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My Take
Benito Martinez is one of those actors whose face you know long before you know the name. Born in Albuquerque in 1971, he's built a remarkably steady screen career, and for me his Captain David Aceveda on The Shield is the role that defines him. But what I admire is the range underneath that, slipping into Sons of Anarchy, How to Get Away with Murder and 13 Reasons Why, plus film work going back to My Family in 1995. He strikes me as a dependable character actor, the kind who anchors a scene without demanding it. That sustained, ever-present quality is exactly what I find impressive.
Overview
Benito Martinez (born June 28, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD Captain David Aceveda in the FX police drama The Shield, Luis Torres in Sons of Anarchy (2011–2012), Todd Denver in How to Get Away with Murder (2016–2018), Sheriff Diaz in 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020), and for his film roles in the movie My Family (1995) and Kill Your Darlings (2006).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benito Martinez
- Name (Japanese)
- ベニート・マルティネス
- Reading
- べにーと・まるてぃねす
- Born
- June 28, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.