Jesse Williams
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-08-05 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
Legacy
as Troy
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
(2025)
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
(2024)
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
(2024)
Following Harry
as Self
(2023)
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
(2022)
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
(2020)
With Drawn Arms
as Self
(2019)
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
(2019)
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
(2019)
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
(2018)
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
(2017)
Band Aid
as Skyler
(2017)
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Money
as Sean
(2016)
(2016)
(2013)
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
(2013)
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
(2013)
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
(2012)
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
(2010)
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
(2010)
(2009)
Washingtonienne
as Keya
(2008)
Crew
(2025)
What We Hide
Executive Producer
(2020)
Two Distant Strangers
Producer
(2020)
With Drawn Arms
Executive Producer
(2019)
Random Acts of Violence
Executive Producer
(2018)
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Executive Producer
(2016)
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Executive Producer