
Jesse Williams
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.
Top Filmography

Grey's Anatomy
2005 // TV

The Cabin in the Woods
2012 // MOVIE

The Butler
2013 // MOVIE

Only Murders in the Building
2021 // TV

Station 19
2018 // TV

Brooklyn's Finest
2010 // MOVIE

Your Place or Mine
2023 // MOVIE

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 // MOVIE

Law & Order
1990 // TV

The Daily Show
1996 // TV

Saturday Night Live
1975 // TV

Secret Headquarters
2022 // MOVIE

Little Fires Everywhere
2020 // TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 // TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 // TV