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Jesse Williams
Born 1981-08-05Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
MontmartreToussaintWhat We HideSheriff Ben JeffriesThe Great Lillian HallDavid FlemmingFollowing HarrySelfYour Place or MineTheoSecret HeadquartersIronsWith Drawn ArmsSelfJacob's LadderIsaac 'Ike' SingerRandom Acts of ViolenceTodd WalkleySelah and the SpadesHeadmaster BantonUnited We Stand: The Ali SummitnarratorSurvivor's Guide to PrisonSelfBand AidSkylerThe Obama Years: The Power of WordsSelf - Narrator (voice)BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama CelebrationSelfStay Woke: The Black Lives Matter MovementSelfMoneySeanThey Die by DawnJohn TaylorSnake & MongooseDon "The Snake" PrudommeThe ButlerRev. James LawsonRich Girl ProblemsPeterThe Cabin in the WoodsHolden McCreaJ.A.W.EninDirty Dancing 3: Capoeira NightsRole