Biography
Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez A trained boxer who shifted to acting after an accident, Gallic heartthrob Olivier Martinez made his first inroads into mainstream Hollywood with his co-starring role in Adrian Lyne's erotic potboiler Unfaithful (2002).

The son of a Spanish-Moroccan boxer and a French secretary, Martinez was born and raised in a working-class suburb of Paris. Though he aimed to follow the paternal tradition of becoming a professional fighter, then a mechanic, Martinez's plans changed after he was injured in a car wreck.

Passing an audition for the Conservatoire National Superieur d'Art Dramatique, Martinez began to study acting at age 23. Shortly after he finished school, Martinez's performance in a Paris production of Eugene O'Neill's play Desire Under the Elms landed him his first major film role, co-starring with French icon Yves Montand in Jean-Jacques Beineix's adventure IP5 (1992).

Confirming his status as a rising French star, Martinez and wo
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2012 Dark Tide (2012) Drama, Thriller
2010 Knight & Day Action, Comedy
2007 Blood and Chocolate Drama, Horror
2004 Taking Lives Action, Crime
2003 Before Night Falls Documentary, Drama
2003 S.W.A.T. Action, Thriller
2002 Unfaithful Drama, Thriller