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Cliff Martinez(I)

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  • Actor
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Cliff Martinez was born on 5 February 1954 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Only God Forgives (2013), The Neon Demon (2016) and Drive (2011).
BornFebruary 5, 1954
BornFebruary 5, 1954
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 17 wins & 32 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ryan Gosling in Only God Forgives (2013)
    Only God Forgives
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 2013
    Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, and Abbey Lee in The Neon Demon (2016)
    The Neon Demon
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 2016
    Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
    Drive
    7.8
    • Composer
    • 2011
    Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic (2000)
    Traffic
    7.6
    • Composer
    • 2000

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Larken Woodward in Asphalt Inferno (2024)
      Asphalt Inferno
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Touch of Crude (2022)
      Touch of Crude
      6.5
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Copenhagen Cowboy (2022)
      Copenhagen Cowboy
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Rachel Griffiths, Mia Healey, Charles Alexander, Tanner Ray Rook, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sophia Ali, Reign Edwards, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Reed Shannon, Jenna Clause, Sarah Pidgeon, Erana James, Shannon Berry, Alex Fitzalan, and Zack Calderon in The Wilds (2020)
      The Wilds
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2020–2022
    • Zoë Kravitz in Kimi (2022)
      Kimi
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • John Hawkes, Jena Malone, Miles Teller, Augusto Aguilera, Cristina Rodlo, and Nell Tiger Free in Too Old to Die Young (2019)
      Too Old to Die Young
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Olivia in Game Night (2018)
      Game Night
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Zoe Saldana in The Legend of Red Hand (2018)
      The Legend of Red Hand
      6.0
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista, and Sterling K. Brown in Hotel Artemis (2018)
      Hotel Artemis
      6.1
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Gerard Butler, Maurice Compte, Evan Jones, Mo McRae, Brian Van Holt, Pablo Schreiber, 50 Cent, Kaiwi Lyman, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves (2018)
      Den of Thieves
      7.0
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2018
    • Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)
      The Foreigner
      7.0
      • Composer (music by)
      • 2017
    • Jonah Hill and Miles Teller in War Dogs (2016)
      War Dogs
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Elle Fanning, Bella Heathcote, and Abbey Lee in The Neon Demon (2016)
      The Neon Demon
      6.1
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • The Secret Slaves of the Middle East
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Jack Amiel, Michael Angarano, Michael Begler, David Fierro, Eric Johnson, Clive Owen, Molly Price, Reg Rogers, Perry Yung, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson, Zuzanna Szadkowski, André Holland, Maya Kazan, Leila Jean Davis, Melissa O'Donnell, Ying Ying Li, and Morgan Assante in The Knick (2014)
      The Knick
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2014–2015

    Music Department

    • Tobias Bastian Them Burø, Bastian Lars Andreasen, Vigga Rohweder, and Morgan Batchelor in BaseBoys (2018)
      BaseBoys
      6.9
      TV Series
      • music
      • 2018
    • Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)
      The Foreigner
      7.0
      • composer: theme music
      • 2017
    • Troy Baker in Far Cry 4 (2014)
      Far Cry 4
      8.0
      Video Game
      • music producer
      • 2014
    • Jared Leto and Lukas Forchhammer in Artifact (2012)
      Artifact
      7.9
      • composer: theme music
      • 2012
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2012
    • In the Beginning (2009)
      In the Beginning
      7.1
      • music scoring engineer
      • 2009
    • First Snow (2006)
      First Snow
      6.2
      • score producer
      • 2006
    • Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, and Diane Kruger in Wicker Park (2004)
      Wicker Park
      6.9
      • score producer
      • 2004
    • Jesse Bradford in King of the Hill (1993)
      King of the Hill
      7.3
      • composer: graduation music
      • 1993
    • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
      Pee-wee's Playhouse
      8.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 1987

    Actor

    • Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?! (1992)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?!
      7.4
      Video
      • 1992
    • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in Tough Guys (1986)
      Tough Guys
      6.2
      • Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
      • 1986
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Catholic School Girls Rule
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Cliff Martinez
      • 1985
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers: Jungle Man (1985)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Jungle Man
      5.5
      Music Video
      • Cliff Martinez
      • 1985
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers: True Men Don't Kill Coyotes (1984)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers: True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Cliff Martinez
      • 1984
    • Ice Cream for Crow (1982)
      Ice Cream for Crow
      Short
      • 1982

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    Red Band Trailer
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    Red Band Trailer
    Severe Clear
    Trailer 2:02
    Severe Clear

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • February 5, 1954
      • The Bronx, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Unused music: Out of Sight (1998)

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      Used to play drums for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
    • Trademarks
        Recurring collaborations with Steven Soderbergh

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