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| birth_place = [[Metairie, Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref>{{cite webnews |url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2012/08/graham_patrick_martin_to_bridg.html |title=Graham Patrick Martin to bridge the end of 'The Closer' and the start of 'Major Crimes' |work=[[NOLA.com]] |date=August 13, 2012 |accessdateaccess-date=March 24, 2018 |first=Dave |last=Walker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325171406/http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2012/08/graham_patrick_martin_to_bridg.html |archive-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>

'''Graham Patrick Martin''' (born November 14, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Eldridge on ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' (2010–12) and former [[teen]] [[Male prostitution|hustler]] Rusty Beck on the series finale of ''[[The Closer]]'' and in its spinoff series, ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]'' (2012–2018).<ref>{{cite newsmagazine |journalmagazine=[[TV Guide (magazine)|accessdateTV Guide]] |access-date=August 14, 2012 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Closer-Finale-Postmortem-James-Duff-1051943.aspx |title=''The Closer'' Finale Postmortem: Creator James Duff Talks Brenda's Final Confession |date=August 13, 2012 |authorlast=Bryant, |first=Adam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815181236/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Closer-Finale-Postmortem-James-Duff-1051943.aspx |archive-date=August 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[{{Cite news |first=Denise |last=Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/major-crimes-creator-cancellation-james-duff-mary-mcdonnell-1202181565 |title='Major Crimes' Creator Says Cancellation "Was Not At All My Idea"] {{Webarchive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710101952/https://deadline.com/2017/10/major-crimes-creator-cancellation-james-duff-mary-mcdonnell-1202181565/ |archive-date=2018-07-10July }}10, ''2018 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' (last accessed|access-date=November 1, November2017 |date=October 3, 2017)}}</ref> Martin also portrayed [[Bill Engvall]]'s eldestolder son in the sitcom ''[[The Bill Engvall Show]]'' (2007–09).<ref>{{cite news |journalnewspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]] |url=http://blog.nola.com/davewalker/2008/08/metairie_teen_ready_for_second.html |date=August 4, 2008 |title=Metairie teen ready for second season on 'The Bill Engvall Show' |authorlast=Lorando, |first=Mark |accessdateaccess-date=December 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211213541/http://blog.nola.com/davewalker/2008/08/metairie_teen_ready_for_second.html |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Martin attended [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School]] in [[New York City]]. When asked, in a ''TNT Newsroom'' interview, to describe himself, he responded: "I'm a New Yorker from [[New Orleans]] who lives in [[Los Angeles]]."<ref name="tntnewsroom.com">{{cite web |accessdateaccess-date=August 14, 2012 |website=[[TNT (American TV network)|TNT Newsroom]] |title=MAJORMajor CRIMESCrimes Q&A: GETGet TOto KNOWKnow GRAHAMGraham PATRICKPatrick MARTINMartin |date=April 11, 2012 |authorlast=Hamilton, |first=Christina |url=http://tntnewsroom.com/major-crimes-qa-get-to-know-graham-patrick-martin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417074304/http://tntnewsroom.com/major-crimes-qa-get-to-know-graham-patrick-martin/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2012 }}</ref>

When asked what inspired him to act, Martin shared that his older sister was the first in his family to become interested in acting. Martin, his two brothers and sister attended a performing arts summer camp called [[French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts|French Woods]], where: {{cquote|I went for the water sports and horseback riding, but I somehow ended up auditioning for my first play while I was there. I was eight years old at the time, and I was cast in my first musical ''[[The King and I]]''. I did three musicals every summer at French Woods, until I was fifteen. The other influence was [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]. I saw ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' in kindergarten and decided I wanted to be just like him.<ref name="tntnewsroom.com" />}}

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