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Biography Martin trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since then he has appeared in South Pacific and Sinbad The Great Adventure at the Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, Mick in Straight Up at The White Bear in Kennington, followed by Derek Jarman's film Edward the Second. He performed in the original workshop production of Sunset Boulevard at the Sydmonton Festival, created the role of Tig in Rain Dogs at the Prince of Wales, a musical based on the songs of Tom Waits, and appeared in the British premiere of Nine at the Royal Festival Hall. Martin played Buddy Holly in Buddy for two years, both on the U.K. Tour and at the Victoria Palace Theatre, followed by a spin-off tour of Holland and Belgium. This involved making many T.V appearances which included The Royal Variety Performance, Children in Need, The Late Late Show, and Pebble Mill. He played Mike Connor in the national tour of High Society, featuring on the cast recording, appeared as the Prince in Snow White at both Westcliffe and Basingstoke, and spent time in Channel 5s Family Affairs as Lee Warren. Since then Martin has played a season at Perth Rep, playing Henry Gow in Fumed Oak, Toby Cartwright in Ways and Means, Bert Bentley in Red Peppers, Charles Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, and Axel Hammond in The Nerd, followed by the National Tour of Four Steps to Heaven, and Jack Carter in Idiot Wind at The Old Red Lion. In 1999, Martin joined the touring production of Les Miserables, playing Grantaire, the Factory Foreman and understudying the role of Javert. He left Les Miserables to originate the role of Gabriel Tapi de Celeyran in Lautrec, a new musical by Charles Aznavour. Since Lautrec, Martin has been engaged as a standby Javert in Les Miserables at the Palace Theatre, London and returned to the Perth Rep as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma. More recently, Martin has moved away from musical theatre, playing Poseideon/Menaleus in Women of Troy at The Orange Tree in Richmond, Lent in Julia Pastrana at the Battersea Arts Centre, Buckingham and Surrey in Shakespeare's Henry VIII at the Bridewell Theatre, London. When not performing on stage, Martin manages his recording studio,
spending a majority of his time arranging and producing songs for
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