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
Your Place or Mine (2023)
as Theo
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as E. Quinlan
The Butler (2013)
as Rev. James Lawson
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Leo
What We Hide (2025)
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
as David Flemming
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Band Aid (2017)
as Skyler
Money (2016)
as Sean
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Snake & Mongoose (2013)
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self
Random Acts of Violence (2019)
as Todd Walkley
Following Harry (2024)
as Self
Selah and the Spades (2019)
as Headmaster Banton
They Die by Dawn (2013)
as John Taylor
Montmartre (2026)
as Toussaint
J.A.W. (2011)
as Enin
United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018)
as narrator
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
Actor
Legacy (—)
as Troy
Washingtonienne (2009)
as Keya
The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rich Girl Problems (2013)
as Peter
With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016)
as Self