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.
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The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Only Murders in the Building
Station 19
Grey's Anatomy
The Eric Andre Show
Little Fires Everywhere
The Butler
Law & Order
Hotel Costiera
The Great Lillian Hall
Two Distant Strangers
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Saturday Night Live
The Cabin in the Woods
Greek
Shifting Gears
What We Hide
Secret Headquarters
Survivors Guide To Prison
Finding Your Roots
The Daily Show
Band Aid
Brooklyn's Finest
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Your Place or Mine
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
The Spoils Before Dying
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
To Tell the Truth
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Random Acts of Violence
Money
Selah and the Spades
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Snake & Mongoose
Desus & Mero
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jacob's Ladder
The View
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams