Jesse Williams
Known for 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.
Filmography
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Holden McCrea
Secret Headquarters
2022
as Irons
The Butler
2013
as Rev. James Lawson
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as E. Quinlan
Your Place or Mine
2023
as Theo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Leo
Band Aid
2017
as Skyler
What We Hide
2025
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
What We Hide
2025
Executive Producer
Two Distant Strangers
2020
Producer
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
as Self
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Executive Producer
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
as David Flemming
Selah and the Spades
2019
as Headmaster Banton
They Die by Dawn
2013
as John Taylor
Jacob's Ladder
2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Legacy
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as Troy
Snake & Mongoose
2013
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
Money
2016
as Sean
Random Acts of Violence
2019
as Todd Walkley