Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born August 5, 1981
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.
MovieMontmartre
2026
as Toussaint
TVHotel Costiera
2025
as Daniel De Luca
MovieWhat We Hide
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as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
TVShifting Gears
2025
as Andy
MovieThe Great Lillian Hall
2024
as David Flemming
MovieFollowing Harry
2024
as Self
MovieYour Place or Mine
2023
as Theo
MovieSecret Headquarters
2022
as Irons
TVOnly Murders in the Building
2021
as Tobert
MovieWith Drawn Arms
2020
as Self
TVBottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
TVLittle Fires Everywhere
2020
as Joe Ryan
MovieJacob's Ladder
2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
TVA Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Isaac
MovieRandom Acts of Violence
2019
as Todd Walkley
TVDesus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
MovieSelah and the Spades
2019
as Headmaster Banton
TVBlack Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self
MovieUnited We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
as narrator
TVStation 19
2018
as Dr. Jackson Avery
MovieSurvivor's Guide to Prison
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as Self
TVThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
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as Self - Special Guest
MovieBand Aid
2017
as Skyler
MovieThe Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
as Self
TVAmerica Divided
2016
as Self
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieStay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
as Self
MovieMoney
2016
as Sean
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVThe Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Parker
TVCelebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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as Self
MovieThey Die by Dawn
2013
as John Taylor
MovieSnake & Mongoose
2013
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
MovieThe Butler
2013
as Rev. James Lawson
Rich Girl Problems
2013
as Peter
TVThe Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
MovieThe Cabin in the Woods
2012
as Holden McCrea
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
MovieJ.A.W.
2011
as Enin
MovieDirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
MovieBrooklyn's Finest
2010
as E. Quinlan
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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as Self - Guest
MovieWashingtonienne
2009
as Keya
MovieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Leo
TVGreek
2007
as Drew Collins
TVBeyond the Break
2006
as Eric Medina
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Jackson Avery
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Kwame
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
MovieLegacy
as Troy
