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Biography

Jesse L. Martin was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He has four older brothers. His parents were truck driver Jesse Reed Watkins and college…more

Born

1/18/1969, Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA

Birth Name

Jesse Lamont Watkins

Gender

Male

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Role
- The Philanthropist
  Philip Maidstone
  - S 1: Ep 8 Haiti
    8/12/09
  - S 1: Ep 7 Kashmir
    8/5/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 San Diego
    7/29/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Kosovo
    7/22/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Nigeria Part II
    7/15/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- Law & Order
  Det. Ed Green
  - S 18: Ep 14 Burn Card
    4/23/08
  - S 18: Ep 13 Angelgrove
    3/19/08
  - S 18: Ep 12 Submission
    3/12/08
  - S 18: Ep 11 Betrayal
    3/5/08
  - S 18: Ep 10 Tango
    2/27/08
  - + 192 More Credits
- Law & Order
  Det. Ed Green (Seasons 10-)
  - S 17: Ep 2 Avatar
    9/29/06
- 413 Hope St.
  Antonio Collins
  - S 1: Ep 10 Falling
    1/1/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 Thanksgiving
    12/25/97
  - S 1: Ep 8 Lost Boys and Gothic Girls
    12/18/97
  - S 1: Ep 7 Quentin Goes Home
    12/11/97
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hate Crimes
    12/4/97
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Ally McBeal
  Dr. Greg Butters
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Green Monster
    5/10/99
  - S 2: Ep 20 Only the Lonely
    5/3/99
  - S 2: Ep 17 Civil War
    4/5/99
  - S 2: Ep 16 Sex, Lies and Politics
    3/1/99
  - S 2: Ep 15 Sideshow
    2/22/99
  - + 6 More Credits
- Ally McBeal
  Greg
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Playing Field
    3/16/98
Guest Star (21)

Role
- The Muppet Show
  Postal Worker
  - S 7: Ep 13 Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas
    12/17/08
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 22: Ep 3 Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
    5/7/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 101 January 16, 2008
    1/16/08
- Andy Barker, P.I.
  Detective Ed Green
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Big No Sleep
    4/14/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2390 Quentin Tarantino, Jesse L. Martin, Brian Kiley
    4/2/07
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 112 February 23, 2007
    2/23/07
  - S 18: Ep 53 November 16, 2005
    11/16/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Host
  - S 19: Ep 19 September 29, 2006
    9/29/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 57 Episode 232
    11/30/05
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 228 November 16, 2005
    11/16/05
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  Det. Ed Green
  - S 1: Ep 8 Skeleton (2)
    4/15/05
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 172 May 21, 2003
    3/21/03
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 48 Show #1050
    11/23/01
  - S 5: Ep 32 Show #844
    10/18/00
  - S 4: Ep 21 Show #645
    10/6/99
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Det. Ed Green
  - S 1: Ep 7 Poison
    11/11/01
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 138 Jesse L. Martin
    5/9/00
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Det. Ed Green
  - S 1: Ep 15 Entitled
    2/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 3 …Or Just Look Like One
    10/4/99
- The X-Files
  Josh Exley
  - S 6: Ep 19 The Unnatural
    4/25/99
- New York Undercover
  Kaylen
  - S 4: Ep 11 Going Native
    6/11/98
- Ally McBeal
  Dr. Greg Butters
- New York Undercover
  Mustafa
  - S 1: Ep 20 All in the Family
    3/16/95
- Ally
  Greg Butters
  - S 1: Ep 12 Happy Birthday

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Law & Order: The 10 Most Memorable Cast Departures

By Louis Peitzman, Apr 11, 2011

Few on-screen deaths have touched the Law & Order universe, but that doesn’t mean characters don’t come and go. Here are the 10 cast departures that are still on our minds. read more
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30 Rock grabs Salma Hayek

By , Oct 03, 2008

No one is scooping up quality guest stars like NBC's 30 Rock. The comedy, which launches season three later this month, has already lined up Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Blake Lively, and Leighton Meester--that's some pretty crazy bling for a… read more

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- Jesse has been nominated for four SAG Awards for Law And Order. From 2000-2002 and in 2004, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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- Jesse was voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Newcomer" in 1999.
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- Jesse shared the 2007 BFCA Critics Choice Award with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova for Best Song for "Falling Slowly" in the movie Once.
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- Jesse L. Martin: (on homosexual themes in Rent, particularly the 'I'll Cover You' scene between his character, Tom Collins, and Angel) You know, if they're not ready, they'll have to get ready because the truth of the matter is ... it's a reality and not only that, if it's really hard for you to swallow, we're singing a beautiful song to sort of lull you into it. You just have to accept it. I mean ... I don't know what else to say. It's unfathomable to me that people even would have a problem with it.
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- Jesse L. Martin: (on Jerry Orbach) He certainly had a whole lot more war stories then I did... the wealth of knowledge that I gained from being next to him 14 hours a day is invaluable, and he literally taught me everything there was to know, I mean he was literally the Prince of New York theatre and I got to work with him every single day.
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- Jesse L. Martin: I have such reverence for teachers, I grew up and I had some of the most dedicated and generous educators and I know for a fact that now it is very difficult to just be a teacher.
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