Oscar Martinez is a fictional character from the US mockumentary-style television series The Office played by Cuban-American actor Oscar Nunez.[1] Martinez was one of the few openly gay characters in broadcast television at the time that the series aired.[2]
Nunez, who is straight, did not know his character might be gay when he first signed on.[3] For the 2006–2007 season, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) reported he was the only LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) person of color character on a regular series.[4]
For the 2007–2008 season he was the "only remaining gay character on a half-hour comedy program" and the only LGBT lead or supporting character who is a person of color.[5]