Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Acting
August 5, 1981 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, USA 2 popularity
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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.

Movies

20 titles
Montmartre
4K

Toussaint

Montmartre

2026
What We Hide
4K 6.4

Sheriff Ben Jeffries

What We Hide

2025
The Great Lillian Hall
4K 7.0

David Flemming

The Great Lillian Hall

2024
Following Harry
4K

Self

Following Harry

2024
Your Place or Mine
4K 6.3

Theo

Your Place or Mine

2023
Secret Headquarters
4K 6.3

Irons

Secret Headquarters

2022
With Drawn Arms
4K 5.4

Self

With Drawn Arms

2020
Jacob's Ladder
4K 4.4

Isaac 'Ike' Singer

Jacob's Ladder

2019
Random Acts of Violence
4K 5.3

Todd Walkley

Random Acts of Violence

2019
Selah and the Spades
4K 5.2

Headmaster Banton

Selah and the Spades

2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
4K

narrator

United We Stand: The Ali Summit

2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
4K 6.4

Self

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018
Band Aid
4K 6.3

Skyler

Band Aid

2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
4K 10.0

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

2017
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
4K 9.0

Self

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
4K 6.0

Self

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

2016
Money
4K 5.4

Sean

Money

2016
They Die by Dawn
4K 2.7

John Taylor

They Die by Dawn

2013
Snake & Mongoose
4K 5.2

Don "The Snake" Prudomme

Snake & Mongoose

2013
The Butler
4K 7.3

Rev. James Lawson

The Butler

2013

TV Shows

20 titles
Hotel Costiera
4K 7.2
TV

Daniel De Luca

Hotel Costiera

2025
Shifting Gears
4K 6.4
TV

Andy

Shifting Gears

2025
Only Murders in the Building
4K 8.4
TV

Tobert

Only Murders in the Building

2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
4K 10.0
TV

Self

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

2020
Little Fires Everywhere
4K 7.5
TV

Joe Ryan

Little Fires Everywhere

2020
The Morning Show
4K 7.7
TV

Vernon

The Morning Show

2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
4K 7.1
TV

Isaac

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019
Desus & Mero
4K 5.1
TV

Self - Illustrious Guest

Desus & Mero

2019
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
4K 6.3
TV

Self

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

2018
Station 19
4K 8.2
TV

Dr. Jackson Avery

Station 19

2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
4K 6.1
TV

Self - Special Guest

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018
America Divided
4K 6.0
TV

Self

America Divided

2016
To Tell the Truth
4K 5.8
TV

Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth

2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
4K 6.1
TV

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
The Spoils Before Dying
4K 6.0
TV

Parker

The Spoils Before Dying

2015
Celebrity Name Game
4K 5.3
TV

Self

Celebrity Name Game

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
4K 5.1
TV

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
4K 5.8
TV

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
The Eric Andre Show
4K 7.9
TV

Self

The Eric Andre Show

2012
Finding Your Roots
4K 6.5
TV

Finding Your Roots

2012

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