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Jesse Williams
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn August 5, 1981 (44 years)
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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Jesse Williams Filmography
| 2025 | Hotel Costiera (TV Series) · as Daniel De Luca |
| 2025 | What We Hide · as Sheriff Ben Jeffries |
| 2025 | Shifting Gears (TV Series) · as Andy |
| 2024 | The Great Lillian Hall · as David Flemming |
| 2023 | Your Place or Mine · as Theo |
| 2022 | Secret Headquarters · as Irons |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building (TV Series) · as Tobert |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere (TV Series) · as Joe Ryan |
| 2019 | Random Acts of Violence · as Todd Walkley |
| 2019 | Jacob's Ladder · as Isaac 'ike' Singer |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Isaac |
| 2019 | Selah and the Spades · as Headmaster Banton |
| 2018 | Station 19 (TV Series) · as Dr. Jackson Avery |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama · as Narrator |
| 2016 | Money · as Sean |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying (TV Series) · as Parker |
| 2014 | Power (TV Series) · as Kadeem |
| 2013 | Nowhere Boys (TV Series) · as Sammy |
| 2013 | They Die by Dawn · as John Taylor |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose · as Don "the Snake" Prudomme |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Rev. James Lawson |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Josh |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) |
| 2011 | The Cabin in the Woods · as Holden Mccrea |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes (TV Series) · as Dr. Jackson Avery |
| 2009 | Washingtonienne · as Keya |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest · as E. Quinlan |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Greek (TV Series) · as Drew Collins |
| 2006 | Beyond the Break (TV Series) · as Eric Medina |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Jackson Avery |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Kwame |
| 2021 | Rebel (2021) (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) |
| 2025 | The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | The 75th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2022 | Symone (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | 29th Annual Trumpet awards · as Self |
| 2020 | With Drawn Arms · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self - Illustrious Guest |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Random Acts of Flyness (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Survivors Guide To Prison · as Self |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2017 | Most Expensivest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Def Comedy Jam 25 · as Self |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of Words · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | America Divided (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | BET Awards 2016 · as Self |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name Game (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The 39th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | The Eric Andre Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Good Mythical Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Sneaker Shopping (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Beer Pong At The Espys |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Hotel Costiera (TV Series) |
| 2025 | What We Hide · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | With Drawn Arms · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Random Acts of Violence · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Burial of Kojo · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Survivors Guide To Prison · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | America Divided (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Snake & Mongoose · as Executive Producer |