Born
5 August 1981 (44)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Jesse Wesley Williams
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 (...
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.
Montmartre
2026
What We Hide
2025
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
Following Harry
2024
Your Place or Mine
2023
Secret Headquarters
2022
With Drawn Arms
2020
Jacob's Ladder
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
Selah and the Spades
2019
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
2018
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Band Aid
2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Money
2016
They Die by Dawn
2013
Snake & Mongoose
2013
The Butler
2013
Rich Girl Problems
2013
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
Washingtonienne
2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Legacy