José Martins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1952
- Birthplace
- Lisbon, Portugal
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
Department of Announced Death TBA
as "Velho"
- Legado
Legado TBA
Actor
Terra Vil 2026
as Avô
The Scent of Things Remembered 2025
as Arménio
The Courtyard of Memories 2025
Actor
In The Woods 2024
Actor
Romagem 2024
as Pai
The Fever of Maria João 2023
as Velho
Applause 2023
Actor
Um Filme em Forma de Assim 2022
Actor
The Cover 2021
as Rod
A Abóbada 2021
as Mestre Afonso Domingues
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis 2020
as Velho 2
Um Último Dia de Primavera 2020
as Jorge
Variações: Guardian Angel 2019
as Médico
The Great Mystical Circus 2018
as Velho Bêbado
Dark 2018
as Blind Man
Pilgrimage 2017
as Velho na Praia
Alguém Como Eu 2017
as Psicólogo
Uma Vida À Espera 2017
Actor
Impossible Love 2015
as Jacinto
Benedict Ironbreaker: The Red Taxis 2014
as Capitaine cargo
Bewitched 2012
Actor
Antes a Sorte Que Tal Morte 1981
Actor
Credits from TMDB.