Jesse Williams
Acting
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 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Filmography (41)
Hotel Costiera
2025
What We Hide
2025
Shifting Gears
2025
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Your Place or Mine
2023
Secret Headquarters
2022
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Two Distant Strangers
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
Jacob's Ladder
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
Selah and the Spades
2019
Station 19
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Band Aid
2017
To Tell the Truth
2016
Money
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Celebrity Name Game
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
They Die by Dawn
2013
Snake & Mongoose
2013
The Butler
2013
The Eric Andre Show
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Finding Your Roots
2012
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Greek
2007
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Daily Show
1996
Law & Order
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Emmy Awards
1949