# James Martinez (actor)

James Martinez is an American actor, known for his role as Alex Romero in season five of the Netflix series House of Cards, and Armando Salazar on the Hulu series Love, Victor.

## Career

Martinez portrayed series regular Jorge Sanchez in Gravity on Starz in 2010. In 2017, he appeared as Alex Romero in season five of the Netflix series House of Cards. Martinez portrayed Victor on the Netflix series One Day at a Time from 2017 to 2019. From 2020 to 2022, he starred as Armando Salazar on the Hulu series Love, Victor.

## Selected filmography
### Television

| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Manuel Lopez | Episode: "Star Crossed" |
| 2003 | Third Watch | Stevie Nuniz | Episode: "Closing In" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Lieutenant Eduardo Almeida | Episode: "Agent Afloat" |
| 2008 | Numbers | Damien Rove | Episode: "The Decoy Effect" |
| 2009 | Law & Order | D.J. Jonny Cortez | Episode: "Boy Gone Astray" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rick Caldera | Episode: "True Legacy" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Clark Tinta | Episode: "Rescue" |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Officer Martinez | Episode: "The Truth Will Out" |
| 2010 | Gravity | Jorge Sanchez | Series regular |
| 2011 | Breaking Bad | Maximino Arciniega | Episode: "Hermanos" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Javier | Episode: "The Grave Danger Job" |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | George | Episode: "In Case of Memory Loss" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Emilio Cedeno | Episode: "Borderline" |
| 2013 | Low Winter Sun | Detective John Hernandez | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | John Fletcher | Episode: "Helpless" |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Officer Salazar | Episode: "Unwritten Rules" |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Mr. Diaz | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Luis Vega | Episode: "50 Shades of Grayson" |
| 2013 | Army Wives | Dr. Marco Sanchez | Episode: "Damaged" |
| 2013 | Hustling | Carlos | Episode: "Sugar" |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Robert Chavez | Episode: "Admissions" |
| 2014 | Elementary | Diego Salcedo | Episode: "Dead Clade Walking" |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Gonzalo 'Gonzo' Rodriguez | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Ruben Salazar | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Queen of the South | Gato Fierros | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Carlos Hernandez | Episode: "The Mystery of the Political Operation" |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Carlos Cantara | Episode: "Hostages" |
| 2017 | Bull | Agent Conrad | Episode: "Benevolent Deception" |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Frank Gwinn | Episode: "First Week" |
| 2017 | House of Cards | Alex Romero | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Ian Nuñez | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | One Day at a Time | Victor | 9 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Tell Me a Story | Detective Olsen | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Billions | Ray Cruz | Episode: "Chickentown" |
| 2019 | God Friended Me | William | Episode: "Miracle on 123rd Street" |
| 2020–2022 | Love, Victor | Armando Salazar | Series regular, 28 episodes |
| 2023 | Wolf Pack | Roberto Navarro | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2024 | So Help Me Todd | Leo Hart | Episode: "Faux-Bituary" |
| 2024–present | Dexter: Original Sin | Detective Angel Batista | Series regular |

### Film

| Year | Project | Role |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Julio |
| 2007 | I Believe in America | Tomás |
| 2009 | B-Girl | Héctor |
| 2010 | BearCity | Carlos |
| 2012 | BearCity 2: The Proposal | Carlos |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Matt |
| 2015 | Run All Night | Detective Oscar Torres |
| 2016 | Aaron's Blood | Aaron |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | 25 to Life | Shawn Calderon |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Mexican Law Man |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Ramón Cortez |