- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Lisbon, Portugal
José Martins
José Martins was born in Lisbon in February 1952. He studied at the Lycée Français Charles Lepierre and earned a degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon. He worked as a journalist for newspapers such as O Século, Cinéfilo, and Musicalíssimo, among others, and also worked in advertising. As an actor, he performed in theatre plays, films, series, and soap operas. As a stage director, he has staged over 50 plays since 1973. With the film "The Scent of Things Remembered" (2025), he won the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Sophia Award for Best Leading Actor from the Portuguese Academy of Cinema.
Filmography
movieTerra Vil
2026 · Avô
movieThe Scent of Things Remembered
2025 · Arménio
movieThe Courtyard of Memories
2025
movieIn The Woods
2024
movieRomagem
2024 · Pai
movieThe Fever of Maria João
2023 · Velho
movieApplause
2023
movieUm Filme em Forma de Assim
2022
movieThe Cover
2021 · Rod
movieA Abóbada
2021 · Mestre Afonso Domingues
movieThe Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
2020 · Velho 2
movieUm Último Dia de Primavera
2020 · Jorge
movieVariações: Guardian Angel
2019 · Médico
tvSomeone Lost
2019 · Leonel Piçarra
movieThe Great Mystical Circus
2018 · Velho Bêbado
movieDark
2018 · Blind Man
moviePilgrimage
2017 · Velho na Praia
movieAlguém Como Eu
2017 · Psicólogo
movieUma Vida À Espera
2017
movieImpossible Love
2015 · Jacinto
movieBenedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis
2014 · Capitaine cargo
tvDay By Day
2013 · Adalberto
tvWelcome to Beirais
2013 · Padrinho
tvNew Beginning
2013 · Locução
tvLifeline
2013
movieBewitched
2012
tvThe Mata's Family
2011
tvDirect Flight
2010 · Encenador
tvNaked City
2010 · Bernardo Reis
tvDeixa-me Amar
2007 · Mateus Castro
tvNo One Like You
2005 · Jornalista (voice)
tvMistura Fina
2004 · Renato Leão
tvO Olhar da Serpente
2002 · Licínio
tvA Jóia de África
2002 · Padre Isaías
tvFilha do Mar
2001 · Augusto
Os Lobos
tvOs Lobos
1998 · Fernando
movieAntes a Sorte Que Tal Morte
1981
Legado
movieLegado
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