A Martinez

Adolfo Larrue Martínez III (born September 27, 1948), credited as A Martinez, is an American actor and singer. He had roles in the daytime soap operas Santa Barbara, General Hospital, One Life to Live, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives, and the primetime dramas L.A. Law, Profiler, Longmire, and Dark Winds. His feature films include The Cowboys, Powwow Highway (1989), Curse of Chucky (2013), Ambulance (2022), and Far Haven (2023).

Early life and education

Martinez was born Adolfo Larrue Martínez III in Glendale, California. His family referred to him as "A", "Little Adolfo", and "Little A" as a child to distinguish him from his father and grandfather. Over time, "A" became the name he would use. His heritage is Mexican and Apache on his father's side, and Piegan Blackfeet and Northern European on his mother's side.

Martinez attended Sunland Elementary School and Mt. Gleason Junior High School in Sunland/Tujunga, where he played Kiwanis youth softball each summer (he was a formidable pitcher) and starred in numerous school musical productions. He graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. In high school, he was in a rock band and on the track team.

After intending to study political science at UCLA, he turned to acting instead.

Career After graduating college, he played on a semi-pro baseball team for five seasons. Martinez has also worked on prime time television, including starring roles in series such as Profiler and L.A. Law.

In September 2008, Martinez joined the cast of the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live in the role of Ray Montez and was written out in June 2009.

In February 2011, Martinez appeared in several episodes of the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful as Dr. Ramon Montgomery. He returned in January 2012 for a few additional episodes.

In 2012, he landed the recurring role of Jacob Nighthorse in the A&E Network television series Longmire.

Starting in 2023, he played Sheriff Gordo Sena in the second, third and fourth seasons of Dark Winds.

In 2025, Martinez joined the cast of the series Blue Ridge, managed under INSP Network and airing originally on the Cowboy Way Channel, now rebranded as Western Bound. Martinez plays the role of Connor McGrath and is part of its main ensemble. The first season premiered on the Cowboy Way Channel and later became available on Amazon Prime Video, where it became a sleeper hit, ranking among the service’s Top 10 most-watched shows. It returned in 2026 for its second season, where Martinez resumed his role of Connor McGrath.

Awards Over the years, Martinez has been nominated for numerous awards, and received some, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Red Nation Film Award of Excellence, an award as Best Supporting Actor at the Red Dirt International Film Festival (for his own written short film called "Four Winds), He moved from Malibu to Thousand Oaks, California in 2014.

Filmography Film

Television

Web YearTitleRole(s) Notes2014–presentThe BayNardo RamosRecurring role (season 1), main role (season 2-present)