Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez (born July 12, 1984) is an American actress and model. She appeared in the 2008 film Death Race, several music videos between 2003 and 2011, and two short-lived telenovelas in 2006 and 2007. Martinez starred in the single season of the crime drama Detroit 1-8-7, had a recurring role for one season of CSI: NY, starred in one season of the drama series Kingdom, and appeared in the 2019 science fiction miniseries The I-Land. In 2021, Martinez began starring in the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe.

Natalie Martinez
Martinez at the 2013 Imagen Awards
Born	(1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 40)[1] Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2006–present

Early life and education

Martinez was born in 1984 in Miami, Florida, and is of full Cuban ancestry.^[2] She graduated from St. Brendan High School in 2002.^[3]

Career

Martinez appeared as the character Michelle Miller on the telenovela Fashion House (2006), which was cancelled after three months,^[4] and she was cast as a major character in the 2007 series Chuck, appearing in first-season promotional pictures, before being removed before the pilot was filmed.^[5] Martinez then had a role in the 2008 film Death Race.^[6]

Martinez had starring roles in a number of other single-season television series, including Detroit 1-8-7, APB, and The Crossing.^{[when?][citation needed]} In 2012, she starred in the first season of Under the Dome, and appeared in the season two premiere.^[7][8] She co-starred in one season of Secrets and Lies, and played the recurring role of Detective Jamie Lovato for one season in the crime drama CSI: NY.^{[when?][citation needed]}

Martinez' other film appearances include End of Watch (2012), The Baytown Outlaws (2012), Broken City (2013), and Self/less (2015).^[9]

In September 2018, it was announced that Martinez would appear in the main role of Chase on the Netflix science fiction miniseries The I-Land.^[10] The miniseries was released on September 12, 2019.^[11]

In 2016, she acted in Message from the King, alongside Chadwick Boseman.

In 2024, she had a main cast role in the Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey.

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Death Race	Case
2011	Magic City Memoirs	Mari
2012	The Baytown Outlaws	Ariana
	End of Watch	Gabby Zavala
2013	Broken City	Natalie Barrow
2015	Self/less	Madeline Bitwell
2016	The Land	Evelyn
	Message from the King	Trish
2017	Keep Watching	Olivia
2019	UglyDolls	Meghan	Voice
	El Dorado	Maria
	Battle at Big Rock	Mariana	Short film
2021	Reminiscence	Avery Castillo
2022	Wendell & Wild	Marianna Cocolotl (voice)	[12]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Fashion House	Michelle Miller	Main role (55 episodes)
2007	Saints & Sinners	Pilar Martin	Main role (62 episodes)
2010	Sons of Tucson	Maggie Morales	2 episodes
	El Dorado	Maria Martinez	Miniseries; 2 episodes
2010–2011	Detroit 1-8-7	Det. Ariana Sanchez	Main role (18 episodes)
2012	Widow Detective	Maya Davis	Unsold CBS pilot
2012–2013	CSI: NY	Det. Jamie Lovato	12 episodes
2013–2014	Under the Dome	Deputy Linda Esquivel	Main role (14 episodes)
2014	Matador	Salma	Episode: "Enter the Worm"
2015	Secrets and Lies	Jessica "Jess" Murphy	Main role (10 episodes)
2015–2017	Kingdom	Alicia Mendez	Main role (16 episodes)
2016	From Dusk till Dawn: The Series	Amaru	2 episodes
2017	APB	Theresa Murphy	Main role (12 episodes)
2018	The Crossing	Reece	Main role (11 episodes)
2019	Into the Dark	Jennifer Robbins	Episode: "Down"
	The I-Land	Chase	Main role (7 episodes); also producer
2020	The Fugitive[13]	Allison Ferro	Main role
	The Stand	Dayna Jurgens
	The Twilight Zone	Ana	Episode: "A Small Town"
2021–2022	Ordinary Joe	Amy	Main role
2024	Bad Monkey	Rosa	Main role
TBA	Brothers	Valentina McConaughey	Main role, upcoming series

Music videos

• Self Scientific – "Live & Breathe"
• Justin Timberlake – "Señorita"
• Sean Paul – "We Be Burnin'"
• Amr Diab – "Ne'ool Eih" 2007
• Wisin & Yandel – "Yo Te Quiero"
• Pitbull – "Rain Over Me" feat. Marc Anthony