Jesse Williams
Acting
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.
As actor 58
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order
1990
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Desus & Mero
2019
Station 19
2018
The Morning Show
2019
Finding Your Roots
2012
To Tell the Truth
2016
Greek
2007
The Eric Andre Show
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Shifting Gears
2025
Celebrity Name Game
2014
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
The Butler
2013
Secret Headquarters
2022
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Hotel Costiera
2025
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
America Divided
2016
Beyond the Break
2006
Your Place or Mine
2023
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
The Emmy Awards
1949
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Jacob's Ladder
2019
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
What We Hide
2025
Montmartre
2026
Money
2016
Band Aid
2017
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Selah and the Spades
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
They Die by Dawn
2013
Following Harry
2024
Snake & Mongoose
2013
Rich Girl Problems
2013
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
J.A.W.
2011
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Washingtonienne
2009
Legacy
With Drawn Arms
2020
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
On the crew 12
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Hotel Costiera
2025
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
What We Hide
2025
Montmartre
2026
Two Distant Strangers
2020
Random Acts of Violence
2019
J.A.W.
2011
With Drawn Arms
2020
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
2025
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025