Joan Martínez is a Spanish actor from Barcelona graduated in drama studies by the Col·legi de Teatre de Barcelona.
He’s been 12 years working as a professional actor. He has worked mainly in theater, but also in cinema, television and publicity. He’s a member of the Barcelona Theatre company LAminimAL Theatre – company founded by notorious playwright and director José Sanchis Sinisterra and Brazilian director Daniela de Vecchi – with whom he has participated, one way or another, in its 5 shows until the moment. Since 2016 he is an active member of the playwriting group Peripècies, resident group in Sala Beckett – coordinated by Sergi Belbel – with whom he has taken part in its 3 shows until the moment, as actor, director and playwright.
He has recently shot the Spanish series of Estoy Vivo and Capítulo 0 with Ernesto Sevilla and Joaquín Reyes. His first international production as an actor was in the series SNATCH.

Besides his acting studies, he has also a degree in Architecture by the Escola Tècnica d’Arquitectura del Vallès.

TRAINING

2006	Degree in drama. Col.legi de teatre de Barcelona.
2019 – 2020	Singing with Yazmina Azlor, Miguel Manzo and Nelida Sempere. Stage swordfight (advanced level) with Jesús Esperanza. Musical Theatre Lab. Coord: Alberto Sánchez Diezma.
2020	Casting and acting seminar with Tonucha Vidal and Javier Luna.
2019	Cinema acting seminar with Montxo Armendaritz.
2018	Casting preparation with Pep Armengol. Freeing your natural voice with Alyssa Ciccarello. Voice course for actors, Kristin Linklater’s method. Working in French with Nathalie Cheron, Frank Stein Studio.
2017	Acting in English with Luci Lenox, Frank Stein Studio. Spanish classical theatre with Júlia Barceló.
2010	Shaekespeare Comedy with Ferran Audí. Alta Realitat.
2008	Commedia dell’Arte with Felipe Cabezas.
2008-6	Clown with: Sergi Estebanell, Sofie Gazel/Pablo Contestabile from Le Theatre Organic-France, David Gol and Eric de Bont from Bont’s International Clownschool, Ibiza.
2004	Musical theatre at Memory School of musical theatre.

TV, FILM & PUBLICITY

2020	ESTOY VIVO. TVE series. Temp 4 chapter 4. TIEMPO FÁCIL. Film (in production). Dir: Luis Suárez.
2019	CAPÍTULO 0: Silly Gardens. Series for Movistar+. S02e02. Dir: Ernesto Sevilla. Obra maestra. Diferent directors. ESCAC Prod. Presentation Video for FLIRT Agency. Ohyouflirt.com. Correos campaign (voice). H&S campaign Middle East. Christmas Suchard campaign (with Paco León).
2018	Joom’s campaign. Prod: CANADA. Pescanova’s campaign. Prod: HARRY. Dir: Dionissio Naranjo. SNATCH, Season 2. TV Series. Dir: Tom Dey. Script: Alex de Rakoff. Prod: CRACKLE, a SONY Network. Llàtzer. Shortfilm. Dir: Dermot Arrigan. Script: Julia Canosa Serra. Prod: Barder Productions. Aquella Noche (That Night). Shortfilm. Dir: Nicola Federico Onnis.
2017	Qué te apptece. Ad for Just Eat. You gotta go. Ad for Wallapop USA.
2016	Una pistola en cada mano (A gun in each hand). Shortfilm. Universitat Blanquerna.
2014	Evasión. Shortfilm. Dir: Cristina de Diego. Comunicación Audiovisual Universitat Blanquerna.

THEATRE

2020	Feliç Diwali from Xavier Morató. Dir: Xavier Morató. Prod: Apunta Teatre. Sala Versus Glòries, Barcelona.
2018	Apocalypse Uploaded from Albert Pijuan. Dir: Daniela De Vechi. Prod: LaminimAL Teatre. Fringe Madrid Festival, Firatàrrega Festival, Teatre Auditori Sant Cugat, Escenari Brossa (June 2019), Barcelona. BBVA price finalist. POR de laboratori Peripècies. Dir: Sergi Belbel. June and September at Sala Beckett Barcelona. I/IF, from the Peripècies laboratory. Dir: Sergi Belbel. June and September at Sala Beckett, Barcelona. 8×8. Performance at Sant Antoni’s marquet opening day.
2017	La família Monstre (The Munsters). Prod: Viu el teatre. Fantasmes (Ghosts) diferent playwriters. Dir: Sergi Belbel. Prod: Peripècies. Sala Beckett. El Perro del Hortelano (The dog in the manger) from Lope de Vega. Prod Tutatis. Tour. Don Quixote de la Mancha from Miguel de Cervantes. Dir: Daniela de Vecchi. Prod: Tutatis. Tour.
2015-18	Hem perdut la Flama (We lost the flame) from Martí Gallén. Dir: Martí Gallén. Píndoles Festival, Barcelona, special price from the jury. Teatredebutxaca Festival, Ciutadella, Menorca. On tour.
2013-16	El suicidio del elefante hipotecado (The morgaged suicidal elephant). From José Sanchis Sinisterra. Dir: Daniela de Vecchi. Prod: LAminimAL Teatre. Teatre Tantarantana, ATIC 22. BARTS Club, Sala BARTS. La Seca-Espai Brossa. Tour.
2015	La supervivència de les lluernes (The survival of the fireflies), from Juan Mayorga, D. De Vecchi and J.S.Sinisterra. Dir: Daniela de Vecchi. Prod: LAminimAL Teatre. Àtic 22, Teatre Tantarantana. FiraTarrega Festival. Grec Festival. Frinje Festival, Naves del Español, Madrid. Temporada Alta Festival, Girona. Teatre Romea, ciclo OFF, Barcelona. Tour.
2014	El petit Dalí (The young Salvador Dalí). Prod: Únics Produccions / Viu el teatre. Teatre Poliorama. Tour.
2013	La grandesa d’ésser un entre tants (The greatness of being one amongst others). Dir: Daniela de Vecchi. Prod:LAminimAL Teatre. Sala Atrium. OID, Sala Beckett. Sala La Planeta, Girona.
2011	Are you ready?! Dir: Daniela de Vecchi. Prod: Tutatis Prod. Tour. Production in English.
2008	Faust from Christopher Marlowe. Dir. Fréderick Ruymen. Théâtre de la Balsamine, Bruxelles, Belgium. Production in french.
2006	Edmond from David Mamet. Dir: Xicu Masó.
2005	Los figurantes (The extras) from José Sanchis Sinisterra. Dir: Raimon Molins.

AS PLAYWRIGHT / DIRECTOR

Training

2019	Silence in Theatre dramaturgy course with Juan Mayorga.
2018	Bye bye Aristotle dramaturgy course with José Sanchis Sinisterra.
2016	Writing and acting with Sergi Belbel. Theatre writing course for actors. Obrador Internacional de dramaturgia, Sala Beckett, Barcelona.

Plays

2018	Conan, el Candidato. Lecture at “Assajar és de Covards”, April, Tantarantana Theatre. On pre-production. Factor redes and Los locos cuentos de los hermanos Grimm, two inedit plays for 10 and 11 years old children. Premiere in Cornellà, June 2018.
2017-18	Director and playwright member and founder of the PERIPÈCIES group resident in SALA BECKETT BARCELONA, amongst other playwrights and directors. Shows untill the moment: Fantasmes and FI/IF.
2016	Don Quixote de la Mancha. Adaptation of the famous play by Miguel de Cervantes for young and teenage audiences. Production: Tutatis. Distribution: Traneduca. Dir: Daniela De Vecchi.
2015	Neil LaButte’s Liar’s Club . Director and adaptation. B-Sides Company. La Bòbila Auditorium in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat.
2012	An unexpected gift. Shortfilm for Notodofilm Festival. Director.

LANGUAGES / SKILLS / OTHERS

Languages	Spanish (Native) Catalan (Native) English (High level/Certificate in Advanced English) French (High level/DELF B2)
Dancing	Contact-improvisation with Ramón Roig. Swing/Lindy-hop, 4 years. Tap-dance, 2 years.
Sports	Jai-Alai (15 years playing), Martial arts: MMA / Muay Thai (2 years practice) and Aikido (3 years practice), Diving (PADI Open Water degree), ski and snowboard (Medium-high level), skateboard (Basic – no tricks), tenis and padel.
Music	Singing (3 years formation, bariton voice). Modern guitar and songwriting.
Other studies	Degree in Architecture at ETSAV School. Class of 2010.
Driving licence	B2 (Car) and A (Any motorcicle).