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Olivier Martinez 
Martinez with Mira Sorvino at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.Born January 12, 1966
Paris, FranceOccupation Actor Years active 1990–present Olivier Martinez (born January 12, 1966) is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993), which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof (1995), and The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997). He has also appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including Before Night Falls (2000) and Unfaithful and S.W.A.T. (2003). Martinez has been involved in some high-profile relationships which have been well documented in the media, including Mira Sorvino, Kylie Minogue, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and currently Halle Berry.
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Early life
Martinez was born in Paris, France to a working-class family. His father was a Spanish professional boxer born in Spanish Morocco[1] and his mother was a French secretary. He studied at the prestigious CNSAD and began his acting career in his native France in 1990, and quickly achieved a relative success. Martinez was raised Roman Catholic.[2]
Career
In 1994, Martinez won a César Award as "Most Promising Actor" for his role in Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993). This was followed by a leading role in Jean-Paul Rappeneau period film The Horseman on the Roof (Le Hussard sur le Toit) in 1995 in which he starred alongside Juliette Binoche as an Italian nobleman. The film was hailed as the most expensive French film at that time in history but failed to reach its $35 million budget.[3] In 1996/7 he appeared in Bertrand Blier's romantic comedy My Man (Mon Homme) alongside Anouk Grinberg, Gérard Lanvin, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.[4] Later in 1997 he played a leading role in Bigas Luna's drama The Chambermaid on the Titanic (La Femme de chambre du Titanic) alongside Romane Bohringer, set during the time of the Titanic's sinking voyage in 1912. Martinex portrays a French foundry worker who wins a strongman contest and the its prize of a trip to Southampton to see the launch of the Titanic.[5] The film was well-received; Mick LaSelle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised what he felt was a rare honest portrayal of male sexuality by Martinez.
Martinez first came to mainstream attention in Hollywood films with his performance in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls (2000) opposite Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp.[6] The screenplay is based on the autobiography of the same name of Reinaldo Arenas, which was published in English in 1993. The film was highly critically acclaimed, although Martinez's performance was overshadowed by that of Bardem in the eyes of critics. He was later noted for his performance opposite Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002). He has since appeared in a television adaptation of The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003), S. W. A. T. (2003) and Taking Lives (2004). He also starred as Gabriel in the 2007 movie adaptation of Blood and Chocolate, a popular book.
Personal life
Martinez has dated a string of top models, actresses and other prominent women in the entertainment industry and has acquired a reputation as a womanizer.[7][8][9][10] He dated actress Mira Sorvino and singer Kylie Minogue for several years and also English model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.[11] He is currently dating actress Halle Berry.[12]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1990 Navaro Rollo Episode "Barbès de l'aube à l'aurore" 1990 Plein Fer Pascal 1992 Odyssée Bidon Phil 1992 IP5: L'île aux Pachydermes Tony 1992 Les Paroles invisibles 1993 1, 2, 3, Sun Petit Paul 1995 Le Hussard sur le toit Angelo Pardi 1996 Mon Homme Jean-François 1997 La Femme de chambre du Titanic Horty 1999 La Ciudad de los prodigios Onofre Bouvila 2000 Nosotras David 2000 La Taule Le Muet 2000 Toreros Manuel 2000 Before Night Falls Lázaro Gómez Carriles 2000 Bullfighter Jack 2002 Semana Santa Quemanda 2002 Unfaithful Paul Martel 2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Paolo di Lio Television film 2003 S.W.A.T. Alex Montel 2004 Taking Lives Paquette 2007 Blood and Chocolate Gabriel 2011 Dark Tide Jeff Mathieson Post-Production References
- ^ Olivier Martinez - Interview Magazine May 2002
- ^ Olivier Martinez Interview, Blood & Chocolate
- ^ Pidduck, Julianne (14 December 2005). La reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994). University of Illinois Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-252-03090-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=CBkmbGaVTkQC&pg=PA101. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (1 October 1998). Roger Ebert's movie yearbook 1999. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-8362-6831-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=2gM5hn0fKG8C. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Craddock, Jim (20 January 2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2005. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-7470-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=hRnQWgtuSKAC. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ The Advocate. Here Publishing. 19 December 2000. p. 57. ISSN 00018996. http://books.google.com/books?id=22MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Oliver Martinez dates Halle Berry". The Mirror. 25 October 2010. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/10/25/olivier-martinez-dates-halle-berry-115875-22656844/. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Halle Berry & Boyfriend Olivier Martinez Step Out". Huffington Post. 24 October, 2010. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/24/halle-berry-boyfriend-oli_n_772959.html. Retrieved 8 January, 2011.
- ^ "Halle Berry knutscht Olivier Martinez". OK! Magazine. http://www.ok-magazin.de/people/459. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Kylie finally finds a lasting love". Digital Spy. 14 April 2006. http://m.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a31609/kylie-finally-finds-a-lasting-love.html. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Kylie's ex and the double barrelled Victoria's Secret model". Daily Mail. 4 January, 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1240197/Kylies-ex-Olivier-Martinez-Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley-Victorias-Secret-model-together.html. Retrieved 8 January, 2011.
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External links
- Olivier Martinez at the Internet Movie Database
- "Olivier!", Cinetropic.com
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Emmanuel Salinger
for La SentinelleCésar Award for Most Promising Actor
for Un, Deux, Trois, Soleil
1994Succeeded by
Mathieu Kassovitz
for Regarde les hommes tomberCategories:- 1966 births
- César Award winners
- French film actors
- French Roman Catholics
- Living people
- Actors from Paris
- French people of Spanish descent
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