Jesse Williams
Acting
Born 1981-08-05 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · Movie
The Butler
2013 · Movie
Secret Headquarters
2022 · Movie
What We Hide
2025 · Movie
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · Movie
Your Place or Mine
2023 · Movie
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017 · Movie
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Movie
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · Movie
The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · Movie
Band Aid
2017 · Movie
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018 · Movie
Selah and the Spades
2019 · Movie
Random Acts of Violence
2019 · Movie
Snake & Mongoose
2013 · Movie
Money
2016 · Movie
Jacob's Ladder
2019 · Movie
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016 · Movie
With Drawn Arms
2020 · Movie
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010 · Movie
They Die by Dawn
2013 · Movie
Legacy
— · Movie
Washingtonienne
2009 · Movie
Following Harry
2024 · Movie
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018 · Movie
Montmartre
2026 · Movie