Max Martini

Actor / Producer / Director

Birthdate – December 11, 2023

Birthplace – Kingston, New York, USA

Maximilian Carlo Martini was born in New York to an Italian father and an American mother. He is a citizen of the United States, Canada, and Italy and speaks Italian fluently. His Roman father was a sculptor and Doctor of Philosophy and Phenomenology and instilled in him an appreciation for all things creative. His mother was a Texas law enforcement officer. After moving around a bit as a child, Martini made his way back to New York City and began to study acting. He started out at the Neighborhood Playhouse intensive he but did the majority of his training privately with Michael Howard in Manhattan. After launching Theater North Collaborative (NYC) and staging new works from both the United States and Canada, Martini took a break from the stage to focus on his early love of fine art. He attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan where he received his BFA in painting and sculpture while working as an artist assistant to Julian Schnabel. After completing university Martini began to work steadily in both film and television.

Martini starred George Clooney’s (dir) feature ‘The Tender Bar’ (2022) for Amazon Studios as well as the recently aired USA network television series The Purge. He also starred in the recently released Netflix original movie Eli. In 2019 he completed directing his second feature film The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre. His directorial debut; Sgt. Will Gardner he starred in along with Omari Hardwick, Lily Rabe, Robert Patrick, Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Röhm and Gary Sinise. Martini starred in season one of the Netflix series The Order. Additionally, he starred in Bigger (2019); the Joe Weider biopic, Michael Bay’s 13 Hours, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim and Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips. Martini is recognized from such films as Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, David Mamet’s Red Belt, David Ayer’s Sabotage and the Legendary/Universal feature Spectral. Max Martini also starred in the television series The Unit which ran for four years on CBS. Max Martini has over 32 film titles and 200 segments of television.

Max Martini is heavily involved in charitable work benefiting veterans. Aside from multiple trips to the middle east, attending every veteran event he is able, supporting veteran small businesses and helping veterans in film, tv and radio, he also works closely with Warriors Heart Addiction and PTSD Treatment Center and the Special Operations Charity Network. Martini sits on the board of both. He also supports Higher Ground USA and The Gary Sinise Foundation in any way possible.

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Filmography

SGT. Will Gardner

Will 'Ghost' Gardner (2019)

The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre

(2021)

Pacific Rim

Herc Hansen (2013)

Captain Phillips

SEAL Commander (2013)

Sabotage

DEA Agent Tom "Pyro" Roberts (2014)

Fifty Shades of Grey

Jason Taylor (2015)

Fifty Shades Darker

Taylor (2017)

My Little Pony: The Movie

Boyle (2017)

Fifty Shades Freed

Taylor (2018)

Bigger

Jerry George (2018)

The Tender Bar

Johnny Michaels (2021)

Max Martini

Corporal Henderson ()

Sundown

(2022)

13 Hours

Mark 'Oz' Geist (2016)

Saving Private Ryan

Corporal Henderson (1998)