1997
Contact
Appears in Robert Zemeckis’s science-fiction drama.
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MARTINI
แม็กซ์ มาร์ตินี
An actor moving between action, theatre and filmmaking
From The Unit to Pacific Rim and Saving Private Ryan.
New York, USA
On screen and behind the camera
Max Martini is an American actor, writer and director born on 11 December 1969 in New York State. His screen career includes film and television, alongside work in theatre and filmmaking.
His background includes visual art and theatre. He helped establish Theatre North Collaborative in New York, a company focused on work by American and Canadian artists.
Martini appeared in Robert Zemeckis’s Contact (1997) and Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan (1998). In the latter he played Corporal Fred Henderson, part of the film’s military ensemble.
On television he played Mack Gerhardt in The Unit, a military drama that gave him a continuing role over several seasons. He later played Herc Hansen in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim (2013).
Martini also wrote, directed and starred in Will Gardner. His career connects ensemble acting with an interest in telling stories from behind the camera.
Selected work
1998
Saving Private Ryan
Plays Corporal Fred Henderson.
2006
The Unit
Begins playing Mack Gerhardt.
2013
Pacific Rim
Plays Herc Hansen.
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Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- TV Insider — birth date and screen roles
- TVmaze — birth date and The Unit
- Tribute — New York and theatre
- Rotten Tomatoes — film and directing credits
- IMDb — biography and visual arts
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.