Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

42 · Born: Aug 5, 1981

Personal Details

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Born Aug 5, 1981 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Parents
  • Johanna Chase Williams
  • Reginald 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.

Career

2023
Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine as Theo
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2022
Secret Headquarters
Secret Headquarters as Irons
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2020
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere as Joe Ryan
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Station 19
Station 19 as Dr. Jackson Avery
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2019
Random Acts of Violence
Random Acts of Violence as Todd Walkley
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Selah and the Spades
Selah and the Spades as Headmaster Banton
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Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
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2016
Money
Money as Sean
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2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying as Parker
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2013
Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
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They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn as John Taylor
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2012
The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods as Holden McCrea
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2010
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy as Jackson Avery
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2009
Washingtonienne
Washingtonienne as Keya
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Beyond the Break
Beyond the Break as Eric Medina
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2021
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
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2020
With Drawn Arms
With Drawn Arms
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2018
Survivors Guide To Prison
They've Gotta Have Us
2016
America Divided
America Divided
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The Eric Andre Show