Martin Sacks
Sacks attending the2016 TV Week Logie Awards, May 2016
Born	Martin Colin Sacks (1959-10-16)16 October 1959 (age 65) Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Kate Sacks (née Allen)
Awards	1998–2002: SilverLogie award for Most Popular Actor – for his role asPJ Hasham inBlue Heelers

Martin Colin Sacks (born 16 October 1959) is an Australian actor who is chiefly known for his 12-year role onBlue Heelers from 1993 to 2005.

Sacks was born in Sydney. He got into acting after a bit part in an episode ofThe Love Boat when it was filming in the Pacific. His first role came about in the seriesThe Restless Years in 1977, which started him on the television circuit in Australia. He emigrated to Hollywood in the 1980s, guest starring in series such asthirtysomething, but preferred Australia, and so he returned there after a few years. Also had guest appearances in:Love in Limbo,Encounters,Irresistible Force,Fields of Fire III,All the Way,Touch the Sun: Princess Kate,Slate, Wyn & Me,Sentiments,Emoh Ruo,Stock Squad andThe City's Edge. AlsoJake and the Fatman.

Sacks took the role ofDetective P.J. Hasham in the 1993 seriesBlue Heelers. The show rocketed him to fame, most notably his 7-year "will-they-or-won't-they" relationship withConstable Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) which ended with her death in the programme's seventh season.

During the time he starred on the show, Sacks married Kate and had two children, Jack and Ned and had leading roles in two major Australianminiseries:Do or Die andMy Husband, My Killer (both 2001).

After playing P.J. for twelve years, and being one of only three original cast still on the show in the twelfth season, Sacks leftBlue Heelers in August 2005. Sacks asked the producers not to kill his character, so that he could return for a guest spot in the future. He did not get the chance, however: the show was cancelled in early 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Sacks is also a director, having directed episodes ofBlue Heelers,All Saints and a short film calledCrushed.

Sacks also starred in the 2008 Australian TV hit,Underbelly, portrayingunderworldloansharkMario Condello. In 2010, Sacks guest starred in three different shows –City Homicide,Rescue: Special Ops andSea Patrol. In 2013 he appeared inWentworth.

In 2025, Sacks was named in the cast for the upcoming Netflix seriesThe Survivors.^[1]

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