José Martins

Birthday: 1952-02-03
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
		Legado
	2026-02-26	Terra Vil	Avô
	2025-10-03	The Scent of Things Remembered	Arménio
	2025-08-14	The Courtyard of Memories
	2024-11-14	In The Woods
	2024-05-29	Romagem	Pai
	2023-05-03	The Fever of Maria João	Velho
	2023-03-10	Applause
	2022-04-28	Um Filme em Forma de Assim
	2021-07-23	The Cover	Rod
	2021-02-26	A Abóbada	Mestre Afonso Domingues
	2020-10-01	The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis	Velho 2
	2020-01-01	Um Último Dia de Primavera	Jorge
	2019-08-22	Variações: Guardian Angel	Médico
	2018-08-22	The Great Mystical Circus	Velho Bêbado
	2018-07-24	Dark	Blind Man
	2017-11-02	Pilgrimage	Velho na Praia
	2017-10-12	Alguém Como Eu	Psicólogo
	2017-05-18	Uma Vida À Espera
	2015-12-24	Impossible Love	Jacinto
	2014-12-17	Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis	Capitaine cargo
	2012-07-31	Bewitched
	1981-09-17	Antes a Sorte Que Tal Morte