Jesse Martin is the stage name for American actor Jesse Lamont Watkins. He is known for his role in the series Law and Order. Also on the account of Jesse are many roles in Broadway theater productions.
Biography and personal life
Jesse Martin was born on January 18, 1969 in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He grew up in a large family of a truck driver and a college adviser. The parents of the future actor divorced when he was little. Jesse's mother remarried, and the family moved from their home state, settling in Buffalo in New York. Jesse's pronunciation was different from the local reprimand, and he began to be shy of his accent. To overcome shyness, one of the teachers sent Martin to the theater circle. So he loved the scene.
Martin was educated at the Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. Jesse received the title of the most talented student. He continued his studies at the Tish School of the Arts, which belongs to New York University. Little is known about the actor’s personal life. He does not maintain accounts on social networks and does not advertise his relationship.
Filmography
In 1998, Martin was invited to the role of Quincy in the film "Restaurant". The hero is in love with an African-American who works as a waitress. There are prejudices about mixed couples in society. Can the love of heroes resist others? A year later, Jesse could be seen in the drama Deep in My Heart. He played Don Williams. The film received an Emmy. In 2004, the actor received a role in the television musical The Ghosts of Christmas. This fantastic drama was presented at the Alba Regia International Film Festival in Hungary. In 2005, Martin could be seen as Tom Collins in the musical Bohemia. The film tells several stories of representatives of the bohemian New York.
Then he played Judah in the comedy melodrama Sweet Midnight about men who are destined to lose their beloved women. The main role was played by the popular actress Kristen Stewart. Later, the actor appeared in the film "Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa" and the film "Peter and Wendy". In this romantic picture, events are presented without any chronological order. In 2009, Jesse was offered a role in the film "Bushido Buffalo." The thriller was presented at the Queens International Film Festival.
He later played Darlell King in the biographical drama "Puncture." The plot tells about the struggle of a young lawyer with a medical organization. The film raises the problem of drug addiction. Then there were roles in the films "Hallelujah", "Joyous Noise" (Marcus Hill), "The Secret Life of Husbands and Wives" (Greg). One of the last works of the actor is the role of Marvin in the film "Sexual Attraction", the release of which is planned for 2020.
Serials
At the beginning of her television career, Jesse starred in the series Guiding Light. He walked from 1952 to 2009. He then played Quincy in the drama "One Life to Live." Martin later got the role of Ed Green in the series Law and Order. It was this character that made the actor famous. This criminal detective became the owner of the Guild of Actors and Emmys. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Jesse later starred in the science fiction series The X-Files. His character in this famous detective story is Josh.
In 1994, the detective series "Undercover Police Officers" began. Here, Martin played the role of Foster. The series went on 1999 year. Then the actor starred in the TV series "Ellie McBeal", "Law and Order. Special Corps" as Ed Green was already known to the audience and with the same character in the detective "Law and Order. Criminal Intent, " which went from 2001 to 2011. Ed Green, played by Jesse, appears in the series Law & Order: Jury Trial and Andy Barker Private Detective. In 2009, the start of the Philanthropy series begins, where Martin got the role of Philip. He then played Scott in Life as a Show and voiced Kai in Sofia the Beautiful. In the series "Flash" the actor got the role of Joe West. He played him in Supergirl.
