Jesse Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1981
- Birthplace
- 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
- The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization TBA
Actor
Legacy TBA
as Troy
Montmartre 2026
as Toussaint, Executive Producer
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story 2025
Executive Producer
What We Hide 2025
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries, Executive Producer
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams 2025
Producer
The Great Lillian Hall 2024
as David Flemming
Following Harry 2024
as Self
Your Place or Mine 2023
as Theo
Secret Headquarters 2022
as Irons
Two Distant Strangers 2020
Producer
With Drawn Arms 2020
as Self, Executive Producer
Jacob's Ladder 2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Random Acts of Violence 2019
as Todd Walkley, Executive Producer
Selah and the Spades 2019
as Headmaster Banton
United We Stand: The Ali Summit 2018
as narrator
Survivor's Guide to Prison 2018
as Self, Executive Producer
Band Aid 2017
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words 2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement 2016
as Self, Executive Producer
Money 2016
as Sean
They Die by Dawn 2013
as John Taylor
Snake & Mongoose 2013
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
The Butler 2013
as Rev. James Lawson
- Rich Girl Problems
Rich Girl Problems 2013
as Peter
The Cabin in the Woods 2012
as Holden McCrea
J.A.W. 2011
as Enin, Co-Producer
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights 2010
Actor
Brooklyn's Finest 2010
as E. Quinlan
Washingtonienne 2009
as Keya
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2008
as Leo
Credits from TMDB.