Jesse Williams
Acting
Born 1981-08-05 · 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.
Acting
Montmartre
Toussaint
Hotel Costiera
Daniel De Luca
What We Hide
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
Shifting Gears
Andy
The Great Lillian Hall
David Flemming
Following Harry
Self
Your Place or Mine
Theo
Secret Headquarters
Irons
Only Murders in the Building
Tobert
With Drawn Arms
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Little Fires Everywhere
Joe Ryan
Jacob's Ladder
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Isaac
Random Acts of Violence
Todd Walkley
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Selah and the Spades
Headmaster Banton
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
narrator
Station 19
Dr. Jackson Avery
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest
Band Aid
Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self
America Divided
Self
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Self
Money
Sean
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Crew
Montmartre
Executive Producer
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Executive Producer
Hotel Costiera
Producer
What We Hide
Executive Producer
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Producer
Two Distant Strangers
Producer
With Drawn Arms
Executive Producer
Random Acts of Violence
Executive Producer
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Executive Producer
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Executive Producer
J.A.W.
Co-Producer
Grey's Anatomy
Director