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.
57 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 57
Law & Order
1990
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Station 19
2018
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Finding Your Roots
2012
Greek
2007
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Shifting Gears
2025
Celebrity Name Game
2014
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
Hotel Costiera
2025
Secret Headquarters
2022
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
The Emmy Awards
1949
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
The Butler
2013
Beyond the Break
2006
America Divided
2016
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Your Place or Mine
2023
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
What We Hide
2025
Band Aid
2017
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Snake & Mongoose
2013
Random Acts of Violence
2019
Jacob's Ladder
2019
Money
2016
They Die by Dawn
2013
Washingtonienne
2009
Selah and the Spades
2019
Legacy
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Rich Girl Problems
2013
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
With Drawn Arms
2020
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
Montmartre
2026
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Following Harry
2024
J.A.W.
2011