Max Martini

Maximilian Carlo Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Wiley in Level 9, First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid, and as Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt in the CBS military drama television series The Unit. He also starred in the film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi as Mark Geist. In recent years, Martini appeared in the sci-fi thriller Osiris, and starred in the noir crime drama Hollywood Grit (2025), which he also produced.

Career

Film After college, Martini found steady work in film and television projects. His film roles include co-starring opposite Jodie Foster in Robert Zemeckis's Contact as Willie, a fellow scientist with an affinity for brightly colored shirts, and sharing the screen with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan as Corporal Henderson, ranking NCO of Pfc. James Ryan's unit, who helped Cpt. John H. Miller and his men in the brutal final shootout of the film. Martini later co-starred in John Dahl's The Great Raid as 1st Sgt. Sid Wojo.

He appeared in smaller independent films, working with Calista Flockhart in Jane Doe, Chris Penn and Jeffrey Wright in Cement and in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival fave Backroads. In 1999, Martini wrote, co-directed and starred in Desert Son. His younger brother, Christopher, co-directed the film with him, and his sister, Michelle, served as costume designer. He had a recurring role in the ABC drama Castle. In 2011, the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles invited him to participate as an official festival judge. In 2013, he played the role of the U.S. Navy SEAL commander in Paul Greengrass's Academy Award-nominated film Captain Phillips.

In 2013, Guillermo del Toro cast Martini and Rob Kazinsky as the Australian father-son pilot duo in Pacific Rim. In 2014, Martini was cast in Legendary Pictures' supernatural thriller Spectral. Martini played Christian Grey's bodyguard in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), and its two sequels. In 2016, Martini portrayed Mark "Oz" Geist in Michael Bay's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Martini made his directorial debut in 2019 with a military drama, Sgt. Will Gardner, in which he also starred as Sgt. Will Gardner.

Television and theater Martini's television credits include a lead role in the Sci-fi Channel's Emmy nominated mini-series Taken and appearances as Agent Steve Goodrich on the second season of 24. He was also cast in X-Files creator Chris Carter's Harsh Realm, and had a recurring role in the Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest. He also appeared in Lie to Me.

After memorable guest-star turns in popular series, including Numb3rs, Walker Texas Ranger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Miami, Martini landed a lead role in The Unit, a series about a tier-1 US Army special operations team created by David Mamet and produced by Shawn Ryan of The Shield. Martini remains active in the theater, having co-founded the Theatre North Collaborative in New York City, a company of American and Canadian actors dedicated solely to producing new works from both sides of the border. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, in which he played a Navy SEAL named Luke Dolan.

In 2015, Martini starred as the title character in Amazon Studios' Western series Edge, written and directed by Shane Black.

In April 2018, Martini was cast in the Netflix horror-drama series The Order.

In August 2022, Martini joined the cast in the second season of the Amazon Freevee Bosch spin-off series Bosch: Legacy as Detective Don Ellis, a hardened vice cop in the LAPD.

Personal life Martini was born in Woodstock, New York. He holds Italian citizenship through his father, who was born in Rome. He is the stepson of actor-director Stuart Margolin, who married Martini's mother Patricia Dunne Martini in 1982, and has two siblings—costume designer Michelle Martini and editor/ producer/ director Christopher Martini.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1985 The Glitter Dome Steven 1988 Paramedics Wired Kid 1995 Pictures of Baby Jane Doe Charlie 1997 Contact Willie 1998 Saving Private Ryan Corporal Henderson 1999 Cement Mic 2000 Backroads Larry 2001 Another Day Paul Television film 2005 Silver Bells Officer Rip Television film 2005 The Great Raid 1st Sergeant Sid Wojo 2008 Redbelt Officer Joe Collins 2010 Mandrake Darren McCall Television film 2010 Troopers Finn 2011 Colombiana FBI Special Agent Williams 2013 Pacific Rim Hercules "Herc" Hansen 2013 Captain Phillips U.S. Navy SEAL Commander 2014 Sabotage DEA Agent Tom "Pyro" Roberts 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Jason Taylor 2015 Edge Josiah "Edge" Hedges Television film 2016 Spectral Major Sessions 2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Mark "Oz" Geist 2017 Fifty Shades Darker Jason Taylor 2017 My Little Pony: The Movie Boyle Voice 2018 Fifty Shades Freed Jason Taylor 2018 Bigger Jerry George 2019 Eli Paul Miller 2019 Sgt. Will Gardner Will Gardner Also director, writer and producer 2020 What the Night Can Do Marty Cole Also executive producer 2021 The Tender Bar Johnny Michaels 2023 The Channel Mic Sheridan 2025 Osiris Kelly Also producer TBA Norman Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Walker Texas Ranger Luke Episode: "A Silent Cry" 1997 Nash Bridges Larry Fortina Episode: "Rampage" 1998–2002 Da Vinci's Inquest Danny Leary 13 episodes 1999–2000 Harsh Realm Mel Waters 5 episodes 2000 The Pretender Todd Baxter Episode: "Spin Doctor" 2000–2001 Level 9 Jack Wiley 11 episodes 2002 Taken Colonel Breck 2 episodes 2003, 2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jarrod Malone / Jason Kent 2 episodes 2003 The Division Ryan Hollenbeck Episode: "Cradle Will Rock" 2003 24 Agent Steve Goodrich 3 episodes 2003–2005 CSI: Miami Bob Keaton 3 episodes 2004 Try to Remember Joe O'Connor Television film 2004 Without a Trace Nathan Grady / Henry Episode: "Thou Shalt Not..." 2005 Numb3rs Billy Cooper Episode: "Man Hunt" 2006–2009 The Unit Mack Gerhardt 69 episodes 2008 Burn Notice Gerard Episode: "Rough Seas" 2008 Street Warrior Jack Campbell Television film 2010 Lie to Me David Burns 3 episodes 2010 Dark Blue Tim Rowe Episode: "High Rollers" 2010 White Collar U.S. Marshal John Deckard Episode: "Prisoner's Dilemma" 2010 Hawaii Five-0 Nick Taylor Episode: "Po'ipu" 2011 Castle Hal Lockwood 2 episodes 2011 Flashpoint Bill Greely Episode: "Good Cop" 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Dan Mateo Episode: "Brown Eyed Girl" 2011–2012 Revenge Frank Stevens 7 episodes 2011 Criminal Minds Luke Dolan Episode: "Dorado Falls" 2012 The Mentalist Fletcher Moss Episode: "Blood Feud" 2013 Republic of Doyle Charlie "Big Charlie" 2 episodes 2013 Person of Interest "RIP" Episode: "Liberty" 2014 Crisis Koz 13 episodes 2016 Real Detective Detective Tommy Ray Episode: "Darkness" 2016 Motive James Lennathan Episode: "Remains to Be Seen" 2017 Training Day Agent Jack Ivers 3 episodes 2018–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Arlo Turk 5 episodes 2019 The Order Edward Coventry 8 episodes 2019 Doom Patrol Alistair Episode: "Hair Patrol" 2019 The Purge Ryan Grant Season 2: 10 episodes 2021 Pacific Rim: The Black Herc Hansen (cameo + voice cameo) Episode: "Escaping Bogan" 2022 Bosch: Legacy Detective Don Ellis recurring role 2024 Lioness Tracer recurring role 2025 FBI Bobby Galloway Episode: "Boy Scout" 2026 Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief Cranston Episode: "Coming in Hot"