Martin earned a BS in information and computer science and studied performing arts at the University of California, Irvine. Post graduation he worked for a software company in Mission Viejo and became a systems analyst for the City of Los Angeles. All the while, Martin nurtured his love for acting and joined Lifebook Acting Academy in Hollywood. His connection to the Jesuits began at five years old when a Jesuit friend of the family told him endearingly, “You will become a priest.” The prediction would not come true without the struggle of discernment. At 16, he encountered God on a Kairos retreat led by Jesuit regents. As a novice, he did his short experiment in Jamaica at St. Anne’s Primary in Kingston. He worked in production for Christus Ministries during his first year as a regent. The remaining two years of his regency, he taught digital media arts and ran student life activities at Verbum Dei High School in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Obtaining a master’s degree in digital storytelling from Loyola University Chicago enabled him to assist in content creation for many works, including The Jesuit Post, a website offering a Jesuit, Catholic perspective on the contemporary world, and donor videos for prison ministry programs. Martin earned a Master of Divinity degree and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and served as a deacon at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston. Currently, he is a campus minister at Loyola Marymount University while also pursuing an MFA specializing in screenwriting and producing at Emerson College.
