Jesse Williams
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Aug 05 1981
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…
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Jesse Williams's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Jackson Avery
Law & Order
Kwame
Station 19
Dr. Jackson Avery
Only Murders in the Building
Tobert
Greek
Drew Collins
Finding Your Roots
The Eric Andre Show
Self
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Isaac
Shifting Gears
Andy
The Cabin in the Woods
Holden McCrea
Celebrity Name Game
Self
America Divided
Self
Little Fires Everywhere
Joe Ryan
The Emmy Awards
Self
Hotel Costiera
Daniel De Luca
The Butler
Rev. James Lawson
Beyond the Break
Eric Medina
The Spoils Before Dying
Parker
Secret Headquarters
Irons
Brooklyn's Finest
E. Quinlan
Your Place or Mine
Theo
Two Distant Strangers
Production
The Great Lillian Hall
David Flemming
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Leo
Band Aid
Skyler
What We Hide
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
Money
Sean
Legacy
Troy
Snake & Mongoose
Don "The Snake" Prudomme
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self
They Die by Dawn
John Taylor
Random Acts of Violence
Todd Walkley
Washingtonienne
Keya
Jacob's Ladder
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Selah and the Spades
Headmaster Banton
With Drawn Arms
Self
Rich Girl Problems
Peter
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Narrator (voice)
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Production
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Production
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Following Harry
Self
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
narrator
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Self
Montmartre
Toussaint