Jesse 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.

Known For

Shifting Gears 2025 ★ 6.4
Hotel Costiera 2025 ★ 7.1
What We Hide 2025 ★ 6.3
The Great Lillian Hall 2024 ★ 7.0
Your Place or Mine 2023 ★ 6.3
Secret Headquarters 2022 ★ 6.4
Only Murders in the Building 2021 ★ 8.4
Little Fires Everywhere 2020 ★ 7.5
The Morning Show 2019 ★ 7.7
A Black Lady Sketch Show 2019 ★ 7.0
Jacob's Ladder 2019 ★ 4.4
Station 19 2018 ★ 8.2
Band Aid 2017 ★ 6.3
Money 2016 ★ 5.4
The Spoils Before Dying 2015 ★ 6.0
The Butler 2013 ★ 7.3
Finding Your Roots 2012 ★ 6.5
The Cabin in the Woods 2012 ★ 6.7
Brooklyn's Finest 2010 ★ 6.3
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2008 ★ 6.3
Greek 2007 ★ 6.7
Beyond the Break 2006 ★ 3.5
Grey's Anatomy 2005 ★ 8.2
Law & Order 1990 ★ 7.3