Graham Patrick Martin

Personal context

Summary

Graham Patrick Martin is an actor known for The Bill Engvall Show, Two and a Half Men, The Closer, and Major Crimes. His roles range from comedy to crime drama; as Rusty Beck in The Closer and Major Crimes, he portrayed a formerly homeless young man whose story included coming out and building a life beyond his past. Martin has said he is straight and discussed wanting Rusty to be portrayed as a complex person, with his humanity given as much weight as his sexual identity. He also participated in a cast public-service announcement with GLSEN opposing bullying; no public statements on party politics or broader DEI advocacy are on record.