
Jesse L. Martin
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1969-01-18 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
- Also known as
- Джессі Ламонт Мартін
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
TV Shows (24)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Detective Ed Green

Law & Order
1990
as Ed Green

The Flash
2014
as Joe West

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Ed Green

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

The X-Files
1993
as Josh Exley

The View
1997
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Supergirl
2015
as Joe West

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer

Smash
2012
as Scott Nichols
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self

New York Undercover
1994
as Mustafa Hawkins

Ally McBeal
1997
as Dr. Greg Butters

The Irrational
2023
as Alec Mercer

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Ed Green

Rachael Ray
2006
as Self

Guiding Light
1952
as Keith

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Cast of Rent

Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
as Detective Ed Green

How It Really Happened
2017
as Self - Host

The Philanthropist
2009
as Philip Maidstone

413 Hope St.
1997
as Antonio Collins
Movies (25)

Rent
2005
as Tom Collins

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self

Joyful Noise
2012
as Marcus Hill

Puncture
2011
as Daryl King

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Postal Worker

Rent
2019
as Self

PH-1
2026
as Professor Huntley

The Cake Eaters
2007
as Judd

Restaurant
1999
as Quincy

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
2008
as Himself (uncredited)

A Christmas Carol
2004
as Ghost of Christmas Present / Ticket Seller

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
as Self
Sexual Healing
as Marvin Gaye

Peter and Vandy
2009
as Paul

Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
2013
as Greg Cooke

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
as Self

F--k
2010
as Jesse

Deep in My Heart
1999
as Don Williams

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem
2004
as Self

Buffalo Bushido
2009
as Shawn

Re:Uniting
2023
as Michael

Season of Youth
2003
as Roc Williams

The Fastest Man Alive
2015
as Self

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
2008
as Narrator
About Jesse L. Martin
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. With 49 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Jesse L. Martin has appeared in 25 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jesse L. Martin Movies
- Rent (2005) — as Tom Collins
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) — as Self
- Joyful Noise (2012) — as Marcus Hill
- Puncture (2011) — as Daryl King
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) — as Postal Worker
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