Rudy Martinez was born and raised in South Pasadena, California. He began exploring the arts at a young age, immersing himself in plays and musicals, clowning, puppetry, literature and classical theater. He attended the University of California Santa Barbara to study theater, and was accepted into the conservatory style acting training program where he received a research grant to study physical theater. He was inspired by companies like Lunatique Fantastique, Mabou Mines, and the plays of Robert Wilson and he took an interest in hyper-theatrical, multi-disciplinary story-telling. After college, Rudy began working with renowned theater companies like South Coast Repertory, East West Players, and Independent Shakespeare Company. His performance in "Angel of the Desert" at Studio SCR, produced by Breath of Fire; Latina Theater Ensemble, was called "sensitive and emotionally raw" by the OC Examiner and he won a Best Supporting Actor award for that role. He is also part of the Ovation Award Nominated cast of "Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them" produced by Artists At Play. On TV, Rudy has recurring roles on The CW's "Jane The Virgin", ABC's "Speechless", and he played Marty on NBC's medical drama "Heartbeat". He got his start in TV at a young age as a recurring host on "Disney 365," a beloved interstitial program on The Disney Channel, as well as roles on "iCarly" and "Good Luck Charlie". When he's not acting he enjoys painting, playing his ukulele, and writing plays.
