
Jesse Williams
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 ForActing
- Born5 August 1981 (age 44)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Jesse Williams

- Known ForActing
- Born5 August 1981 (age 44)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025

What We Hide
2025

Following Harry
2024

The Great Lillian Hall
2024

Your Place or Mine
2023

Secret Headquarters
2022

Two Distant Strangers
2020

With Drawn Arms
2020

Jacob's Ladder
2019

Selah and the Spades
2019

Random Acts of Violence
2019

Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018

The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017

Band Aid
2017

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016

Money
2016

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016

They Die by Dawn
2013

The Butler
2013

Snake & Mongoose
2013

The Cabin in the Woods
2012

Brooklyn's Finest
2010

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010

Washingtonienne
2009
