Jesse Williams

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1981-08-05 00:00:00
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For:Acting
Popularity:3
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Jesse Williams

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.

Filmography (37)

6.4
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Survivor's Guide to Prison
executive producer2018
5.4
Money
Money
Role: Sean2016
5.4
Random Acts of Violence
Random Acts of Violence
Role: Todd Walkley2019
5.2
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose
Role: Don "The Snake" Prudomme2013
10
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Role: Self - Narrator (voice)2017
7
Two Distant Strangers
Two Distant Strangers
producer2020
6
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
executive producer2016
6.2
What We Hide
What We Hide
executive producer2025
5.4
With Drawn Arms
With Drawn Arms
executive producer2020
5.4
Random Acts of Violence
Random Acts of Violence
executive producer2019
1
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
producer2025
5.2
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
actor2010
Montmartre
Montmartre
executive producer2026
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
executive producer2025
4.4
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Role: Isaac 'Ike' Singer2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Role: narrator2018
Montmartre
Montmartre
Role: Toussaint2026
6.2
Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine
Role: Theo2023
6.2
What We Hide
What We Hide
Role: Sheriff Ben Jeffries2025
5.4
With Drawn Arms
With Drawn Arms
Role: Self2020
Legacy
Legacy
Role: Troy2026
7
The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall
Role: David Flemming2024
Following Harry
Following Harry
Role: Self2024
6.6
The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods
Role: Holden McCrea2012
5.3
Selah and the Spades
Selah and the Spades
Role: Headmaster Banton2019
2.7
They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn
Role: John Taylor2013
Washingtonienne
Washingtonienne
Role: Keya2009
No Image
Rich Girl Problems
Role: Peter2013
6.4
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Role: Self2018
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
Role: Self / Holden McCrea2026
6.4
Secret Headquarters
Secret Headquarters
Role: Irons2022
6
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Role: Self2016
6.3
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Role: Leo2008
6.3
Band Aid
Band Aid
Role: Skyler2017
6.3
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest
Role: E. Quinlan2010
9
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Role: Self2016
7.3
The Butler
The Butler
Role: Rev. James Lawson2013