Sonequa Martin-Green

Actress

Birth Date: March 21, 1985

Age: 41 years old

Birth Place: Russellville, Alabama

Spouses: Kenric Green

Get alerts when we
write about them.

After playing minor parts as teenagers on various television series and independent films, actress Sonequa Martin-Green successfully moved into more mature roles, often with an intense or fiery streak, on "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-16), "The Walking Dead" (AMC, 2010- ) and "Once Upon a Time" (ABC, 2011- ).

Born Sonequa Martin on March 21, 1985 in Russellville, Alabama, she initially wanted to pursue a career as a psychologist, but fell in love with acting after appearing in a play in the tenth grade. She made her screen debut in a comedy short, "Not Quite Right (2005) while attending the University of Alabama, and after graduating in 2007, Martin-Green moved to the East Coast, where she appeared in theater productions.

There, she met her husband, Kenric Green, while both were performing in a play; the couple remained in New York for the next five years, during which Martin-Green enjoyed guest roles as teenagers on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011) and in independent features.

After relocating to Los Angeles, Martin-Green landed recurring roles on two major television series: she played Army trainee Kanessa Jones on "Army Wives" (Lifetime, 2007-2013) before moving to "The Good Wife" as Courtney Wells, who briefly served as assistant to Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies).

In 2012, Martin-Green's profile enjoyed a significant boost when she joined the cast of "The Walking Dead." Her character, Sasha Williams, was one of the toughest in the show's sprawling cast: a former firefighter, she became a top sharpshooter among the survivors, but also displayed a fragile side when tremendous losses - the deaths of her brother, Tyreese (Chad Coleman), and significant other, Bob (Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.) - leave her with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Following her character's debut in the third season of "Walking Dead," Martin-Green was cast as Tamara, a woman determined to rid the world of magic, in the second season of "Once Upon a Time." She reprised the role briefly in the third season of the fantasy-drama before returning for the fourth season of "Walking Dead," after which she was promoted from a recurring role to series regular.

Sonequa Martin-Green

Actress

Birth Date: March 21, 1985

Age: 41 years old

Birth Place: Russellville, Alabama

Spouses: Kenric Green

Credits

Boston BlueStream

Sarah's Oil

She Dances

My Dead Friend ZoeStream

The Good Stuff With Mary Berg

AccusedStream

Sherri

For All Humankind

CBS Mornings

First Contact Day Global Panels

Space Jam: A New LegacyStream

Friday Night In with The MorgansStream

The Outside StoryStream

Holiday Rush

Busy Tonight

Stand Up to Cancer

Star Trek: DiscoveryStream

Star Trek: DiscoveryStream

Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesStream

Stand Up to Cancer

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Lip Sync BattleStream

The Late Late Show With James Corden

Shockwave Darkside

The Social

Larry King NowStream

NYC 22

My 600-lb LifeStream

CBS This Morning

Once Upon a TimeStream

New GirlStream

The Marilyn Denis Show

Yelling to the Sky

AccusedStream

The Walking DeadStream

The Walking DeadStream

The Talk

The Good WifeStream

Toe to Toe

Rivers Wash Over Me

Army WivesStream

Army WivesStream

Rachael Ray Show

etalk

Tavis Smiley

The Ellen DeGeneres ShowStream

Last Call With Carson Daly

Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream

The ViewStream

Entertainment TonightStream

Good Morning AmericaStream

Photos

News aboutSonequa Martin-Green

Exclusive

‘Boston Blue’: Donnie Wahlberg Talks Reagan-Silver Parallels With Danny & Lena’s Dads

Donnie Wahlberg Reveals the Tom Selleck Advice He Brought From ‘Blue Bloods’ to ‘Boston Blue’

‘Boston Blue’ Reveals Jamie Reagan’s Return — See ‘Blue Bloods’ Reunion Photos

The ‘Boston Blue’ Scene You Didn’t See That Led to Danny’s Promotion

Q&A

‘Boston Blue’ Premiere: Sonequa Martin-Green Explains Lena & Danny, Rodgers Fallout

Fall Preview

‘Boston Blue’ Bosses Tease Jamie Reagan’s Return, Danny & Baez, and Silver Secrets in Season 2

Exclusive

‘Boston Blue’ Season 2: Sonequa Martin-Green Teases Lena & Danny’s Next Big Challenge

What ‘Boston Blue’ Season 2’s Big Casting Change Means for the Silvers

‘Boston Blue’ Premiere Details Reveal Henry Reagan’s Return in Season 2

‘Blue Bloods’ Star Vanessa Ray Visits ‘Boston Blue’ Set — Is She Joining Season 2?

Here’s When ‘Boston Blue’ Season 2 Premieres This Fall

How ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Made a Lasting Legacy Despite Cancellation

Will Estes Joins ‘Boston Blue’ Season 2 — Donnie Wahlberg Celebrates Jamie Reagan’s Return

Exclusive

‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green Looks Back on Burnham’s Legacy in the Franchise

Will Tom Selleck Appear in ‘Boston Blue’ Season 2? Sonequa Martin-Green Weighs In