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
| Birth Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Born | 1981-08-05 |
Movies
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
2023
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
2022
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2020
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
2019
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
2019
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
2019
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
Band Aid
as Skyler
2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
2016
2016
Money
as Sean
2016
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
2013
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
2013
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2013
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2012
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
2010
Washingtonienne
as Keya
2009
2008
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
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Movies
Two Distant Strangers
Producer
2020
With Drawn Arms
Executive Producer
2020
Random Acts of Violence
Executive Producer
2019
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Executive Producer
2018
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Executive Producer
2016
Spider & Jessie
Executive Producer
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