Jesse Williams
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Law & Order
Kwame
1990
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Jackson Avery
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Station 19
Dr. Jackson Avery
2018
Series
Only Murders in the Building
Tobert
2021
Series
The Morning Show
Vernon
2019
Series
Finding Your Roots
2012
Series
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Series
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Series
Greek
Drew Collins
2007
Series
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Series
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Isaac
2019
Series
Shifting Gears
Andy
2025
Series
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest
2018
Film
The Cabin in the Woods
Holden McCrea
2012
Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Joe Ryan
2020
Series
The Spoils Before Dying
Parker
2015
Series
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
The Butler
Rev. James Lawson
2013
Film
Your Place or Mine
Theo
2023
Film
Secret Headquarters
Irons
2022
Series
Beyond the Break
Eric Medina
2006
Film
Brooklyn's Finest
E. Quinlan
2010
Film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Leo
2008
Series
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
2018
Series
Hotel Costiera
Daniel De Luca
2025
Series
America Divided
Self
2016
Film
The Great Lillian Hall
David Flemming
2024
Film
What We Hide
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
2025
Film
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
2018
Film
Band Aid
Skyler
2017
Film
They Die by Dawn
John Taylor
2013
Film
Random Acts of Violence
Todd Walkley
2019
Film
Selah and the Spades
Headmaster Banton
2019
Film
Money
Sean
2016
Film
Jacob's Ladder
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
2019
Film
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self
2016
Film
Snake & Mongoose
Don "The Snake" Prudomme
2013
Film
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
narrator
2018
Film
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Following Harry
Self
2024
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
Film
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Film
Montmartre
Toussaint
2026
Film
Washingtonienne
Keya
2009
Film
J.A.W.
Enin
2011
Rich Girl Problems
Peter
2013
Film
With Drawn Arms
Self
2020
Film
Legacy
Troy
Film
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Self
2016