Benito Martinez is preparing for his fatherly duty…
The 42-year-old Guatemalan American actor, best known for portraying David Aceveda in the FX drama series The Shield, has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot American Crime.
Written and executive-produced by John Ridley, the project centers on the racially charged murder of a war veteran and the subsequent trial, which are examined through the personal lives of the players involved.
Martinez will portray Alonzo, a hardworking, middle-class widowed father whose son is accused of the crime.
He previously recurred on Sons Of Anarchy and is coming off an arc on House Of Cards.
His other credits include television appearances on Dallas, Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Lie to Me and 24.
Crime apparently does pay for Benito Martinez… ABC has ordered to series American Crime, which stars the 42-year-old Latino actor. From ABC Studios, the dark, racially charged drama, starring Timothy Hutton and Felicity Huffman, centers on a young couple in Modesto, California, who are attacked in their home. Matt Skokie,…
Benito Martinez is back to a life of Crime… The 45-year-old Latino actor is set to return for another installment of ABC’s anthology series American Crime. Martinez, who co-starred in the first season of the series from John Ridley and guest starred in Season 2, will return for season 3. He joins…
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