Max Martini
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1969 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Kingston, New York, USA
Biography
Max Martini (Maximilian Carlo Martini, born December 11, 1969, Woodstock, New York) is an American actor, writer, and director who holds citizenship in the United States, Canada, and Italy, and speaks Italian fluently. His father, a Roman-born sculptor with a PhD in Phenomenology, and his mother, Patricia Dunne Martini, a law enforcement officer and private investigator, raised him across the U.S., Canada, and Italy. His stepfather is actor-director Stuart Margolin, who married his mother in 1982. He earned a BFA in painting and sculpture from the School of Visual Arts in New York and trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He is best known for playing Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Wiley in Level 9 (1999), First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid (2005), and Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt in the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009). He has been married to Kim Restell since November 25, 1997; they have two sons, Sean Carlo and Leo. His notable film credits include Contact (1997) (Jodie Foster, Matt Damon), Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon), Level 9 (1999) (David Arquette, Chris Noth), The Great Raid (2005) (James Franco, Robert Patrick), Pacific Rim (2013) (Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi), Captain Phillips (2013) (Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi), Sabotage (2014) (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ben Foster), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) (John Krasinski, Michael Keaton), Live by Night (2016) (Ben Affleck, Chris Pine), The Tender Bar (2021) (Ben Affleck, Tilda Swinton), The Channel (2023) (Megan Fox, Johnathon Schaech), Hollywood Grit (2025) (Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Duffy), and Osiris (2025) (Linda Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand). On television he has appeared in The Unit (2006–2009), Bosch: Legacy (2022–2023), Lioness (2023–2024) (Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman), and Blue Ridge: The Series (2024). He has upcoming roles in Flint (2026) and Bethesda (2026).
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Filmography
Hellbent
Movie · as JP Skinner
All Signs of Death
Movie · as Mercer
Bethesda
Movie
Flint
Movie · as Porter Baldwin
Osiris
Movie · as Kelly
Hollywood Grit
Movie · as Grit Thorn
The Channel
Movie · as Mic Sheridan
Lioness
TV · as Tracer · 8 eps
Bosch: Legacy
TV · as Det. Don Ellis · 7 eps
The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre
Movie · as Dr. Chu (voice), Dr. Chu(voice) (uncredited)
The Tender Bar
Movie · as The Voice, JR's father
What the Night Can Do
Movie · as Marty Cole
SGT. Will Gardner
Movie · as Will "Ghost" Gardner
Eli
Movie · as Paul
Doom Patrol
TV · as Alistair · 1 ep
The Order
TV · as Edward Coventry · 9 eps
Fifty Shades Freed
Movie · as Taylor
Bigger
Movie · as Jerry George
The Purge
TV · as Ryan Grant · 10 eps
FBI
TV · as Bobby Galloway · 1 ep
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · as Boyle (voice)
Fifty Shades Darker
Movie · as Taylor
Spectral
Movie · as Maj. Sessions
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Movie · as Mark 'Oz' Geist
Fifty Shades of Grey
Movie · as Taylor
Edge
Movie · as Edge
Edge
TV · as Edge · 1 ep
Sabotage
Movie · as Tom "Pyro" Roberts
Crisis
TV · as Koz · 13 eps
Pacific Rim
Movie · as Herc Hansen
Captain Phillips
Movie · as SEAL Commander
Hunting Season
Movie · as Young Jack
Hirokin: The Last Samurai
Movie · as Renault
Chicago Fire
TV · as Deputy District Chief Cranston · 1 ep
He Loves Me
Movie · as Sam
Colombiana
Movie · as Agent Robert Williams
Person of Interest
TV · as RIP · 1 ep
Revenge
TV · as Frank Stevens · 7 eps
Mandrake
Movie · as Sgt. McCall
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Nick Taylor · 1 ep
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Dan Mateo · 1 ep
Covert Affairs
TV · as Nathan Mueller · 1 ep
Republic of Doyle
TV · as Big Charlie Archer · 2 eps
Castle
TV · as Hal Lockwood · 2 eps
White Collar
TV · as John Deckard · 1 ep
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Arlo Turk · 5 eps
Lie to Me
TV · as Dave Burns · 3 eps
Dark Blue
TV · as Tim Rowe · 1 ep
Street Warrior
Movie · as Jack Campbell
Redbelt
Movie · as Joe Collins
The Mentalist
TV · as Fletcher Moss · 1 ep
Burn Notice
TV · as Gerard · 1 ep
The Unit
TV · as Mack Gerhardt · 69 eps
The Great Raid
Movie · as 1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo
Silver Bells
Movie · as Rip
Criminal Minds
TV · as Luke Dolan · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as Agent Billy Cooper · 1 ep
Caught in the Act
Movie · as Buck Colter
Try to Remember
Movie · as Joe O'Connor
Gramercy Park
Movie · as Michael Warner
CSI: Miami
TV · as Bob Keaton · 3 eps
Without a Trace
TV · as Nathan Grady · 1 ep
Breaking News
TV · 4 eps
Another Day
Movie · as Paul
The Division
TV · as Ryan Hollenbeck · 1 ep
24
TV · as Steve Goodrich · 3 eps
Cement
Movie · as Mic
Love Lessons
Movie · as Dan Andrews
Backroads
Movie · as Larry
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jason Kent, Jarrod Malone · 1 ep
Level 9
TV · 13 eps
Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
Movie · as Charlie
Harsh Realm
TV · as Waters · 1 ep
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Corporal Henderson
Conversations in Limbo
Movie
Da Vinci's Inquest
TV · 11 eps
Contact
Movie · as Willie
The Hunger
TV · as Grant · 1 ep
The Pretender
TV · as Todd Baxter · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Todd Baxter · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Curtis Sandoval · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Luke · 1 ep
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
TV · as Taylor Carr · 2 eps
Hero in the Family
Movie · as Student Council President
The Glitter Dome
Movie · as Steven
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Rip · 1 ep