Jesse Williams
11 FOLLOWERS • 26 CREDITS • AUG 5, 1981 • 43
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Law & Order
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Only Murders in the Building
Station 19
Desus & Mero
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Eric Andre Show
Little Fires Everywhere
Grey's Anatomy
The Butler
Brooklyn's Finest
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Finding Your Roots
Secret Headquarters
The Cabin in the Woods
Your Place or Mine
Random Acts of Violence
Costiera
Production Credits
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