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Jesse Williams

Acting

Jesse Williams

EN cinema · 32 credits

Born

5 August 1981 (age 45)

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as 제시 윌리엄스 · جسی ویلیامز · Jesse Wesley Williams

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

Filmography

Legacy poster

Legacy

ENNot rated

as Troy

The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization

ENNot rated

Actor

Montmartre poster

Montmartre

EN · 2026Not rated

as Toussaint, Executive Producer

What We Hide poster

What We Hide

EN · 20256.4

as Sheriff Ben Jeffries, Executive Producer

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams poster

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

EN · 20255.5

Producer

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story poster

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

EN · 2025Not rated

Executive Producer

Following Harry poster

Following Harry

EN · 2024Not rated

as Self

The Great Lillian Hall poster

The Great Lillian Hall

EN · 20247.1

as David Flemming

Your Place or Mine poster

Your Place or Mine

EN · 20236.3

as Theo

Secret Headquarters poster

Secret Headquarters

EN · 20226.3

as Irons

With Drawn Arms poster

With Drawn Arms

EN · 20205.4

as Self, Executive Producer

Two Distant Strangers poster

Two Distant Strangers

EN · 20207.0

Producer

Jacob's Ladder poster

Jacob's Ladder

EN · 20194.4

as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

Selah and the Spades poster

Selah and the Spades

EN · 20195.2

as Headmaster Banton

Random Acts of Violence poster

Random Acts of Violence

EN · 20195.3

as Todd Walkley, Executive Producer

Survivor's Guide to Prison poster

Survivor's Guide to Prison

EN · 20186.4

as Self, Executive Producer

United We Stand: The Ali Summit poster

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

EN · 2018Not rated

as narrator

The Obama Years: The Power of Words poster

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

EN · 201710.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Band Aid poster

Band Aid

EN · 20176.3

as Skyler

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement poster

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

EN · 20166.0

as Self, Executive Producer

Money poster

Money

EN · 20165.4

as Sean

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration poster

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

EN · 20169.0

as Self

Rich Girl Problems

2013

Rich Girl Problems

EN · 2013Not rated

as Peter

They Die by Dawn poster

They Die by Dawn

EN · 20132.7

as John Taylor

The Butler poster

The Butler

EN · 20137.3

as Rev. James Lawson

Snake & Mongoose poster

Snake & Mongoose

EN · 20135.0

as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

The Cabin in the Woods poster

The Cabin in the Woods

EN · 20126.7

as Holden McCrea

J.A.W. poster

J.A.W.

EN · 2011Not rated

as Enin, Co-Producer

Brooklyn's Finest poster

Brooklyn's Finest

EN · 20106.3

as E. Quinlan

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights poster

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights

EN · 20105.2

Actor

Washingtonienne poster

Washingtonienne

EN · 2009Not rated

as Keya

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 poster

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

EN · 20086.3

as Leo