Person
Jesse L. Martin
Acting · Born 1969-01-18 · Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detective Ed Green
Law & Order
Ed Green
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ed Green
The Flash
Joe West
The X-Files
Josh Exley
Supergirl
Joe West
The View
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Filmography
- 2026PH-1Professor Huntley
- 2023Re:UnitingMichael
- 2023The IrrationalAlec Mercer
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019RentSelf
- 2017How It Really HappenedSelf - Host
- 2017The Letter CarrierDirector
- 2015SupergirlJoe West
- 2015The Fastest Man AliveSelf
- 2014The FlashJoe West
- 2013Secret Lives of Husbands and WivesGreg Cooke
- 2012SmashScott Nichols
- 2012Joyful NoiseMarcus Hill
- 2011PunctureDaryl King
- 2010F--kJesse
- 2009Buffalo BushidoShawn
- 2009The PhilanthropistPhilip Maidstone
- 2009Peter and VandyPaul
- 2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaPostal Worker
- 2008Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayHimself (uncredited)
- 2008Marvin Gaye: What's Going OnNarrator
- 2007The Cake EatersJudd
- 2007Andy Barker, P.I.Detective Ed Green
- 2006Rachael RaySelf
- 2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Self
- 2005RentTom Collins
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryEd Green
- 2004A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present / Ticket Seller
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
- 2004Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in HarlemSelf
- 2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2003Season of YouthRoc Williams
- 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentEd Green
- 2000Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDetective Ed Green
- 1999RestaurantQuincy
- 1999Deep in My HeartDon Williams
- 1997413 Hope St.Antonio Collins
- 1997Ally McBealDr. Greg Butters
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Cast of Rent
- 1994New York UndercoverMustafa Hawkins
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993The X-FilesJosh Exley
- 1990Law & OrderEd Green
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
- 1952Guiding LightKeith
- —Sexual HealingMarvin Gaye
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