Jesse Williams
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.
Acted in
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
as David Flemming
Following Harry
2024
as Self
Your Place or Mine
2023
as Theo
Secret Headquarters
2022
as Irons
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Tobert
With Drawn Arms
2020
as Self
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
as Joe Ryan
Jacob's Ladder
2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Isaac
Random Acts of Violence
2019
as Todd Walkley
Selah and the Spades
2019
as Headmaster Banton
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Himself
Station 19
2018
as Dr. Jackson Avery
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
as Self
Band Aid
2017
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
as Self
America Divided
2016
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
as Self
Money
2016
as Sean
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Parker
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
They Die by Dawn
2013
as John Taylor
Snake & Mongoose
2013
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
The Butler
2013
as Rev. James Lawson
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Holden McCrea
Finding Your Roots
2012
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as E. Quinlan
Washingtonienne
2009
as Keya
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Leo
Greek
2007
as Drew Collins
Beyond the Break
2006
as Eric Medina
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Jackson Avery
Law & Order
1990
as Kwame
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
Spider & Jessie
Costiera
as Daniel De Luca