Portrait of Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Acting

Biography

Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. He played Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2009–22) and has appeared in films such as The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and The Butler (2013). He has provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018). He served as an executive producer of the Academy Award-winning short, Two Distant Strangers (2020) and the Tony Award-winning revival of Take Me Out (2022), the latter of which he was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Born: August 5, 1981

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2025
Hotel Costiera

as Daniel De Luca

2025
What We Hide

as Sheriff Ben Jeffries

2025
2024
The Great Lillian Hall

as David Flemming

2024
2020
2019
Jacob's Ladder

as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

2019
2019
Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

2019
Selah and the Spades

as Headmaster Banton

2018
Station 19

as Dr. Jackson Avery

2018
2017
Band Aid

as Skyler

2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2016
Money

as Sean

2013
They Die by Dawn

as John Taylor

2013
Snake & Mongoose

as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

2013
The Butler

as Rev. James Lawson

2012
The Cabin in the Woods

as Holden McCrea

2010
Brooklyn's Finest

as E. Quinlan

2009
2007
Greek

as Drew Collins

2006
Beyond the Break

as Eric Medina

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Jackson Avery

1996
1990
Law & Order

as Kwame

1988
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1949
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Legacy

as Troy

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