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 (2009β22) 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 (57)
Montmartre
2026
What We Hide
2025
Hotel Costiera
2025
Shifting Gears
2025
Following Harry
2024
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Your Place or Mine
2023
Secret Headquarters
2022
Only Murders in the Building
2021
With Drawn Arms
2020
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Jacob's Ladder
2019
Selah and the Spades
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Station 19
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
Band Aid
2017
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Money
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
America Divided
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Celebrity Name Game
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Rich Girl Problems
2013
They Die by Dawn
2013
The Butler
2013
Snake & Mongoose
2013
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Finding Your Roots
2012
J.A.W.
2011
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Washingtonienne
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Greek
2007
Beyond the Break
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The View
1997
The Daily Show
1996
Law & Order
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Emmy Awards
1949
Legacy
English
EspaΓ±ol
Russian
