- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1981
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
movieMontmartre
2026 · Toussaint, Executive Producer
movieBlack Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025 · Executive Producer
tvHotel Costiera
2025 · Daniel De Luca, Producer
movieWhat We Hide
2025 · Sheriff Ben Jeffries, Executive Producer
movieHoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025 · Producer
tvShifting Gears
2025 · Andy
movieThe Great Lillian Hall
2024 · David Flemming
movieFollowing Harry
2024 · Self
movieYour Place or Mine
2023 · Theo
movieSecret Headquarters
2022 · Irons
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021 · Tobert
movieTwo Distant Strangers
2020 · Producer
movieWith Drawn Arms
2020 · Self, Executive Producer
tvBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
tvLittle Fires Everywhere
2020 · Joe Ryan
movieJacob's Ladder
2019 · Isaac 'Ike' Singer
tvA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Isaac
movieRandom Acts of Violence
2019 · Todd Walkley, Executive Producer
tvDesus & Mero
2019 · Self - Illustrious Guest
movieSelah and the Spades
2019 · Headmaster Banton
tvBlack Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · Self
movieUnited We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018 · narrator
tvStation 19
2018 · Dr. Jackson Avery
movieSurvivor's Guide to Prison
2018 · Self, Executive Producer
tvThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Self - Special Guest
movieBand Aid
2017 · Skyler
movieThe Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Self
tvAmerica Divided
2016 · Self
tvTo Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
movieStay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016 · Self, Executive Producer
movieMoney
2016 · Sean
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvThe Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Parker
tvCelebrity Name Game
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieThey Die by Dawn
2013 · John Taylor
movieSnake & Mongoose
2013 · Don "The Snake" Prudomme
movieThe Butler
2013 · Rev. James Lawson
Rich Girl Problems
movieRich Girl Problems
2013 · Peter
tvThe Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
movieThe Cabin in the Woods
2012 · Holden McCrea
tvFinding Your Roots
2012
movieJ.A.W.
2011 · Enin, Co-Producer
movieDirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
movieBrooklyn's Finest
2010 · E. Quinlan
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieWashingtonienne
2009 · Keya
movieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · Leo
tvGreek
2007 · Drew Collins
tvBeyond the Break
2006 · Eric Medina
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Jackson Avery, Director
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Kwame
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
movieLegacy
— · Troy