Jesse L. Martin, best known as Captain Joe West on the popular CW series ‘The Flash,’ is taking a medical leave of absence from the show’s ongoing fifth season due to a back injury.

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The talented actor has amassed the majority of his net worth through his acting career. Martin has a net worth of $10 million, and his salary is $100,000 per episode, according to Celebrity Networth.

Due to a back injury, I had to take a break from the series.

Martin, who plays Captain Joe West in the American superhero series ‘The Flash,’ suffered a back injury and will be taking a medical leave of absence from the show on October 31, 2018, according to TV Line.

Martin/ Joe West was mostly seen sitting in the fifth season of ‘The Flash.’ Martin’s absence will be addressed in the series, according to various sources, and it is unclear how long Martin’s character will be absent during the ongoing show. The fifth season of DC Comics has 22 episodes and premiered on October 9, 2018.

The TV series, produced by Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, and DC Entertainment, stars renowned actors such as Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Hartley Sawyer, and others.

Famous Characters Played by Jesse L. Martin

Jesse L. Martin rose to prominence as Detective Ed Green in the television series Law and Order.

Similarly, in the 2005 American musical drama film Rent, he played the role of a gay philosophy professor named Tom Collins. Most of Hollywood’s biggest stars appeared in the film, including Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rosario Dawson, and Idina Menzel, to name a few.

The film was directed by American filmmaker Chris Columbus and was financed on a $40 million budget by producers including Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. With a significant loss of $10 million, the film grossed only $30 million at the box office.

Jesse L. Martin, Is He Married?

Martin is an excellent husband to his on-screen wife, Cecile. Jenna West, the couple’s daughter, was born during the fifth season of The Flash. Captain Joe West, played by Martin, has two children from a previous marriage: Iris West Allen and Wally West.

When it comes to his off-screen love life, Jesse has chosen to keep it private.

Biographical Sketch

Jesse Lamont Watkins was born on January 18, 1969, in Rocky Mount, Virginia, to parents Jesse Reed Watkins and Virginia Price. Jesse’s parents divorced when he was young, and when his mother remarried, he and his four brothers were adopted by his stepfather’s family name.

The well-known actor stands 1.85 m (6 feet 1 inch) tall and is of American descent. Martin received his education at the Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in Buffalo, New York.

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