Thomas R. Martin
Thomas R. Martin was born and raised in Miami Florida and spent all his summers growing up in the beautiful state of Maine. He is a graduate from the School of Theater at Florida State University. He booked his first professional role playing the young son of Roy Scheider on the hit show Sea Quest DSV. He has been working in film and television ever since.
Tom has also become one of the most recognizable faces in the world of commercials. His Super bowl Ad for Bridgestone tires “Reply All” was considered one of the best ads of the year which earned the #1 Spot on Bleacher Report and #3 on Time Magazine’s top ten commercials . His critically acclaimed Heineken Light, “Handlebar Moustache” earned Noam Murro the Directors Guild Award.
Along with acting, Tom has also had some great success in writing and producing and now Directing. His first screenplay “Elle” A Modern Cinderella Story" has had world wide distribution. This quirky family film starring Disney sensation, “Sterling Knight” also won best family film at Newport Beach Film Festival. Tom spent 2 years producing and starring in films as a finalist for The Doorpost Film Project. His last film, “La Premiere”, was narrated by the great James Earl Jones. It told the story of the inventors of cinema, The Lumiere Brothers, 1885. This historical gem screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Tom recently co-wrote a screenplay, “Run Paco Run”, with Bragi Schut. It is currently under development for production..
Tom had his directorial debut with a short film called, "First Word". It is a comedy that takes place during the caveman era. Being a hands on type of guy, he built the props, worked on costumes and even built the cave for it. He has also directed some commercials and a music video "Next Time" for the up and coming band from Australia called Satellite Sky.
Tom resides in Burbank, California along with his lovely wife Holly Martin. They love spending weekends swimming in the pool, going on hikes and tending their garden.