Jamie Martz was born in Evanston, Illinois. Through his career, he has appeared in films like Jarhead (with James Morrison), Eagle Eye (with Anthony Azizi, Bill Smitrovich, and Dariush Kashani), Cloverfield, and Fortress (with Manu Intiraymi and Jeremy Ray Valdez).

In 2012, Martz appeared in an episode of Touch, which also stars Kiefer Sutherland. The episode was directed by Milan Cheylov, and also featured Sprague Grayden. He has also appeared in shows like The Shield (with Benito Martinez), Medical Investigation (with Dean Norris), NCIS (with Pauley Perrette), The 4400 (with Megalyn Echikunwoke), Crossing Jordan (with Ravi Kapoor), and Cold Case (with Jaime Gomez and Mare Winningham).