Jesse Williams
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.
Movies
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
The Butler
2013
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
2024
Secret Headquarters
2022
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Your Place or Mine
2023
What We Hide
2025
Money
2016
Snake & Mongoose
2013
Legacy
2024
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Jacob's Ladder
2019
They Die by Dawn
2013
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Band Aid
2017
Random Acts of Violence
2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Following Harry
2024
TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Law & Order
1990
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Station 19
2018
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Greek
2007
Shifting Gears
2025
Finding Your Roots
2012
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Desus & Mero
2019
Celebrity Name Game
2014
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Hotel Costiera
2025
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019