Jesse Williams
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.
Filmography
Montmartre
as Toussaint
Montmartre
as Toussaint
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
Following Harry
as Self
Following Harry
as Self
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
Band Aid
as Skyler
Band Aid
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
as Self
Money
as Sean
Money
as Sean
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
J.A.W.
as Enin
J.A.W.
as Enin
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
Washingtonienne
as Keya
Washingtonienne
as Keya
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Leo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Leo
Legacy
as Troy
Legacy
as Troy