Actor
José Martins
February 3, 1952 · 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.
Often works with
Cláudio da Silva
4 titles together
Pilgrimage, Um Filme em Forma de Assim, In The Woods
Victoria Guerra
3 titles together
Variações: Guardian Angel, Impossible Love, The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Catarina Wallenstein
3 titles together
Pilgrimage, The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, New Beginning
Maya Booth
3 titles together
Pilgrimage, Filha do Mar, A Abóbada
Dinarte Branco
3 titles together
Pilgrimage, The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, New Beginning
Luís Lima Barreto
3 titles together
Pilgrimage, Um Filme em Forma de Assim, The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Full filmography · 37
Terra Vil
as Avô
2026
The Scent of Things Remembered
as Arménio
2025
The Courtyard of Memories
cast
2025
In The Woods
cast
2024
Romagem
as Pai
2024
The Fever of Maria João
as Velho
2023
Applause
cast
2023
Um Filme em Forma de Assim
cast
2022
The Cover
as Rod
20216.5
A Abóbada
as Mestre Afonso Domingues
2021
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
as Velho 2
2020
Um Último Dia de Primavera
as Jorge
2020