Jesse Williams

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-08-05 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Acting

2012

The Cabin in the Woods

as Holden McCrea

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

as E. Quinlan

2013

They Die by Dawn

as John Taylor

2013

The Butler

as Rev. James Lawson

2009

2017

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013

Snake & Mongoose

as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

2025

What We Hide

as Sheriff Ben Jeffries

2024

2024

The Great Lillian Hall

as David Flemming

2016

Money

as Sean

2017

Band Aid

as Skyler

2019

Jacob's Ladder

as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

2019

Selah and the Spades

as Headmaster Banton

2019

2020

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Legacy

as Troy

Production

2020

2025

What We Hide

as Executive Producer

2018

Survivor's Guide to Prison

as Executive Producer

2020

With Drawn Arms

as Executive Producer

2019

Random Acts of Violence

as Executive Producer

2025

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