Jesse Williams
Filmography

Jesse Williams

ActorBorn Aug 5, 1981Chicago, Illinois, USA60 titles

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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The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · 6.7
Holden McCrea
The Butler
The Butler
2013 · 7.3
Rev. James Lawson
Secret Headquarters
Secret Headquarters
2022 · 6.3
Irons
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · 6.3
E. Quinlan
Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine
2023 · 6.3
Theo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · 6.3
Leo
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
2019 · 4.4
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · 7.0
David Flemming
What We Hide
What We Hide
2025 · 6.3
Sheriff Ben Jeffries, Executive Producer
Montmartre
Montmartre
2026
Toussaint, Executive Producer