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.
Acting (24 movies)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Your Place or Mine
2023
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
They Die by Dawn
2013
The Butler
2013
Washingtonienne
2009
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
Snake & Mongoose
2013
What We Hide
2025
Following Harry
2024
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Money
2016
Band Aid
2017
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Jacob's Ladder
2019
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
Selah and the Spades
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
With Drawn Arms
2020
Secret Headquarters
2022
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Survivor's Guide to Prison | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Random Acts of Violence | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| With Drawn Arms | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Two Distant Strangers | 2020 | Producer |
| Hoops, Hopes & Dreams | 2025 | Producer |
| What We Hide | 2025 | Executive Producer |