Martin is a trained British actor and former professional ballet dancer who was recently dubbed "commandingly sexy..." by the New York Times. His early acting credits include; Michael, west end production of Peter Pan, Oliver, west end production of Oliver, Young Pip (opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins) in Disney's Great Expectations, Dominic Barber in the Central TV pilot, Zero Option and the same character in the resulting series, Saracen. At 11 years old he joined the Royal Ballet School, graduating at 17 into London's Royal Ballet Company. In a 12 year career he danced many principal roles, including; Crown Prince Rudolf in Mayerling, Onegin in Onegin, Colas in La Fille Mal Gardee, Lescaut in Manon and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. He then went on to appear as Johnny Castle in the hit west end production of Dirty Dancing, for which he received the UK Critics' Circle Spotlight Award. Martin is now based out of New York where he has appeared on screen alongside Alan Rickman and William H. Macy, on TV in Gossip Girl and All My Children and on stage with the Metropolitan Opera in Carmen and Manon Lescaut. He also received rave reviews for his portrayals of Zach in A Chorus Line and the Carnival Boy in Carousel.
