Jesse Williams
Acting
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
Acting57
movieMontmartre
2026
Toussaint
tvHotel Costiera
2025
Daniel De Luca
movieWhat We Hide
2025
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
movieThe Great Lillian Hall
2024
David Flemming
tvLittle Fires Everywhere
2020
Joe Ryan
movieJacob's Ladder
2019
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
movieRandom Acts of Violence
2019
Todd Walkley
tvDesus & Mero
2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
movieSelah and the Spades
2019
Headmaster Banton
tvStation 19
2018
Dr. Jackson Avery
tvThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Self - Special Guest
movieBand Aid
2017
Skyler
movieThe Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvTo Tell the Truth
2016
Self - Panelist
movieMoney
2016
Sean
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieThey Die by Dawn
2013
John Taylor
movieSnake & Mongoose
2013
Don "The Snake" Prudomme
movieThe Butler
2013
Rev. James Lawson
movieThe Cabin in the Woods
2012
Holden McCrea
movieJ.A.W.
2011
Enin
movieBrooklyn's Finest
2010
E. Quinlan
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvGreek
2007
Drew Collins
tvBeyond the Break
2006
Eric Medina
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Jackson Avery
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvLaw & Order
1990
Kwame
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
movieLegacy
Troy
Production11
movieMontmartre
2026
Executive Producer
movieBlack Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025
Executive Producer
tvHotel Costiera
2025
Producer
movieWhat We Hide
2025
Executive Producer
movieHoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025
Producer
movieTwo Distant Strangers
2020
Producer
movieWith Drawn Arms
2020
Executive Producer
movieRandom Acts of Violence
2019
Executive Producer
movieSurvivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Executive Producer
movieStay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Executive Producer
movieJ.A.W.
2011
Co-Producer
Directing1
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Director