Jesse L. Martin

Jesse L. Martin
Martin at the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014 for The Flash
Born
Jesse Lamont Watkins

(1969-01-18) January 18, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materNew York University (BA)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1993–present

Jesse Lamont Martin ( Watkins; January 18, 1969) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role of Tom Collins on Broadway in the musical Rent and performed on television as NYPD Detective Ed Green on Law & Order, Captain Joe West on The Flash, and professor Alec Mercer on The Irrational.