Vince Martin (actor)

Vince Martin
Born	Vincent Markesteijn 1955 (age 61–62) The Netherlands
Residence	Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actor, vocalist, musician
Website	https://www.facebook.com/vincemartinthejazzcrooner/

Vince Martin (born 1955), is a Dutch Australian television and film actor and jazz vocalist and musician. He mostly acted in film and television productions in Australia, where he was raised and started his career.

Martin was born as Vincent Markesteijn in the Netherlands about 1955, and raised in Australia from the age of 7.

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.

Starting in the 1970s he became a regular face on Australian television, with both guest starring television series roles, and regular roles in several soap operas as well as films with Gerard Kennedy, Judy Morris, Nicole Kidman and Carmen Duncan amongst others. He played two different characters (who were neither related nor lookalikes), in teen soap Class of '74, then completed stints in soaps Number 96 (as David Palmer), The Restless Years (as Craig Garside), The Young Doctors (as Dr. Richard Quinlan), Sons and Daughters (as Matt Kennedy), E Street (as Steven Richardson, better known as "Mr Bad") and Home and Away (as Phil Bryant). Guest appearances in drama series include Chopper Squad and Mission: Impossible.

As well as playing the role of Matt Kennedy in the soap opera, Sons and Daughters, he also worked as a regular director on this series. In 2000, Martin acted alongside Tom Hanks in Cast Away, as Pilot Al.

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