Diogo C. Martins

Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. His artistic aspirations brought him to New York where he has resided for over 10 years. He holds a MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School. Diogo is one of the proud Co-Artistic directors of Saudade Theatre, the only theatre company based in the United States devoted to the production of Portuguese works. He is also an original member of the Actors Theatre of New York and a member of the LAByrinth Theatre Intensive Ensemble 2014. Theatre Credits include: My Favorite Suicide (AMAW L.A., World Premiere), The Constitution (Under St. Marks, American premiere), Tennessee on the Hudson (The Box Theater), The Accident (The Kraine Theater, winner of the Best Drama Award at The Frigid Festival 2015), Gruesome Playground Injuries (Gibney Theater), to name a few. Besides his work in theatre, Diogo has been involved in a number of independent short films and has lent his voice to a series of other projects, most notably the audio-book version of José Saramago's "Skylight".