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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
21 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hotel Costiera | Daniel De Luca | TV |
| 2025 | What We Hide | Sheriff Ben Jeffries | Film |
| 2025 | Hotel Costiera | Producer | TV |
| 2025 | Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2025 | What We Hide | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall | David Flemming | Film |
| 2022 | Secret Headquarters | Irons | Film |
| 2018 | United We Stand: The Ali Summit | narrator | Film |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | Film |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2017 | Band Aid | Skyler | Film |
| 2016 | Money | Sean | Film |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Parker | TV |
| 2013 | They Die by Dawn | John Taylor | Film |
| 2013 | The Butler | Rev. James Lawson | Film |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose | Don "The Snake" Prudomme | Film |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Holden McCrea | Film |
| 2010 | Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights | Film | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | E. Quinlan | Film |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Leo | Film |
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