Jesse Williams

Known for ActingBorn 1981-08-05 (age 44)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Only Murders in the Building

Station 19

Grey's Anatomy

The Eric Andre Show

Little Fires Everywhere

The Butler

The Emmy Awards

Hotel Costiera

The Great Lillian Hall

Two Distant Strangers

Law & Order

A Black Lady Sketch Show

The Cabin in the Woods

Greek

Saturday Night Live

What We Hide

Shifting Gears

Secret Headquarters

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Finding Your Roots

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Your Place or Mine

Band Aid

Brooklyn's Finest

The Daily Show

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

America Divided

The Spoils Before Dying

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

To Tell the Truth

With Drawn Arms

Random Acts of Violence

Money

Selah and the Spades

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Celebrity Name Game

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Snake & Mongoose

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights

Desus & Mero

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jacob's Ladder