Jesse Williams

Actor

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.

• Cabana din pădure (2012) — Holden McCrea
• Majordomul (2013) — Rev. James Lawson
• Polițiști în Brooklyn (2010) — E. Quinlan
• La tine acasă sau la mine? (2023) — Theo
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) — Leo
• Două lumi străine (2020) — Producer
• Sediul secret (2022) — Irons
• Anna si Ben (2017) — Skyler
• Money (2016) — Sean
• Random Acts of Violence (2019) — Todd Walkley, Executive Producer
• Jacob's Ladder (2019) — Isaac 'Ike' Singer
• Selah and the Spades (2019) — Headmaster Banton
• What We Hide (2025) — Sheriff Ben Jeffries, Executive Producer
• Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018) — Executive Producer
• Marea Lillian Hall (2024) — David Flemming
• Snake & Mongoose (2013) — Don "The Snake" Prudomme
• They Die by Dawn (2013) — John Taylor
• With Drawn Arms (2020) — Executive Producer
• Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
• Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (2025) — Producer
• Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016) — Executive Producer
• Washingtonienne (2009) — Keya
• Legacy (—) — Troy
• United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018) — narrator