Natalie Martinez

Natalie Martinez is an American actress and model who was born on July 12, 1984. She is known for her work across feature films, television dramas, and music videos. Over her career, she has performed in various genres ranging from crime dramas and science fiction miniseries to black comedy series.

Born in Miami, Florida, Martinez is of full Cuban ancestry. She attended St. Brendan High School in Miami, graduating from the institution in 2002.

Martinez began her acting career in television, appearing as Michelle Miller on the telenovela Fashion House in 2006, which ran for three months. Between 2003 and 2011, she appeared in several music videos. In 2007, she was cast as a major character in the television series Chuck and was featured in first-season promotional material, though her character was removed before the pilot episode was filmed. Her feature film debut came shortly after when she appeared in the 2008 action film Death Race.

Throughout the late 2000s and 2010s, Martinez appeared in a wide array of television series and feature films. Her film projects include End of Watch in 2012, The Baytown Outlaws in 2012, Broken City in 2013, and Self/less in 2015. In 2016, she acted alongside Chadwick Boseman in the film Message from the King.

On television, Martinez has starred in numerous single-season roles and recurring television parts. She starred in the single season of the crime drama Detroit 1-8-7, held a recurring role as Detective Jamie Lovato for one season on CSI: NY, and starred in the first season of the drama series Under the Dome, also appearing in its second-season premiere. She co-starred in one season of Secrets and Lies and starred in a season of the drama series Kingdom, alongside roles in single-season series such as APB and The Crossing.

In September 2018, Martinez was announced for the main role of Chase in the Netflix science fiction miniseries The I-Land, which was subsequently released on September 12, 2019. In more recent projects, she appeared in the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe from 2021 to 2022. Beginning in 2024, she secured a main cast role in the Apple TV+ black comedy crime series Bad Monkey.