SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Jesse L. Martin

Full / Real Name: Jesse Lamont Watkins
Born: 18 January 1969 (56 years old)
Gender: Male

Rate:

7.5

Add to Actor Favourites

Bio

Jesse L. Martin is an American actor best known for his roles as Tom Collins in Rent and as Detective Ed Green in the television drama series Law & Order, from 1999-2008.

Martin earned critical acclaim for his recurring role on Ally McBeal as Ally's boyfriend, Dr. Greg Butters.

Additional television credits include a guest starring role as a disenfranchised alien on The X-Files, a series regular on the series 413 Hope Street, and a guest-starring role on the Wolf Films/Studios USA series New York Undercover.

In 2005, Martin reprised his role of Tom in the film adaptation of award-winning musical Rent, having originated the role in the off-Broadway production at the New York Theatre Workshop and carried it through to the Broadway production.

In addition, Martin's film credits include Season of Youth, Restaurant, and The Cake Eaters. Martin will next be seen in the feature films Peter and Vandy and Buffalo Bushido.

He played the role of Philip Maidstone, Teddy's (James Purefoy) best friend and business partner, in the action series The Philanthropist, in 2009.

In 2014 he began starring in the superhero fantasy drama television series The Flash as Detective Joe West, a cop who acts as a surrogate father to Barry and is the father of Iris West.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Dr. Greg Butters

Dr. Greg Butters

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Detective Ed Green

Scott Nichols

Detective Joe West

Detective Joe West

Detective Joe West

Detective Joe West

Detective Joe West

Philip Maidstone

Guard

Josh Exley


LATEST ARTICLES

Gelukbringers Teasers - August 2025

Azra receives a mysterious letter about her dad's murder and chaos unfolds when a video is leaked.


New on TV today: Monday 14 July 2025

Based on real life miniseries Happy Face is on M-Net and Magda Louw returns to kykNET.


New on TV today: Sunday 13 July 2025

Hitler and Churchill take centre stage on HISTORY and Jaws @ 50 debuts on National Geographic.


New on TV today: Saturday 12 July 2025

There's a Predator Countdown on BBC Earth and the return of 1000-lb Sisters and F*ck, That's Delicious.


On Carte Blanche: a dark underworld in our national defence force

12 SANDF members are in court on charges of car theft, kidnapping and murder - and they've just been granted bail.


Lost in Love Teasers - August 2025

Laxmi vows to ruin Mukta and her children's lives if they return home - and then they return home...


Jhanak Teasers - August 2025

Vihaan grows suspicious when Jhanak firmly claims not to know Aniruddha.


New on TV today: Friday 11 July 2025

Disney+ documents Jaws @ 50 and Discovery finds out how to go Faster with Finnegan.


Generations: The Legacy Teasers - August 2025

Tau and Nkaba's paths cross - and it's not a happy reunion.


Cacau Teasers - August 2025

Justino decides to authorise the publication of Cacau's abduction in the press.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.