree in psychology with a minor in social work. David went on to study developmental and school psychology at Florida State's PhD graduate program. In 1985, David received his union S.A.G. card on the hit series: "Miami Vice," as the Cool Drug Dealer; in the episode: "Whatever Works." David went on to work in New York as a singer, who moves well, in the national and regional tour of the musical, "Evita." In 1990, David received his union Equity card at the Burt Reynolds's Dinner Theatre, also in the musical, "Evita." David then took an 18 year hiatus from acting to pursue missionary work and making a difference in Latin America. Returning from Latin America, David worked opposite Eva Longoria, in the movie: " Carlita's Secret." In 2007, David moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and began working with some of the greatest directors of all time, as well as some of the greatest actors. Directors like: Werner Herzog, Matthew Vaughn, Louis Leterrier, Sylvester Stallone to Rian Johnson. Actors like: Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone to Kevin Bacon. David can be seen in January, 2023, on the 2nd episode of the TV series: "True Lies" on CBS, as Dr. Milford. And, David just debuted throughout US theaters with the movie:"The System," as Warden Carlos, with Terrence Howard, Tyrese Gibson, Li'l Yachty, and Jeremy Piven. You can now catch, "The System," on @amazonprime and @AppleTV. David is now based out of Los Angeles, CA. And, he loves spending time with bright curious minds teaching and producing on Maui, Hawaii.
- IMDb mini biography by: White Rabbits Productions