
Jesse Williams
Acting
Born 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.
Filmography

Montmartre
Feb 21, 2026

What We Hide
Aug 8, 2025

The Great Lillian Hall
Jun 30, 2024

Following Harry
Jun 14, 2024

Your Place or Mine
Feb 10, 2023

Secret Headquarters
Aug 12, 2022

With Drawn Arms
Nov 2, 2020

Jacob's Ladder
Aug 23, 2019

Random Acts of Violence
Jul 31, 2019

Selah and the Spades
Jan 27, 2019

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Jun 4, 2018

Survivor's Guide to Prison
Feb 23, 2018

Band Aid
Jun 2, 2017

The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Mar 9, 2017

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Nov 15, 2016

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
May 26, 2016

Money
Apr 6, 2016

They Die by Dawn
Sep 20, 2013

Snake & Mongoose
Sep 6, 2013

The Butler
Aug 16, 2013

The Cabin in the Woods
Apr 12, 2012

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Sep 28, 2010

Brooklyn's Finest
Mar 4, 2010

Washingtonienne
Apr 1, 2009

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Aug 6, 2008