Jesse L. Martin is an American actor and singer who has an estimated net worth of $10 million.

Martin appeared in Shakespeare's Rock-in-Roles at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Butcher's Daughter at The Cleveland Play House.

He made his Broadway debut in Timon of Athens.  In 1996, Martin portrayed the role of gay computer geek/philosophy professor Tom Collins in Rent.

In 2010, he returned to the stage, appearing in several productions, such as The Merchant of Venice and The Winter's Tale as a part of The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

In 2012, he attended a benefit reading of Romeo and Juliet to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

He has also appeared on such popular TV shows as: New York Undercover, 413 Hope St., Ally McBeal and The X-Files.

Jesse Lamont Watkins was born January 18, 1969 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA. He attended New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts Theatre Program.