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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 5, 1981
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- 제시 윌리엄스
- جسی ویلیامز
- Jesse Wesley Williams
Jesse Williams
2.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
Daniel De Luca
Hotel Costiera
2025
6.4
Sheriff Ben Jeffries
What We Hide
2025
6.3
Andy
Shifting Gears
2025
6.9
David Flemming
The Great Lillian Hall
2024
0.0
Self
Following Harry
2024
6.3
Theo
Your Place or Mine
2023
7.5
Marcus
Detroit: Become Human (Cinematic Series)
2022
6.4
Irons
Secret Headquarters
2022
8.5
Tobert
Only Murders in the Building
2021
5.4
Self
With Drawn Arms
2020
Credits
Hotel Costiera
as Daniel De Luca
2025
6.7
What We Hide
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
2025
6.4
Shifting Gears
as Andy
2025
6.3
The Great Lillian Hall
as David Flemming
2024
6.9
Following Harry
as Self
2024
0.0
Your Place or Mine
as Theo
2023
6.3
Detroit: Become Human (Cinematic Series)
as Marcus
2022
7.5
Secret Headquarters
as Irons
2022
6.4
Only Murders in the Building
as Tobert
2021
8.5
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2020
5.4
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
10.0
Little Fires Everywhere
as Joe Ryan
2020
7.5
Jacob's Ladder
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
2019
4.3
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Isaac
2019
7.0
Random Acts of Violence
as Todd Walkley
2019
5.4
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
5.1
Selah and the Spades
as Headmaster Banton
2019
5.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
2018
6.3
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
as narrator
2018
0.0
Station 19
as Dr. Jackson Avery
2018
8.2
Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
2018
6.3
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
2018
5.8
Band Aid
as Skyler
2017
6.3
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
10.0
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
2016
9.0
America Divided
as Self
2016
6.0
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.2
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
as Self
2016
6.0
Money
as Sean
2016
5.4
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Spoils Before Dying
as Parker
2015
6.0
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
They Die by Dawn
as John Taylor
2013
2.7
Snake & Mongoose
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
2013
5.1
The Butler
as Rev. James Lawson
2013
7.3
🎬
Rich Girl Problems
as Peter
2013
0.0
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2012
7.9
The Cabin in the Woods
as Holden McCrea
2012
6.6
Finding Your Roots
2012
6.6
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
2010
6.3
Brooklyn's Finest
as E. Quinlan
2010
6.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Washingtonienne
as Keya
2009
0.0
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Leo
2008
6.3
Greek
as Drew Collins
2007
6.7
Beyond the Break
as Eric Medina
2006
3.0
Grey's Anatomy
as Jackson Avery
2005
8.2
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Law & Order
as Kwame
1990
7.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
Legacy
as Troy
N/A
0.0
We Are Not Who We Are: Making The Cabin in the Woods
as Self / Holden McCrea
N/A
0.0