Jesse L. Martin

Jesse L. Martin

ActorProducerDirectorSoundWriter Jan 18 (age 57) Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA 1988–2026 (38 year career)

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Biography

Jesse Lamont Martin (né Watkins; January 18, 1969) is an American actor and singer. He originated the role of Tom Collins on Broadway in the musical Rent and performed on television as NYPD Detective Ed Green on Law & Order and Captain Joe West on The Flash.

Known For

The Flash

The Flash

Joe West

Law & Order

Law & Order

Ed Green

Rent

Rent

Tom Collins

Puncture

Puncture

Daryl King

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Himself (uncredited)

Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

Marcus Hill

Rent

Rent

Self

The Irrational

The Irrational

Alec Mercer

Filmography

Acting (53)

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Movies (26)

PH-1

PH-1

as Professor Huntley

Apr 10

Re:Uniting

Re:Uniting

as Michael

Rent

Rent

as Self

The Fastest Man Alive

The Fastest Man Alive

as Self

Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives

as Greg Cooke

Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

as Marcus Hill

Puncture

Puncture

as Daryl King

F--k

F--k

as Jesse

Peter and Vandy

Peter and Vandy

as Paul

Buffalo Bushido

Buffalo Bushido

as Shawn

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Postal Worker

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

as Himself (uncredited)

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

as Narrator

The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters

as Judd

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

as Self

Rent

Rent

as Tom Collins

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

as Ghost of Christmas Present / Ticket Seller

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

as Self

Season of Youth

Season of Youth

as Roc Williams

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

as Self

Restaurant

Restaurant

as Quincy

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

Law and Order: Justice

Law and Order: Justice

as Ed Green

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

as Don Williams

Sexual Healing

as Marvin Gaye

Television (27)

The Irrational

The Irrational

as Alec Mercer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

How It Really Happened

How It Really Happened

as Self - Host

Supergirl

Supergirl

as Joe West

The Flash

The Flash

as Joe West

The Flash

The Flash

as Joe West

Smash

Smash

as Scott Nichols

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

as Philip Maidstone

Andy Barker, P.I.

Andy Barker, P.I.

as Detective Ed Green

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

as Self

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Ed Green

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Ed Green

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Ed Green

The View

The View

as Self

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as Dr. Greg Butters

413 Hope St.

413 Hope St.

as Antonio Collins

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Cast of Rent

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as Mustafa Hawkins

The X-Files

The X-Files

as Josh Exley

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ed Green

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ed Green

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Guiding Light

Guiding Light

as Keith

Crew (5)

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Movies (4)

The Letter Carrier

Director

The Letter Carrier

Executive Producer

The Letter Carrier

Songs

The Letter Carrier

Story

Television (1)

The Irrational

The Irrational

Producer