Jesse Williams

Personal Info

Birthday

August 5, 1981

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

제시 윌리엄스

جسی ویلیامز

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

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order

Station 19

Only Murders in the Building

Greek

Little Fires Everywhere

A Black Lady Sketch Show

The Cabin in the Woods

Filmography

2025
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
2024
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
Following Harry
as Self
2023
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
2022
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
2020
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2019
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
2018
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2017
Band Aid
as Skyler
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
as Self
Money
as Sean
2013
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2012
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
2009
Washingtonienne
as Keya
2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Leo