Jesse Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1981, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movies
- 29
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.
Upcoming Jesse Williams Movies
Legacy
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Montmartre | Toussaint |
| 2025 | What We Hide | Sheriff Ben Jeffries |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | David Flemming |
| 2024 | Following Harry | Self |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine | Theo |
| 2022 | Secret Headquarters | Irons |
| 2020 | With Drawn Arms | Self |
| 2019 | Jacob's Ladder | Isaac 'Ike' Singer |
| 2019 | Random Acts of Violence | Todd Walkley |
| 2019 | Selah and the Spades | Headmaster Banton |
| 2018 | United We Stand: The Ali Summit | narrator |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Skyler |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self |
| 2016 | Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement | Self |
| 2016 | Money | Sean |
| 2013 | They Die by Dawn | John Taylor |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose | Don "The Snake" Prudomme |
| 2013 | The Butler | Rev. James Lawson |
| 2013 | Rich Girl Problems | Peter |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Holden McCrea |
| 2011 | J.A.W. | Enin |
| 2010 | Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | E. Quinlan |
| 2009 | Washingtonienne | Keya |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Leo |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Hoops, Hopes & Dreams | Producer |
| 2020 | Two Distant Strangers | Producer |
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