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Olivier Martinez
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| Olivier Martinez | |
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| Born | January 12, 1966 Paris, France |
Olivier Martinez (born January 12, 1966) is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films, and has also appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including Unfaithful.
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Early life
Martinez was born in Paris, France to a working-class family. His father was a Spanish professional boxer born in Morocco1 and his mother was a French secretary. He studied at the prestigious CNSAD and began his acting career in his native France in 1990, and quickly achieved a relative success. Martinez was raised Catholic.2
Career
In 1994, Martinez won a César Award as "Most Promising Actor" for his role in Un, Deux, Trois, Soleil, (1993). He first came to mainstream attention in Hollywood films with his performance opposite Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002). He has since appeared in a television adaptation of The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (2003), S.W.A.T. (2003) and Taking Lives (2004). He also starred as Gabriel in the 2007 movie adaptation of Blood and Chocolate, a popular book.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2010 | Knight & Day | Forthcoming film | |
| 2007 | Blood and Chocolate | Gabriel | |
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Paquette | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Alex Montel | |
| The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Paolo di Lio | Made for television | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Paul Martel | |
| Semana Santa | Quemanda | ||
| 2000 | Bullfighter | Jack | |
| Before Night Falls | Lázaro Gómez Carriles | ||
| Toreros | Manuel | ||
| La Taule | Le Muet | ||
| Nosotras | David | ||
| 1999 | La Ciudad de los prodigios | Onofre Bouvila | |
| 1997 | La Femme de chambre du Titanic | Horty | |
| 1996 | Mon Homme | Jean-François | |
| 1995 | Le Hussard sur le toit | Angelo Pardi | The Horseman on the Roof (USA title) |
| 1993 | Un, deux, trois, soleil | Petit Paul | |
| 1992 | Les Paroles invisibles | ||
| IP5: L'île aux Pachydermes | Tony | ||
| Odyssée Bidon | Phil | ||
| 1990 | Plein Fer | Pascal | |
| Navaro | Rollo | TV program. Episode "Barbès de l'aube à l'aurore" |
References
External links
- Olivier Martinez at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview magazine, May 2002 interview
- Olivier!, site at Cinetropic with interviews and articles
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Emmanuel Salinger for La Sentinelle |
César Award for Most Promising Actor for Un, Deux, Trois, Soleil 1994 |
Succeeded by Mathieu Kassovitz for Regarde les hommes tomber |