Jesse L. Martin Signs On for CW Pilot THE FLASH

Deadline reports that Broadway vet Jesse L. Martin has signed on to co-star opposite Grant Gustin in the upcoming CW pilot THE FLASH, based on the DC comic.

The project will follow "Barry Allen aka The Flash (Gustin), a Central City assistant police forensics investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past."

Martin will portray Detective West, described as "an honest, blue-collar cop who is a surrogate father to Allen."

Martin is best known for the role of Tom Collins in the Broadway theatrical production of Rent, and for his portrayal of NYPD Detective Ed Green on the NBC drama television series Law & Order.

He made his Broadway debut in Timon of Athens, and then performed in The Government Inspector with Lainie Kazan. In 2010, Martin returned to the stage for one of his biggest theater commitments since Law & Order performing in the productions of 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.

He played the roles of Gratiano and King Polixenes, respectively. The Merchant of Venice later transferred to Broadway to the Broadhurst Theater for a limited engagement, during which time Martin reprised his role as Gratiano.

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