Vince Martin (actor)
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Vince Martin or Vin Martin (born ), born Vincent Markesteijn, is a television and film actor. He mostly acted in film and television productions in Australia, where he was raised and started his career.
Martin was born in The Netherlands about 1955, and raised in Australia from the age of 7.
Martin began as a film editor on police drama series Homicide. His editing career had begun at the age of 16 at Crawford Productions
.
Starting in the 1970s he became a regular face on Australian television, with both guest starring television series roles, and regular roles in several soap operas. He played two different characters (who were neither related nor lookalikes), in teen soap Class of '74, then completed stints in soaps Number 96
(as David Palmer), The Restless Years
(as Craig Garside), The Young Doctors
(as Dr. Richard Quinlan), Sons and Daughters
(as Matt Kennedy), E Street
(as Steven Richardson, better known as "Mr Bad") and Home and Away
(as Phil Bryant). Guest appearances in drama series include Chopper Squad
and Mission: Impossible
.
As well as playing the role of Matt Kennedy in the soap opera, Sons and Daughters
, he also worked as a regular director on this series. In 2000, Martin acted alongside Tom Hanks
in Cast Away
, as Pilot Al.
In New Zealand, Martin is best-known for his long-standing (over 20 years) appearances in TV advertisements for Beaurepaires
tyres, often admiring cardboard cut-outs of himself with an animated sparkle sometimes appearing when he smiles. He has a large fan base in New Zealand.
Martin has a daughter, Emma. After working in Los Angeles, New York City and New Jersey as a jazz singer/musician, Martin returned to Australia for a short time. He is currently preparing to start filming for the feature film Kiwi Flyer in New Zealand.
Martin was born in The Netherlands about 1955, and raised in Australia from the age of 7.
Martin began as a film editor on police drama series Homicide. His editing career had begun at the age of 16 at Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation.-History:...
.
Starting in the 1970s he became a regular face on Australian television, with both guest starring television series roles, and regular roles in several soap operas. He played two different characters (who were neither related nor lookalikes), in teen soap Class of '74, then completed stints in soaps Number 96
Number 96 (TV series)
Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
(as David Palmer), The Restless Years
The Restless Years
The Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
(as Craig Garside), The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
(as Dr. Richard Quinlan), Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
(as Matt Kennedy), E Street
E Street
E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...
(as Steven Richardson, better known as "Mr Bad") and Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
(as Phil Bryant). Guest appearances in drama series include Chopper Squad
Chopper Squad
Chopper Squad is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network .The series was based around the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney...
and Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in...
.
As well as playing the role of Matt Kennedy in the soap opera, Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
, he also worked as a regular director on this series. In 2000, Martin acted alongside Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
in Cast Away
Cast Away
Cast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his successful attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo, as well as his...
, as Pilot Al.
In New Zealand, Martin is best-known for his long-standing (over 20 years) appearances in TV advertisements for Beaurepaires
Beaurepaires
Beaurepaires is an Australian and New Zealand tyre retail and repair chain started in 1922 by Frank Beaurepaire a former Olympic swimmer for Australia and Australasia, with money he received for rescuing a shark attack victim from the water at Sydney....
tyres, often admiring cardboard cut-outs of himself with an animated sparkle sometimes appearing when he smiles. He has a large fan base in New Zealand.
Martin has a daughter, Emma. After working in Los Angeles, New York City and New Jersey as a jazz singer/musician, Martin returned to Australia for a short time. He is currently preparing to start filming for the feature film Kiwi Flyer in New Zealand.