
Jesse Williams
Born: 1981-08-05
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020

The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016

Only Murders in the Building
2021

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Station 19
2018

The Emmy Awards
1949

The Eric Andre Show
2012

Little Fires Everywhere
2020

The Butler
2013

Law & Order
1990

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019

Two Distant Strangers
2020

The Great Lillian Hall
2024

Saturday Night Live
1975

Hotel Costiera
2025

Greek
2007

The Cabin in the Woods
2012