
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.

as Licínio

as Augusto
2001

as Mateus Castro
2007

as Licínio
2002

2017

as Renato Leão
2004

as Padrinho
2013

2011

as Encenador
2010

as Jornalista (voice)
2005

as Bernardo Reis
2010

as Adalberto
2013

as Rod
2021
2025

as Avô
2026

as Arménio
2025

2025

2024

as Pai
2024

as Velho
2023

2023

2022

as Rod
2021

as Mestre Afonso Domingues
2021

as Velho 2
2020

as Jorge
2020

as Médico
2019

as Velho Bêbado
2018

as Blind Man
2018

as Velho na Praia
2017

as Psicólogo
2017

2017

as Jacinto
2015

as Capitaine cargo
2014

2012

1981
as Licínio
150 ep.

as Augusto
169 episodes

as Mateus Castro
251 episodes

as Licínio
150 episodes

as Renato Leão
110 episodes

as Padrinho
1 episodes

40 episodes

as Encenador
1 episodes

as Jornalista (voice)
1 episodes

as Bernardo Reis
13 episodes

as Adalberto
1 episodes
as Fernando
1 episodes

as Locução
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Leonel Piçarra
1 episodes

as Padre Isaías
1 episodes