Jesse Williams
Acting
Born: Aug 05, 1981
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montmartre | Toussaint | 2026 | — |
| What We Hide | Sheriff Ben Jeffries | 2025 | 6.328 |
| Following Harry | Self | 2024 | — |
| The Great Lillian Hall | David Flemming | 2024 | 7.0 |
| Your Place or Mine | Theo | 2023 | 6.263 |
| Secret Headquarters | Irons | 2022 | 6.398 |
| With Drawn Arms | Self | 2020 | 5.4 |
| Jacob's Ladder | Isaac 'Ike' Singer | 2019 | 4.4 |
| Selah and the Spades | Headmaster Banton | 2019 | 5.3 |
| Random Acts of Violence | Todd Walkley | 2019 | 5.4 |
| Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | 2018 | 6.355 |
| United We Stand: The Ali Summit | narrator | 2018 | — |
| The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2017 | 10.0 |
| Band Aid | Skyler | 2017 | 6.3 |
| Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement | Self | 2016 | 6.0 |
| Money | Sean | 2016 | 5.4 |
| BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self | 2016 | 9.0 |
| Rich Girl Problems | Peter | 2013 | — |
| They Die by Dawn | John Taylor | 2013 | 2.7 |
| The Butler | Rev. James Lawson | 2013 | 7.328 |
| Snake & Mongoose | Don "The Snake" Prudomme | 2013 | 5.2 |
| The Cabin in the Woods | Holden McCrea | 2012 | 6.648 |
| Brooklyn's Finest | E. Quinlan | 2010 | 6.319 |
| Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights | 2010 | 5.2 | |
| Washingtonienne | Keya | 2009 | — |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Leo | 2008 | 6.258 |
| Greek TV | Drew Collins | 2007 | 6.7 |
| Grey's Anatomy TV | Jackson Avery | 2005 | 8.207 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest | 1988 | 5.622 |
| Legacy | Troy | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1981 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |