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Jesse L. Martin was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia.
He is best known for portraying NYPD detective Ed Green on NBC's Law & Order. However, he has appeared in series such as Ally McBeal, The X-Files, and Smash.
Martin also starred as Detective Joe West in the CW's new series, The Flash.
Jesse L Martin can currently be seen as behavioral psychologist Alec Mercer in the NBC series The Irrational.