
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.
Filmography

Only Murders in the Building
2021 · 8.4

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2

Station 19
2018 · 8.2

The Morning Show
2019 · 7.7

Little Fires Everywhere
2020 · 7.5

The Butler
2013 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

Hotel Costiera
2025 · 7.2

The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · 6.9

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019 · 6.9

Greek
2007 · 6.7

The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · 6.7

Shifting Gears
2025 · 6.5

What We Hide
2025 · 6.4

Secret Headquarters
2022 · 6.3

Band Aid
2017 · 6.3

Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · 6.3

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · 6.3

Your Place or Mine
2023 · 6.2

Finding Your Roots
2012 · 6.2

The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · 6.1

Money
2016 · 5.4

Random Acts of Violence
2019 · 5.3

Selah and the Spades
2019 · 5.2

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010 · 5.2

Snake & Mongoose
2013 · 5.0

Jacob's Ladder
2019 · 4.4

Beyond the Break
2006 · 3.5

They Die by Dawn
2013 · 2.7

United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018 · 0.0
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
— · 0.0

Legacy
— · 0.0

J.A.W.
2011 · 0.0

Washingtonienne
2009 · 0.0

Montmartre
2026 · 0.0
Rich Girl Problems
2013 · 0.0

A Better Way: James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence
2026 · 0.0