Charles Martinet

Charles Martinet

Born: September 17, 1955
in San Jose, California, USA
Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor, who formerly portrayed both Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario video game series. Martinet developed the voices of the Mario brothers first used in mainline entries from 1996 to 2022. He also voiced other characters in the series such as Wario, Waluigi, and their baby equivalents, prior to stepping down as voice actor to become an official brand ambassador for the series. Martinet, having spent a large portion of his youth in Europe, speaks fluent French and Spanish, as well as some Italian. He resides in the Netherlands with his partner.

Movies for Charles Martinet...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Title: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Character: Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)
Released: April 5, 2023
Type: Movie
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
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Title: High Score
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: August 19, 2020
Type: TV
This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the innovators who brought these worlds and characters to life.
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Title: Mario Tennis Aces
Character: Mario / Luigi / Wario / Waluigi (voice) (uncredited)
Released: June 25, 2018
Type: TV
Mario Tennis Aces is taking regular tennis to a whole new level! Join Mario, Reiana, and their friends in a exciting adventure that does all the things a adventure should! It's about doing anything, and attempting to make things right, but most of all, it's all about tennis! When it comes to playing tennis, it's game, set match!
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Square Eyes: Tales from the Retro Game Culture of Sweden
Title: Square Eyes: Tales from the Retro Game Culture of Sweden
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2015
Type: Movie
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The Californians
Title: The Californians
Character: City Councilman
Released: October 21, 2005
Type: Movie
When real estate mogul Gavin Ransom announces his plan to cover California's northern coast with scores of mini-mansions, his environmentalist sister, Olive, launches a protest to stop him. But there's trouble ahead when Gavin begins falling for the pretty folk singer who's helping Olive's cause.
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The Legend of Atlantis
Title: The Legend of Atlantis
Released: March 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Enter the lost city of Atlantis. A place where four living crystals have the power to control the four elements of nature: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. Our story follows the life of Princess Elan, the daughter of King Altar and Queen Merin. One day the King's royal advisor, Belial discovers that whomever captures all four crystals can gain total control over the Kingdom of Atlantis. So, overcome by greed, Belial sets upon findings the crystal himself and in turn destroying everything beautiful and natural around him. The city's fate lies in the hands of Princess Elan, can she find all four powerful crystals in time to prevent a catastrophe?
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Title: Family Law
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
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Sheer Passion
Title: Sheer Passion
Character: Lou
Released: October 22, 1998
Type: Movie
A lingerie model has been strangled inside a wealthy fashion designer's house, and the designer is the obvious suspect. When the police appear to be dragging their feet on the investigation, private detective Cassandra decides to do her own investigation, posing as a model.
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Title: Air America
Character: David Dixon
Released: October 3, 1998
Type: TV
Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, and premiering on October 4, 1998. The series is not based on the 1990 film Air America.
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A Thousand Men and a Baby
Title: A Thousand Men and a Baby
Character: Seattle Cab Driver (as Charles Martinez)
Released: December 7, 1997
Type: Movie
An American soldier finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster. The aircraft's crew welcomed him enthusiastically to provide necessary medical care, but the Korean authorities want to avoid calling the commander to let him in an orphanage. Telefilm based on a true story that occurred in 1953.
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The Game
Title: The Game
Character: Nicholas' Father
Released: September 12, 1997
Type: Movie
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
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Beauty and the Beast
Title: Beauty and the Beast
Character: Red-Suited Ghost (voice)
Released: July 13, 1997
Type: Movie
A kind hearted merchant found shelter from a storm in an enchanted palace. He becomes imprisoned for picking a single flower for his youngest daughter Beauty. When his horse returned home alone, Beauty set out to finer her father, but what awaited her was a heart that matched her own.
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Title: Nash Bridges
Released: March 29, 1996
Type: TV
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.
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Nine Months
Title: Nine Months
Character: Arnie
Released: July 12, 1995
Type: Movie
When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.
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Title: Compromising Situations
Character: Sal (as Charles Martinez)
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: TV
As the men, women, couples etc. Go through their fantasies they find themselves in all sorts of strange and interesting situations as their games don't tend to go exactly as planned!!
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The Last of His Tribe
Title: The Last of His Tribe
Character: Assistant Museum Director
Released: March 28, 1992
Type: Movie
Ishi, the last Yahi Indian of California, must leave his homeland and learn to navigate the world of the white man in order to survive.
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The Dead Pool
Title: The Dead Pool
Character: Police Station Reporter #1
Released: July 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
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The Brotherhood of Justice
Title: The Brotherhood of Justice
Character: Deputy
Released: May 18, 1986
Type: Movie
A group of high school students, led by a rich boy Derek, is sick of school violence and decides to become underground vigilantes named "Brotherhood of Justice". It starts with the idea "watching people", but things quickly get out of control. "Brotherhood of Justice" turns out another gang of violence. Derek wants to stop it but it is too late, so he takes responsibility for it and gives himself to the law.
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Title: Matlock
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Hard Traveling
Title: Hard Traveling
Character: District Attorney Cobb
Released: January 20, 1986
Type: Movie
Set during the Depression, Dan Bessie's film (based on a novel by his father Alvah) stars Ellen Geer as a widow who begins a romance with an uneducated janitor (J.E. Freeman) who is later accused of murder.