Jesse L. Martin
Know for: Acting
Born: 1969-01-18
Place of birth: Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA
Also know as:
Rent (2005)
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in late 1980s East Village, New York, USA. The film...
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way,...
Peter and Vandy (2009)
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.
A Christmas Carol (2004)
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his...
Restaurant (2000)
A few young waiters at a popular New Jersey restaurant are dreaming of becoming actors or otherwise getting into the artistic community.
Puncture (2011)
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
Buffalo Bushido (2009)
A man returns home from exile unknowingly seeking the truth
Deep in My Heart (1999)
A black woma is reunited with her white birth mother after being given up for adoption.
Re:Uniting (2023)
Follows six best friends from college, now in their 40s, who reconnect for their 25 year reunion weekend. As secrets are revealed, one will force...
The Cake Eaters (2007)
The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg....
Sexual Healing (1970)
A look at the last years of Marvin Gaye's life, from his parting ways with Motown and self-imposed exile to Europe, to his relationship with Freddy...
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004)
Some of the world's best jazz, R & B, hip-hop, rap, gospel and Latin musicians perform classic and modern songs in this 2004 benefit show...
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and...
Season of Youth (2003)
Obsessed with the notion that all African-Americans are not only inferior but also criminals, privileged prep school student Taylor (Jonathan...
Joyful Noise (2012)
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay...
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives (2013)
A murder in suburban California complicates the lives of three couples and their families.
Rent (2019)
The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.
F--k (2010)
Some people will do anything to find the location.
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire...
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (2008)
When Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music. More than a superb vocalist and subtle composer, he was a...
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack,...
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003)
Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how...
The Letter Carrier (2017)
1860. A dark fairytale folklore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The story of a boy, his family hidden from slavery, and his parent's will to...
The Letter Carrier (2017)
1860. A dark fairytale folklore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The story of a boy, his family hidden from slavery, and his parent's will to...
The Letter Carrier (2017)
1860. A dark fairytale folklore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The story of a boy, his family hidden from slavery, and his parent's will to...
The Letter Carrier (2017)
1860. A dark fairytale folklore in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The story of a boy, his family hidden from slavery, and his parent's will to...