Ed Green (Law & Order)
Detective Ed Green is a fictional character on the NBC crime drama Law & Order, portrayed by Jesse L. Martin.
Green joined Manhattan's 27th Precinct in 1999 after being transferred from the Narcotics Bureau. He was partnered with Lennie Briscoe. His tenure in the precinct got off to a bumpy start; his willingness to bend legal rules to arrest a suspect did little to endear him to his superiors, and he initially thought Briscoe was too old to investigate crimes effectively. After about a year in the precinct, however, he came to trust and respect his partner, as well as tone down his unorthodox investigative methods.
Green represents the L&O franchise's return to the wild, "Dirty Harry" type of character once popularized by Mike Logan (portrayed by Chris Noth.) Unlike the Logan character, however, almost nothing has been revealed about Green's personal life, or how his job effects it. Among the few personal touches made to character is that he has an affinity for punk rock, particularly Elvis Costello, and gambling, making trips to Atlantic City often enough that Briscoe has teased him about it.
Green found himself more touched than he expected by Briscoe's retirement in 2004, so much so that he has yet to warm up to new partner, Joe Fontana (played by Dennis Farina.)