
Jesse Williams
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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.
Known for
Credits

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

Band Aid (2017)
as Skyler

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Leo

What We Hide (2025)
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
Actor

The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
as David Flemming

Jacob's Ladder (2019)
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self

Money (2016)
as Sean

Selah and the Spades (2019)
as Headmaster Banton

They Die by Dawn (2013)
as John Taylor

Snake & Mongoose (2013)
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

Random Acts of Violence (2019)
as Todd Walkley

Legacy (—)
as Troy

J.A.W. (2011)
as Enin

Following Harry (2024)
as Self

Montmartre (2026)
as Toussaint

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self
Rich Girl Problems (2013)
as Peter

Washingtonienne (2009)
as Keya

United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018)
as narrator

With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016)
as Self

The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)





