Background
Marquez was born in Coventry, to a Spanish father and an English mother.
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Martin Marquez
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Martin attended King Henry VIII School in Coventry.
Career
He is best known on television for his role as Gino Primirola, the head barman, in the British television comedy drama Hotel Babylon. He also played Danny Pearce in The Bill from 1993 to 1995, and Neil in EastEnders in 2002, and he has appeared in Doc Martin alongside Martin Brown who lives in Dorset, The Catherine Tate Show, Murder Most Horrid, and Plastic Manitoba Marquez"s father formerly worked as a waiter at the Costa Brava Ritz Hotel and later opened a chip shop when the family moved to Binley Woods.
He worked as a personal trainer and a barman before beginning his career in acting.
Marquez first appeared on television in The Bill, where he portrayed Detective Sergeant Danny Pearce. He also had small roles in such series as Doc Martin, The Catherine Tate Show, Elizabeth I, The Business, EastEnders, and Bedtime.
From 2006 to 2009, he played the character of head barman on the television series Hotel Babylon. In 2013 he appeared in new Independent Television comedy drama The Job Lot playing security guard Paul.
He is also known for his theatre work, including Trevor Nunn"s revival of Anything Goes in 2002, in which he played Moonface Martin, and Terry Johnson"s play Insignificance.
He has played the lead role of Dad in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London"s West End since November 2010. In 2013, he went on to play the role of Captain Dana Holmes in From Here to Eternity the Musical.
