Biography
Martin Sacks has built a career spanning over forty years in film, television, and theatre. He trained at the renowned Stella Adler Acting School in New York and has taken on diverse roles in films such as 'Emoh Ruo', 'Slate, Wyn and Me', 'Love in Limbo' alongside Russell Crowe, and the French film 'La Tricheuse' with Kristin Scott Thomas. His American TV appearances include 'Jake and the Fatman' and the influential drama 'ThirtySomething'. In Australia, his credits encompass the miniseries 'Do or Die', 'Fields of Fire', the telemovie 'My Husband My Killer' in which he played Andrew Kalajzic, and the ABC telemovie 'Cliffy' as Sid Young. Martin gained widespread recognition through the police drama 'Blue Heelers', earning five consecutive silver Logie awards for Best Actor over eleven years. After leaving the show, he transitioned to directing with his debut film 'Crushed', which was featured at the LA International Film Festival. He also directed episodes of 'Blue Heelers' and the medical series 'All Saints'. Returning to acting, Martin portrayed loan shark Mario Condello in the acclaimed crime drama 'Underbelly'. He has since appeared in numerous TV dramas including 'City Homicide', 'Sea Patrol', 'Rescue: Special Ops', 'Lowdown', 'Offspring', 'The Straits', 'Jack Irish', 'Wonderland', 'The Gods of Wheat Street', 'A Place to Call Home', 'Reef Doctors', 'Rake', and 'Wentworth'. His film work includes 'The Cup' (2011), 'BAIT 3D' (2012), 'Rise' (2014), 'Truth' (2015), 'Don't Tell' (2016), 'The Second' (2018), 'Ride Like a Girl' (2019), 'Sweet River' (2020), 'Buckley's Chance' (2021), and 'Bosch & Rockit' (2021).
