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.
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Acting History
2025
Hotel Costiera as Daniel De Luca
2025What We Hide as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
2025Shifting Gears as Andy
2024The Great Lillian Hall as David Flemming
2024Following Harry as Self
2023Your Place or Mine as Theo
2022Detroit: Become Human (Cinematic Series) as Marcus
2022Secret Headquarters as Irons
2021Only Murders in the Building as Tobert
2020With Drawn Arms as Self
2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
2020Little Fires Everywhere as Joe Ryan
2019Jacob's Ladder as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
2019A Black Lady Sketch Show as Isaac
2019Random Acts of Violence as Todd Walkley
2019Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019Selah and the Spades as Headmaster Banton
2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Self
2018United We Stand: The Ali Summit as narrator
2018Station 19 as Dr. Jackson Avery
2018Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
2017Band Aid as Skyler
2017The Obama Years: The Power of Words as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration as Self
2016America Divided as Self
2016To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement as Self
2016Money as Sean
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015The Spoils Before Dying as Parker
2014Celebrity Name Game as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013They Die by Dawn as John Taylor
2013Snake & Mongoose as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
2013The Butler as Rev. James Lawson
2013Rich Girl Problems as Peter
2012The Eric Andre Show as Self
2012The Cabin in the Woods as Holden McCrea
2012Finding Your Roots
2010Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010Brooklyn's Finest as E. Quinlan
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Washingtonienne as Keya
2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Leo
2007Greek as Drew Collins
2006Beyond the Break as Eric Medina
2005Grey's Anatomy as Jackson Avery
1996The Daily Show as Self
1990Law & Order as Kwame
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
—Legacy as Troy
—We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods as Self / Holden McCrea