Jesse L Martin Biography

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An American actor and singer who is widely popular for his role as police Detective Joe West on the CW's TV series, The Flash. Best known for his Broadway role of Tim Collins in a rock musical, Rent. He is none other than Jesse L. Martin.

Early Life and Education

Martin was born as Jesse Lamont Watkins in Rocky Mount, Virginia, U.S. on January 18, 1969. He is an American by nationality and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. He is the third son born to Jesse Reed Watkins and Virginia Price.

Martin’s father was a truck driver, and his mother was a college counselor. He is third children among four sons. His parent divorced when he was a child. Later, his mother remarried, and he adopted his step father's surname, i.e., Martin.

When Martin was in school, his family moved to Buffalo, New York. He attended the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, where he was voted Most Talented in his senior class. Later, he joined the theater program of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Martin joined John Houseman’s The Acting Company after graduation and toured the states. He then made his appearance in Shakespeare’s Rock-in Roles at the Actors Theater of Louisville.  

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