Jesse L. Martin

Jesse L. Martin

Born: January 18, 1969
in Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
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.

Movies for Jesse L. Martin...

Re:Uniting
Title: Re:Uniting
Character: Michael
Released: October 29, 2023
Type: Movie
Follows six best friends from college, now in their 40s, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are revealed, one will force them all to reevaluate their lives
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Title: The Irrational
Character: Alec Mercer
Released: September 25, 2023
Type: TV
Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law enforcement. However, he meets his match in a female domestic terror suspect who turns his world upside down.
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Rent
Title: Rent
Character: Himself
Released: January 27, 2019
Type: Movie
The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.
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Title: How It Really Happened with Jesse L. Martin
Character: Host
Released: January 27, 2017
Type: TV
Wondering how the events really happened, HLN's original series revisits and reveals new answers to notorious crimes, mysteries, trials, and celebrity tragedies with enlightening interviews and access to the vast CNN news library. Included are fresh accounts from witnesses who speak publicly about the cases for the first time.
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Title: Supergirl
Character: Joe West
Released: October 26, 2015
Type: TV
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
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Title: The Flash
Character: Joe West
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.
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Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
Title: Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
Character: Greg Cooke
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A murder in suburban California complicates the lives of three couples and their families.
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Title: Smash
Character: Scott Nichols
Released: February 6, 2012
Type: TV
A songwriting duo tries to create a hit with a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
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Joyful Noise
Title: Joyful Noise
Character: Marcus Hill
Released: January 13, 2012
Type: Movie
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
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Puncture
Title: Puncture
Character: Daryl King
Released: September 23, 2011
Type: Movie
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
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F--k
Title: F--k
Character: Jesse
Released: April 7, 2010
Type: Movie
Some people will do anything to find the location.
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Title: For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Character: Self (voice)
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the sacrifices and accomplishments of African-American service men and women since the earliest days of the republic.
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Buffalo Bushido
Title: Buffalo Bushido
Character: Shawn
Released: November 14, 2009
Type: Movie
A man returns home from exile unknowingly seeking the truth
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Title: The Philanthropist
Character: Philip Maidstone
Released: June 24, 2009
Type: TV
The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers. On October 21, 2009, the series was canceled by NBC. Fans attempts to keep the show on the air using Facebook and a charitable cause called "Save The Philanthropist through Charity" were unsuccessful.
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Peter and Vandy
Title: Peter and Vandy
Character: Paul
Released: January 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Title: A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Character: Postal Worker
Released: December 17, 2008
Type: Movie
When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.
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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Title: Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Character: Himself (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 2008
Type: Movie
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
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Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Title: Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Character: Narrator
Released: May 7, 2008
Type: Movie
When Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music. More than a superb vocalist and subtle composer, he was a visionary who expressed the tenor of his times. Both radical and romantic, a self-taught singer with a flair for autobiographical revelation, he thrived on confession and loved candor.
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The Cake Eaters
Title: The Cake Eaters
Character: Judd
Released: April 29, 2007
Type: Movie
The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.
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Title: Rachael Ray
Released: September 18, 2006
Type: TV
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is an American talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006. It is filmed at Chelsea Television Studios in New York City. The show's 8th season premiered on September 9, 2013, and became the last Harpo show in syndication to switch to HD with a revamped studio. In January 2012, CBS Television Distribution announced a two-year renewal for the show, taking it through the 2013–14 season.
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Title: No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Character: Himself
Released: August 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire cast, and dozens of friends and family of Jonathan Larson.
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Rent
Title: Rent
Character: Tom Collins
Released: November 17, 2005
Type: Movie
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a tragedy has made Roger numb to new experiences, Mark begins capturing their world through his attempts to make a personal movie. In the year that follows, they and their friends deal with love, loss, and working together.
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Title: Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character: Ed Green
Released: March 3, 2005
Type: TV
The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.
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A Christmas Carol
Title: A Christmas Carol
Character: Ghost of Christmas Present / Ticket Seller
Released: November 28, 2004
Type: Movie
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Title: The Tony Danza Show
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2004
Type: TV
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.
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Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem
Title: Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem
Character: Himself
Released: June 19, 2004
Type: Movie
Some of the world's best jazz, R & B, hip-hop, rap, gospel and Latin musicians perform classic and modern songs in this 2004 benefit show celebrating the 70th year of Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. Performers include Natalie Cole, Ashanti, Brian McKnight, Yolanda Adams with the Abyssinian Baptist Choir, James Ingram, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone and Arturo Sandoval.
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Season of Youth
Title: Season of Youth
Character: Roc Williams
Released: March 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Obsessed with the notion that all African-Americans are not only inferior but also criminals, privileged prep school student Taylor (Jonathan Bennett) begins desperately stalking a black classmate named Flint, waiting for him to prove his racist theory right. But when Flint strikes up a relationship with Taylor's sister, Matty, Taylor's hatred takes a violent turn. Ethan Cohn, Jim Gaffigan, Jesse L. Martin and Ernest Waddell co-star.
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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Title: The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 2002
Type: Movie
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, Joel Gray, Kc & the Sunshine Band, Eartha Kitt, Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah and more?
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Detective Ed Green
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Restaurant
Title: Restaurant
Character: Quincy
Released: January 28, 2000
Type: Movie
A few young waiters at a popular New Jersey restaurant are dreaming of becoming actors or otherwise getting into the artistic community.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Detective Ed Green
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Deep in My Heart
Title: Deep in My Heart
Character: Don Williams
Released: February 14, 1999
Type: Movie
A black woma is reunited with her white birth mother after being given up for adoption.
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Title: 413 Hope St.
Character: Antonio Collins
Released: September 11, 1997
Type: TV
413 Hope Street is the physical address of a crisis center, catering to inner city youth and their families. The doctors, surgeons, psychologists, and social workers work together to provide the best possible support to anyone walking in their door.
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Title: Ally McBeal
Character: Dr. Greg Butters
Released: September 8, 1997
Type: TV
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self - Cast of Rent
Released: June 10, 1996
Type: TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
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Title: New York Undercover
Character: Mustafa Hawkins
Released: September 8, 1994
Type: TV
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Title: The X-Files
Character: Josh Exley
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Ed Green
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: Tony Awards
Character: Self - Performer
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: TV
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.
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Sexual Healing
Title: Sexual Healing
Character: Marvin Gaye
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A look at the last years of Marvin Gaye's life, from his parting ways with Motown and self-imposed exile to Europe, to his relationship with Freddy Cousaert, the promoter who guided the singer through the recording of his biggest-selling album, Midnight Love.