Jesse Williams

Acting 55 credits

Born

Aug 05, 1981 (44 years old)

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Jesse Williams

Biography

Movies (28)

The Cabin in the Woods

The Butler

Money

Secret Headquarters

Brooklyn's Finest

Your Place or Mine

What We Hide

Survivor's Guide to Prison

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Band Aid

Washingtonienne

Snake & Mongoose

Random Acts of Violence

Jacob's Ladder

The Great Lillian Hall

Selah and the Spades

Following Harry

Legacy

Shows (27)

Grey's Anatomy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Law & Order

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Only Murders in the Building

Station 19

The Eric Andre Show

Greek

Finding Your Roots

To Tell the Truth

Desus & Mero

Celebrity Name Game

Shifting Gears

A Black Lady Sketch Show

As... (10)

Grey's Anatomy

Hotel Costiera

What We Hide

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Two Distant Strangers

Random Acts of Violence

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

With Drawn Arms

Montmartre