Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Age 44 — born August 5, 1981·Chicago, 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.

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40Credits12 TV · 28 films
1990–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.4 Highest ratedOnly Murders in the Building
6.1 Average ratingacross 33 titles

Top TV shows 12best Jesse Williams shows

  1. 1Only Murders in the Building posterOnly Murders in the BuildingTobert · 7 eps · 20218.4
  2. 2Station 19 posterStation 19Dr. Jackson Avery · 7 eps · 20188.2
  3. 3Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomyDr. Jackson Avery · 2005–present · Drama7.6
  4. 4Little Fires Everywhere posterLittle Fires EverywhereJoe Ryan · 3 eps · 20207.5
  5. 5Law & Order posterLaw & OrderKwame · 1 ep · 19907.3
  6. 6Hotel Costiera posterHotel CostieraDaniel De Luca · 6 eps · 20257.1
  7. 7A Black Lady Sketch Show posterA Black Lady Sketch ShowIsaac · 1 ep · 20197.0
  8. 8Greek posterGreekDrew Collins · 2 eps · 20076.7
  9. 9Finding Your Roots posterFinding Your Roots1 ep · 20126.4
  10. 10Shifting Gears posterShifting GearsAndy · 4 eps · 20256.4
  11. 11The Spoils Before Dying posterThe Spoils Before DyingParker · 6 eps · 20156.0
  12. 12Beyond the Break posterBeyond the BreakEric Medina · 8 eps · 20063.5

Top movies 28best Jesse Williams movies

  1. 1The Butler posterThe ButlerRev. James Lawson · 20137.3
  2. 2The Great Lillian Hall posterThe Great Lillian HallDavid Flemming · 20247.1
  3. 3Two Distant Strangers posterTwo Distant StrangersProducer · 20207.0
  4. 4The Cabin in the Woods posterThe Cabin in the WoodsHolden McCrea · 20126.7
  5. 5What We Hide posterWhat We HideSheriff Ben Jeffries · 20256.4
  6. 6Survivor's Guide to Prison posterSurvivor's Guide to PrisonExecutive Producer · 20186.4
  7. 7Secret Headquarters posterSecret HeadquartersIrons · 20226.4
  8. 8Band Aid posterBand AidSkyler · 20176.3
  9. 9Brooklyn's Finest posterBrooklyn's FinestE. Quinlan · 20106.3
  10. 10The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 posterThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Leo · 20086.3
  11. 11Your Place or Mine posterYour Place or MineTheo · 20236.2
  12. 12Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement posterStay Woke: The Black Lives Matter MovementExecutive Producer · 20166.0
  13. 13Random Acts of Violence posterRandom Acts of ViolenceTodd Walkley · 20195.4
  14. 14Money posterMoneySean · 20165.4
  15. 15With Drawn Arms posterWith Drawn ArmsExecutive Producer · 20205.4
  16. 16Selah and the Spades posterSelah and the SpadesHeadmaster Banton · 20195.3
  17. 17Snake & Mongoose posterSnake & MongooseDon "The Snake" Prudomme · 20135.2
  18. 18Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights posterDirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights20105.2
  19. 19Jacob's Ladder posterJacob's LadderIsaac 'Ike' Singer · 20194.4
  20. 20They Die by Dawn posterThey Die by DawnJohn Taylor · 20132.7
  21. 21Hoops, Hopes & Dreams posterHoops, Hopes & DreamsProducer · 20251.0
  22. 22Washingtonienne posterWashingtonienneKeya · 2009
  23. 23Montmartre posterMontmartreToussaint · 2026
  24. 24Legacy posterLegacyTroy
  25. 25Rich Girl ProblemsPeter · 2013
  26. 26J.A.W. posterJ.A.W.Enin · 2011
  27. 27United We Stand: The Ali Summit posterUnited We Stand: The Ali Summitnarrator · 2018
  28. 28Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story posterBlack Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite StoryExecutive Producer · 2025

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