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.
Known For
Leo
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Theo
Your Place or Mine
Holden McCrea
The Cabin in the Woods
Peter
Rich Girl Problems
E. Quinlan
Brooklyn's Finest
John Taylor
They Die by Dawn
Rev. James Lawson
The Butler
Keya
Washingtonienne
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Don "The Snake" Prudomme
Snake & Mongoose
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
What We Hide
Self
Following Harry
David Flemming
The Great Lillian Hall
Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Sean
Money
Skyler
Band Aid
Self
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Jacob's Ladder
Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Headmaster Banton
Selah and the Spades
Todd Walkley
Random Acts of Violence
Self
With Drawn Arms
Irons
Secret Headquarters
Troy
Legacy
narrator
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Self / Holden McCrea
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
27
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-08-05
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
제시 윌리엄스