



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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
as Self / Holden McCrea
Legacy
as Troy
2026
2025
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
Hotel Costiera
TVas Daniel De Luca
What We Hide
Executive Producer
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Producer
Hotel Costiera
TVProducer
2024
2023
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
Only Murders in the Building
TVas Tobert• 7 eps
2022
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
2021
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TVas Isaac• 1 eps
2020
With Drawn Arms
as Self
Desus & Mero
TVas Self - Illustrious Guest• 1 eps
Station 19
TVas Dr. Jackson Avery• 7 eps
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TVas Self
Little Fires Everywhere
TVas Joe Ryan• 3 eps
With Drawn Arms
Executive Producer
Two Distant Strangers
Producer
2019
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
To Tell the Truth
TVas Self - Panelist• 1 eps
Random Acts of Violence
Executive Producer
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TVas Self - Special Guest• 1 eps
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Executive Producer
2017
Band Aid
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Money
as Sean
The Eric Andre Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
America Divided
TVas Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Executive Producer
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
TVas Parker• 6 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self
2014
Celebrity Name Game
TVas Self• 3 eps
2013
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
2009
Washingtonienne
as Keya
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Jackson Avery• 277 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
2008
Greek
TVas Drew Collins• 2 eps
2006
Law & Order
TVas Kwame• 1 eps
Beyond the Break
TVas Eric Medina
2005
Grey's Anatomy
TVDirector
1996
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1949
The Emmy Awards
TVas Self







