Film and television Martin began as a film editor on police drama series
Homicide. His editing career had begun at the age of 16 at
Crawford Productions. He quickly moved on to directing television series for the same company. Beginning in the 1970s, Martin became a regular face on Australian television, with both guest starring series roles, and regular roles in several soap operas, as well as films. He played two different characters in teen soap ''
Class of '74, then completed regular stints in soaps Number 96 (as David Palmer), The Restless Years (as Craig Garside) and The Young Doctors'' (as Dr. Richard Quinlan). From 1977, Martin appeared in a regular capacity in soap opera ''
Kirby's Company, a soap opera about the stories of three generations of males from one family. He also had regular roles in Sons and Daughters (as Matt Kennedy). He also played Phil Bryant, one-time husband of Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons) in long-running soap opera Home and Away''. Martin's role as serial killer Steven Richardson (better known as 'Mr Bad') over the course of a year in soap opera
E Street saw the series reach record ratings. Martin's television guest appearances include
Chopper Squad,
Special Squad and
Mission: Impossible. Martin film credits include playing the title role of Keiron in 1985 TV movie
Keiron: The First Voyager and antagonist Steve Beck in 1988 thriller
Watch the Shadows Dance (aka
Nightmaster) opposite
Nicole Kidman in one of her early roles. In 1994, he played Jimmy Pollard in thriller
Ebbtide with Harry Hamlin. He later featured alongside
Tom Hanks in 2000 American survival film
Cast Away, Martin worked as a regular director on soap opera
Sons and Daughters. He also directed episodes of
Neighbours and
A Country Practice. He went on to direct the 1990 mystery thriller film
The Sher Mountain Killings Mystery. Martin co-wrote the film script for
Joan Collins' book "Prime-Time".
Music During the early 1980s, Martin also performed with his band New Toys as lead singer in venues around Sydney. Martin currently performs in various jazz & blues ensembles in New York City and Los Angeles, at venues including
Birdland,
The Blue Note,
House of Blues and the Hollywood Grill.
TVC Martin's decades-long campaign for
Beaurepaires New Zealand aired in both New Zealand and Australia, beginning in the 1980s. It won international advertising awards and made him one of the most recognised performers in New Zealand. He became one of the longest serving retail brand spokespersons in New Zealand television history. ==Filmography==