Jesse Williams
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February 21, 2026 DramaRomance
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
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
Band Aid
as Skyler
Money
as Sean
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
With Drawn Arms
as Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)