Jesse Williams
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 5, 1981 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
| 2026 | MontmartreToussaint | |
| 2025 | What We HideSheriff Ben Jeffries | |
| 2025 | Hotel CostieraDaniel De Luca | |
| 2025 | Shifting GearsAndy | |
| 2024 | Following HarrySelf | |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian HallDavid Flemming | |
| 2023 | Your Place or MineTheo | |
| 2022 | Secret HeadquartersIrons | |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingTobert | |
| 2020 | With Drawn ArmsSelf | |
| 2020 | Little Fires EverywhereJoe Ryan | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf | |
| 2019 | Jacob's LadderIsaac 'Ike' Singer | |
| 2019 | Selah and the SpadesHeadmaster Banton | |
| 2019 | Random Acts of ViolenceTodd Walkley | |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch ShowIsaac | |
| 2019 | Desus & MeroSelf - Illustrious Guest | |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to PrisonSelf | |
| 2018 | United We Stand: The Ali Summitnarrator | |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2018 | Station 19Dr. Jackson Avery | |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Self | |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of WordsSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Band AidSkyler | |
| 2016 | Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter MovementSelf | |
| 2016 | MoneySean | |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationSelf | |
| 2016 | America DividedSelf | |
| 2016 | To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist | |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before DyingParker | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name GameSelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2013 | Rich Girl ProblemsPeter | |
| 2013 | They Die by DawnJohn Taylor | |
| 2013 | The ButlerRev. James Lawson | |
| 2013 | Snake & MongooseDon "The Snake" Prudomme | |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the WoodsHolden McCrea | |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre ShowSelf | |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's FinestE. Quinlan | |
| 2010 | Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights | |
| 2009 | WashingtonienneKeya | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Leo | |
| 2007 | GreekDrew Collins | |
| 2006 | Beyond the BreakEric Medina | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyJackson Avery | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderKwame | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSelf | |
| - | LegacyTroy |
| 2026 | MontmartreExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | What We HideExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | Hoops, Hopes & DreamsProducer | |
| 2025 | Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite StoryExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | Hotel CostieraProducer | |
| 2020 | Two Distant StrangersProducer | |
| 2020 | With Drawn ArmsExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | Random Acts of ViolenceExecutive Producer | |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to PrisonExecutive Producer | |
| 2016 | Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter MovementExecutive Producer |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyDirector |