Acting credits
53
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jesse Williams
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 28Series: 27Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 210695
IMDb ID: nm0930898
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1981
Age: 44
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2025
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q40046
Also known as
제시 윌리엄스 • جسی ویلیامز • Jesse Wesley Williams
Other jobs
Executive Producer (5)Producer (3)Director (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jesse Williams.
6.2
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
2025 Movie
1.0
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Producer
2025 Movie
7.0
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
2024 Movie
Following Harry
as Self
2024 Movie
6.3
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
2023 Movie
6.4
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
2022 Movie
7.0
Two Distant Strangers
Producer
2020 Movie
5.4
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2020 Movie
4.3
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
2019 Movie
5.4
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
2019 Movie
5.3
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
2019 Movie
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
2018 Movie
6.3
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018 Movie
6.3
Band Aid
as Skyler
2017 Movie
10.0
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017 Movie
9.0
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
2016 Movie
6.0
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
as Self
2016 Movie
5.4
Money
as Sean
2016 Movie
2.7
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
2013 Movie
4.9
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
2013 Movie
7.3
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2013 Movie
6.6
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2012 Movie
6.3
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010 Movie
6.3
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jesse Williams.
6.8
Hotel Costiera
as Daniel De Luca • 6 eps
2025 Series
6.3
Shifting Gears
as Andy • 2 eps
2025 Series
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
as Tobert • 7 eps
2021 Series
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Little Fires Everywhere
as Joe Ryan • 3 eps
2020 Series
7.0
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Isaac • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.1
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Station 19
as Dr. Jackson Avery • 7 eps
2018 Series
5.8
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.0
America Divided
as Self • 8 eps
2016 Series
5.7
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.0
The Spoils Before Dying
as Parker • 6 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Celebrity Name Game
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
1 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series
6.7
Greek
as Drew Collins • 2 eps
2007 Series
3.0
Beyond the Break
as Eric Medina • 8 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Jackson Avery • 277 eps
2005 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Kwame • 1 eps
1990 Series