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
Secret Headquarters (2022)
as Irons
The Butler (2013)
as Rev. James Lawson
Your Place or Mine (2023)
as Theo
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as E. Quinlan
What We Hide (2025)
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Leo
Money (2016)
as Sean
Following Harry (2024)
as Self
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
as David Flemming
They Die by Dawn (2013)
as John Taylor
Band Aid (2017)
as Skyler
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Montmartre (2026)
as Toussaint
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Legacy (—)
as Troy
Selah and the Spades (2019)
as Headmaster Banton
Random Acts of Violence (2019)
as Todd Walkley
Snake & Mongoose (2013)
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
J.A.W. (2011)
as Enin
United We Stand: The Ali Summit (2018)
as narrator
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (2010)
Actor
Rich Girl Problems (2013)
as Peter
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
as Self
Washingtonienne (2009)
as Keya
With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (2016)
as Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)