Jesse Williams

44, from Chicago, Illinois, USA

Artwork for The ButlerImage of 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.

Timeline

2026Aged 45

  • Poster for Montmartre

    Toussaint

2025Aged 44

  • Poster for What We Hide

    Sheriff Ben Jeffries

  • Poster for Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

    Producer

  • Poster for Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story

    Executive Producer

2024Aged 43

  • Poster for Following Harry

    Self

  • Poster for The Great Lillian Hall

    David Flemming

2023Aged 42

  • Poster for Your Place or Mine

    Theo

2022Aged 41

  • Poster for Secret Headquarters

    Irons

2020Aged 39

  • Poster for With Drawn Arms

    Self

  • Poster for Two Distant Strangers

    Producer

2019Aged 38

  • Poster for Selah and the Spades

    Headmaster Banton

  • Poster for Random Acts of Violence

    Todd Walkley

  • Poster for Jacob's Ladder

    Isaac 'Ike' Singer

2018Aged 37

  • Poster for Survivor's Guide to Prison

    Self

  • Poster for United We Stand: The Ali Summit

    narrator

2017Aged 36

  • Poster for The Obama Years: The Power of Words

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Band Aid

    Skyler

2016Aged 35

  • Poster for Money

    Sean

  • Poster for Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

    Self

  • Poster for BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

    Self

2013Aged 32

2012Aged 31

  • Poster for The Cabin in the Woods

    Holden McCrea

2011Aged 30

  • Poster for J.A.W.

    Enin

2010Aged 29

  • Poster for Brooklyn's Finest

    E. Quinlan

  • Poster for Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights

    (Unknown)

2009Aged 28

  • Poster for Washingtonienne

    Keya

2008Aged 27

  • Poster for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

    Leo

Year unknown

  • Poster for Legacy

    Troy