Jesse Williams

Actor

Born: August 5, 1981 (44 years old)

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (33)

• Only Murders in the Building (2021, ★ 8.5)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008, ★ 6.3)
• Your Place or Mine (2023, ★ 6.3)
• The Cabin in the Woods (2012, ★ 6.6)
• The Butler (2013, ★ 7.3)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Station 19 (2018, ★ 8.2)
• Little Fires Everywhere (2020, ★ 7.5)
• Brooklyn's Finest (2010, ★ 6.3)
• What We Hide (2025, ★ 6.3)
• The Great Lillian Hall (2024, ★ 7)
• The Eric Andre Show (2012, ★ 7.9)
• Band Aid (2017, ★ 6.3)
• Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018, ★ 6.3)
• Secret Headquarters (2022, ★ 6.4)
• Greek (2007, ★ 6.7)
• A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Hotel Costiera (2025, ★ 7)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Finding Your Roots (2012, ★ 6.2)
• Shifting Gears (2025, ★ 6.3)
• Two Distant Strangers (2020, ★ 7)
• Snake & Mongoose (2013, ★ 5.2)
• Money (2016, ★ 5.4)
• Selah and the Spades (2019, ★ 5.3)
• Random Acts of Violence (2019, ★ 5.4)
• With Drawn Arms (2020, ★ 5.4)
• The Spoils Before Dying (2015, ★ 6)
• America Divided (2016, ★ 6)
• Celebrity Name Game (2014, ★ 5.3)