Martin de los Santos
- Actor
Martin De Los Santos is a Filipino born, British actor. He was raised in the Philippines before moving to England in 2012. He is best known for his performance in several Filipino TV series and feature films where he portrayed innocent, imaginative, pure, and vulnerable characters. Some of his most notable film appearances include Memfis Films' "Mammoth" in 2009, directed by Lukas Moodysson, "Tsardyer" in 2010 directed by Siegfried Barros-Sanchez, and Cinemalaya's "Patikul" in 2011 directed by Joel Lamangan, the latter of which he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in the 2012 Philippine Golden Screen Awards. In TV, he is best known for GMA Network's "Pahiram ng Isang Ina" directed by Joel Lamangan, and the children's show "Jollitown" where he portrayed the character Joey for 5 seasons. He also won the 2011 Broadway World Philippines award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Abel in the stage production adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's "Post Office" in 2010 in the Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA). Other Philippine theatre credits include Tonton in Liza Magtoto's musical "Rated PG". Since moving to England, Martin De Los Santos has trained in the Northampton Royal and Derngate Theatre's Young Company courses for voice, acting, and musical performance. He also trained at the University of Chichester and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Musical Theatre and Acting for Film, graduating in 2023. He has also performed in various musicals for the university with roles including Jesus in "Godspell" and Gabriel Garcia in "Broadway Tonight".