Cast & creator
Jesse L. Martin
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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.
Also known as: Джессі Ламонт Мартін
29
film credits
25
television credits
49
1952–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Detective Ed Green
1999
Law & Order
Ed Green
1990
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Flash
Joe West
2014
The View
Self
1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ed Green
2001
The X-Files
Josh Exley
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Supergirl
Joe West
2015
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
New York Undercover
Mustafa Hawkins
1994
Ally McBeal
Greg Butters
1997
Guiding Light
Keith
1952
Rachael Ray
Self
2006
Smash
Scott Nichols
2012
The Irrational
Alec Mercer
2023The Irrational
Producer
2023
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Ed Green
2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Cast of Rent
1996
The Philanthropist
Philip Maidstone
2009
Andy Barker, P.I.
Detective Ed Green
2007
How It Really Happened
Self - Host
2017
413 Hope St.
Antonio Collins
1997
Joyful Noise
Marcus Hill
2012
Puncture
Daryl King
2011
Rent
Tom Collins
2005
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Postal Worker
2008
The Cake Eaters
Judd
2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
PH-1
Professor Huntley
2026
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present / Ticket Seller
2004
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Himself (uncredited)
2008
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
2002
Rent
Self
2019
Deep in My Heart
Don Williams
1999
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
Greg Cooke
2013
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
2006
F--k
Jesse
2010
The Fastest Man Alive
Self
2015
Peter and Vandy
Paul
2009
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem
Self
2004Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Narrator
2008Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
Restaurant
Quincy
1999
Re:Uniting
Michael
2023
Season of Youth
Roc Williams
2003
Buffalo Bushido
Shawn
2009The Letter Carrier
Director
2017The Letter Carrier
Story
2017The Letter Carrier
Executive Producer
2017The Letter Carrier
Songs
2017