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Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Acting1981Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Acting History

2026
Montmartre
as Toussaint
Shifting Gears
TVas Andy2 eps
Montmartre
Executive Producer
2025
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
Hotel Costiera
TVas Daniel De Luca
What We Hide
Executive Producer
Hotel Costiera
TVProducer
2023
2021
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TVas Isaac1 eps
2020
Desus & Mero
TVas Self - Illustrious Guest1 eps
Station 19
TVas Dr. Jackson Avery7 eps
Little Fires Everywhere
TVas Joe Ryan3 eps
With Drawn Arms
Executive Producer
2019
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
To Tell the Truth
TVas Self - Panelist1 eps
Random Acts of Violence
Executive Producer
2017
Band Aid
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2009
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Jackson Avery277 eps
2008
Greek
TVas Drew Collins2 eps
2006
Law & Order
TVas Kwame1 eps
Beyond the Break
TVas Eric Medina
2005
Grey's Anatomy
TVDirector
1996
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1949

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/5/1981(44 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA