
Jesse Williams
Acting · Born 1981-08-05 · 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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What We Hide 2025
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The Great Lillian Hall 2024
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Following Harry 2024
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Your Place or Mine 2023
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Secret Headquarters 2022
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With Drawn Arms 2020
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Jacob's Ladder 2019
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Random Acts of Violence 2019
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Selah and the Spades 2019
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United We Stand: The Ali Summit 2018
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Survivor's Guide to Prison 2018
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Band Aid 2017
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The Obama Years: The Power of Words 2017
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016
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Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement 2016
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Money 2016
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They Die by Dawn 2013
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Snake & Mongoose 2013
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The Butler 2013
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Rich Girl Problems 2013
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The Cabin in the Woods 2012
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Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights 2010
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Brooklyn's Finest 2010
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Washingtonienne 2009
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 2008
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Legacy
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We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
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