Jesse Williams
Known for Acting
Biography
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
The Butler
2013
as Rev. James Lawson
Secret Headquarters
2022
as Irons
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as E. Quinlan
Your Place or Mine
2023
as Theo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Leo
They Die by Dawn
2013
as John Taylor
What We Hide
2025
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
Band Aid
2017
as Skyler
Legacy
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as Troy
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
as David Flemming
Money
2016
as Sean
Jacob's Ladder
2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Selah and the Spades
2019
as Headmaster Banton
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
as Self
Random Acts of Violence
2019
as Todd Walkley
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
as Self
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Washingtonienne
2009
as Keya
Rich Girl Problems
2013
as Peter