Max Martini filmography and biography
Date of birth: 11 December 1969, Kingston, New York, USA
Max Martini biography
Born Maximilian Carlo Martini in Woodstock, New York, Martini is a
citizen of not only the United States, but also of Canada and Italy.
His parents were involved in the arts and instilled in him an
appreciation for all things creative. After moving around a bit as a
child, he made his way back to New York City and began to study acting.
Starting out at the Neighborhood Playhouse he did the majority of his
training with 'Michael Howard' in Manhattan. He then took a break from
acting to focus on his early love of fine art, attending the School of
Visual Arts in Manhattan and receiving a BFA in painting and sculpture.
After completing college, Martini began to work steadily in both film
and television projects. His film roles were sharing the screen with
Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in
Saving Private Ryan as "Cpl Fred Henderson", Ryan's
commanding officer who helped "Captain Miller" (Hanks) and his men in
the brutal final shootout of the film; & also had roles in some smaller
independent films, working with Calista Flockhart in
Pictures of Baby Jane Doe, Chris Penn (I) and
Jeffrey Wright (I) in Cement and in the 2000
Sundance Film Festival favorite, Backroads. He also took
on a lead role in the Steven Spielberg Emmy-nominated 20 hour
mini-series Taken and has a recurring role with
Kiefer Sutherland as "Agent Steve Goodrich" on Fox's
Emmy-nominated 2nd season of 24. Other television work
includes series regular roles on John Sacret Young's
Level 9, Chris Carter (I)'s
Harsh Realm and recurring roles on
Breaking News, and the award-winning Canadian series,
Da Vincis Inquest. He has also co-starred in several
TV movies including Morgan Freeman (I)'s
Mutiny (1999) (TV) and Francis Ford Coppola's
Another Day (2001) (TV). He also made many memorable guest-star
turns on popular series.
Martini is active in the theatre, having co-founded "Theatre North
Collaborative" in New York City, a theatre company of American and
Canadian actors dedicated solely to producing new works from both sides
of the border. Max has recently been filming CBS's
The Unit, created by David Mamet and produced by
Shawn Ryan (I) of The Shield.
He has also written a film, Desert Son, which he
co-directed with his younger brother, Christopher Martini and
was costume-designed by his sister Michelle Martini (II).
Martini, his wife Kim Restell and their two boys spend their
time between their home in Los Angeles and their horse ranch out of
town.
Max Martini has recently completed Luc Besson's
Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldana. He also acted in
Alan Ball (I)'s pilot "All Signs of Death" for HBO. This being a
complete departure from his last series; CBS's
The Unit, created by David Mamet and produced by
Shawn Ryan (I) of The Shield, of which Martini
did four seasons. He starred in Redbelt, written and
directed by David Mamet in 2008 and he will be headlining the
WWII feature entitled No Better Place to Die, scheduled
to begin principle photography in mid-2011.
After starting out at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City,
Martini eventually finished his training with the esteemed acting coach
Michael Howard. During his studies, he co-founded New York-based
"Theater North Collaborative". TNC is a theater company comprised of
American and Canadian actors, playwrights and directors dedicated to
producing new works from both sides of the border. He then took a break
from acting to focus on his early love of fine art, attending the
School of Visual Arts in Manhattan where he received his BFA. After
completing college, Martini began to work steadily in both film and
television projects. His film roles include John Dahl (I)'s
highly anticipated The Great Raid in which Martini
co-starred with Joseph Fiennes. He was also seen opposite
Jodie Foster in Robert Zemeckis' Contact
and shared the screen with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in
Saving Private Ryan. He has also had roles in various
independent films, working with Calista Flockhart in
Pictures of Baby Jane Doe, Chris Penn (I) and
Jeffrey Wright (I) in Cement and starred in the
2000 Sundance Film Festival fave, Backroads.
Max Martini trivia
- Step-son of Stuart Margolin
- He and Leslie Hope (I) were at St. Michaels University School in
Victoria, B.C. in 1981-1982; Max was in Grade 7, while Leslie was in
Grade 12. They lived on the same campus and ate in the same dining
hall, but Max attended classes on a different campus.
- Has a degree in fine arts from The School of Visual Arts in New York
City.
- Is also an Italian citizen.
- His mother is Pat.
- Father of two boys named Leo Martini and Sean Carlo Martini, with Kim.
- Stepnephew of Arnold Margolin.
- Brother of Christopher Martini and Michelle Martini (II).