Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez
Olivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil, which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof, and The Chambermaid on the Titanic. He has also appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including the drama Before Night Falls, the erotic thriller Unfaithfuland playing the role of a French drug lord in the action-crime-thriller S.W.A.T....
NationalityFrench
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth12 January 1966
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered.
I have an accent, I'm limited, I have to play foreign parts - I would love to play American parts but I can't because I have an accent. You are more limited as a foreigner in every area.
I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another.
I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.
It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit.
Brave is good - especially when you are a soldier.
I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like.
But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.
People sometimes recognize me here, but they are very nice.
I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
I'll always be a foreigner.
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.