Jesse Williams
Acting
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
2026 · Movie
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025 · Movie
Hotel Costiera
2025 · Series
What We Hide
2025 · Movie
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025 · Movie
Shifting Gears
2025 · Series
The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · Movie
Following Harry
2024 · Movie
Your Place or Mine
2023 · Movie
Secret Headquarters
2022 · Movie
Only Murders in the Building
2021 · Series
Two Distant Strangers
2020 · Movie
With Drawn Arms
2020 · Movie
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Series
Little Fires Everywhere
2020 · Series
The Morning Show
2019 · Series
Jacob's Ladder
2019 · Movie
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · Series
Random Acts of Violence
2019 · Movie
Desus & Mero
2019 · Series
Selah and the Spades
2019 · Movie
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · Series
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018 · Movie
Station 19
2018 · Series
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018 · Movie
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Series
Band Aid
2017 · Movie
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017 · Movie
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Movie
America Divided
2016 · Series
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Series
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016 · Movie
Money
2016 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · Series
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
They Die by Dawn
2013 · Movie
Snake & Mongoose
2013 · Movie
The Butler
2013 · Movie
Rich Girl Problems
2013 · Movie
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Series
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · Movie
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Series
J.A.W.
2011 · Movie
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010 · Movie
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Washingtonienne
2009 · Movie
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · Movie
Greek
2007 · Series
Beyond the Break
2006 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Legacy
Movie