
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

Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as E. Quinlan

The Butler (2013)
as Rev. James Lawson

Your Place or Mine (2023)
as Theo

Secret Headquarters (2022)
as Irons

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

Money (2016)
as Sean

They Die by Dawn (2013)
as John Taylor

What We Hide (2025)
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization (—)
Actor

Montmartre (2026)
as Toussaint

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

Following Harry (2024)
as Self

Random Acts of Violence (2019)
as Todd Walkley

The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
as David Flemming

J.A.W. (2011)
as Enin

Band Aid (2017)
as Skyler

Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self

Selah and the Spades (2019)
as Headmaster Banton
Rich Girl Problems (2013)
as Peter

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

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

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
Actor

With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self

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

Washingtonienne (2009)
as Keya

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

Legacy (—)
as Troy





