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Jesse Williams

Actor • Born 1981

Jesse Williams

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomySeries • 2005Station 19 posterStation 19Series • 2018Only Murders in the Building posterOnly Murders in the BuildingSeries • 2021The Morning Show posterThe Morning ShowSeries • 2019Finding Your Roots posterFinding Your RootsSeries • 2012Greek posterGreekSeries • 2007Shifting Gears posterShifting GearsSeries • 2025A Black Lady Sketch Show posterA Black Lady Sketch ShowSeries • 2019The Cabin in the Woods posterThe Cabin in the WoodsMovie • 2012Brooklyn's Finest posterBrooklyn's FinestMovie • 2010Little Fires Everywhere posterLittle Fires EverywhereSeries • 2020The Butler posterThe ButlerMovie • 2013Your Place or Mine posterYour Place or MineMovie • 2023Secret Headquarters posterSecret HeadquartersMovie • 2022Hotel Costiera posterHotel CostieraSeries • 2025The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 posterThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Movie • 2008Two Distant Strangers posterTwo Distant StrangersMovie • 2020Money posterMoneyMovie • 2016What We Hide posterWhat We HideMovie • 2025The Great Lillian Hall posterThe Great Lillian HallMovie • 2024Band Aid posterBand AidMovie • 2017Survivor's Guide to Prison posterSurvivor's Guide to PrisonMovie • 2018Random Acts of Violence posterRandom Acts of ViolenceMovie • 2019