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Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Actor · Born August 5, 1981 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Acted in 33

2000s

  1. 2009

    Washingtonienne

    Keya

  2. 2008

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

    Leo

    63
  3. 2007

    Greek

    Drew Collins · 2 episodes

    73
  4. 2006

    Beyond the Break

    Eric Medina · 8 episodes

  5. 2005

    Grey's Anatomy

    Jackson Avery · 275 episodes

    78

No release date

  1. Legacy

    Troy

Produced 11

2020s

  1. 2026

    Montmartre

    Executive Producer

  2. 2025

    Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

    Executive Producer

  3. Hotel Costiera

    Producer

  4. What We Hide

    Executive Producer

    65

  5. Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

    Producer

  6. 2020

    Two Distant Strangers

    Producer

    75

  7. With Drawn Arms

    Executive Producer

2010s

  1. 2019

    Random Acts of Violence

    Executive Producer

    51
  2. 2018

    Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Executive Producer

    75
  3. 2016

    Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

    Executive Producer

  4. 2011

    J.A.W.

    Co-Producer

Directed 1

Appearances24

2020s

  1. 2024

    Following Harry

    Self

  2. 2020

    With Drawn Arms

    Self

  3. Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Self · 1 episode

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Emmy Awards

    Self · 1 episode