Olivier Martinez

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OLIVIER MARTINEZ has garnered acclaim for his work in theatre, television and film. Martinez most recently co-starred in director D.J. Caruso's thriller "Taking Lives," with Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, and Gena Rowlands. 

Martinez created a stir as Diane Lane's lover in Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful," with Richard Gere; and "S.W.A.T.," alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez.  Martinez also co-starred in Robert Allan Ackerman's retelling of "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" for Showtime.  In a role originally created by Warren Beatty, Martinez played the Italian gigolo Paolo opposite Anne Bancroft and Helen Mirren.

Martinez first gained international attention for his performance as a dashing 19th-century Italian cavalry officer who falls in love with a married woman (Juliette Binoche) in Jean-Paul Rappeneau's "Horseman on the Roof."  His credits also include Julian Schnabel's critically acclaimed "Before Night Falls," with Javier Bardem; Bertrand Blier's "Mon Hom"; Bigas Luna's "The Chambermaid on the Titanic"; Mario Camus's "La Ville des Prodiges"; and Eric Barbier's "Toreros" with Claude Brasseur. 

Martinez made his motion picture debut in Jean Jacques Beineix's "IP5 (1992), co-starring Yves Montand.  In 1994, he received the Cesar Award for Most Promising Young Actor for his work in Bertrand Blier's drama "1, 2, 3 Soleil," starring Marcello Mastroianni.

Filmography: Blood and Chocolate, S.W.A.T., Taking Lives,

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