Jesse L. Martin
Known for acting · Born 18 January 1969 · 57 · Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
51 credits
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
2014
Law & Order
1990
Ally McBeal
1997
The Irrational
2023
Rent
2005
A Christmas Carol
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Smash
2012
Peter and Vandy
2009
Puncture
2011
Joyful Noise
2012
The Cake Eaters
2007
Acting (49)
2026PH-1Professor HuntleyFilm
2023The IrrationalAlec Mercer · 29 episodesSeries
2023Re:UnitingMichaelFilm
2019RentSelfFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2017How It Really HappenedSelf - Host · 8 episodesSeries
2015SupergirlJoe WestSeries
2015The Fastest Man AliveSelfFilm
2014The FlashJoe West · 177 episodesSeries
2013Secret Lives of Husbands and WivesGreg CookeFilm
2012Joyful NoiseMarcus HillFilm
2012SmashScott Nichols · 9 episodesSeries
2011PunctureDaryl KingFilm
2010F--kJesseFilm
2009Peter and VandyPaulFilm
2009The PhilanthropistPhilip Maidstone · 8 episodesSeries
2009Buffalo BushidoShawnFilm
2008Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayHimself (uncredited)Film
2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaPostal WorkerFilm
2008Marvin Gaye: What's Going OnNarratorFilm
2007The Cake EatersJuddFilm
2007Andy Barker, P.I.Detective Ed GreenSeries
2006Rachael RaySelfSeries
2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'SelfFilm
2005RentTom CollinsFilm
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryEd GreenSeries
2004A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present / Ticket SellerFilm
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2004Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in HarlemSelfFilm
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelfFilm
2003Season of YouthRoc WilliamsFilm
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'SelfFilm
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentEd GreenSeries
2000Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary SpecialFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDetective Ed Green · 2 episodesSeries
1999RestaurantQuincyFilm
1999Deep in My HeartDon WilliamsFilm
1997Ally McBealDr. Greg Butters · 12 episodesSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997413 Hope St.Antonio Collins · 10 episodesSeries
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Cast of RentSeries
1994New York UndercoverMustafa HawkinsSeries
1993The X-FilesJosh ExleySeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1990Law & OrderEd Green · 202 episodesSeries
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - PerformerSeries
1952Guiding LightKeithSeries
—Sexual HealingMarvin GayeFilm
Directing (1)
2017The Letter CarrierDirector, Story, Executive Producer, SongsFilm
Production (1)
2023The IrrationalProducerSeries