Acting
Jesse Williams
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.
Filmography
Montmartre
Film · 2026
What We Hide
Film · 2025
Hotel Costiera
Series · 2025
Shifting Gears
Series · 2025
Following Harry
Film · 2024
The Great Lillian Hall
Film · 2024
Your Place or Mine
Film · 2023
Secret Headquarters
Film · 2022
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
With Drawn Arms
Film · 2020
Little Fires Everywhere
Series · 2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Series · 2020
Jacob's Ladder
Film · 2019
Selah and the Spades
Film · 2019
Random Acts of Violence
Film · 2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Series · 2019
Desus & Mero
Series · 2019
The Morning Show
Series · 2019
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Film · 2018
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
Film · 2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Series · 2018
Station 19
Series · 2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Series · 2018
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Film · 2017
Band Aid
Film · 2017
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Film · 2016
Money
Film · 2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Film · 2016
America Divided
Series · 2016
To Tell the Truth
Series · 2016
The Spoils Before Dying
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Celebrity Name Game
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Rich Girl Problems
Film · 2013
They Die by Dawn
Film · 2013
The Butler
Film · 2013
Snake & Mongoose
Film · 2013
The Cabin in the Woods
Film · 2012
The Eric Andre Show
Series · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
J.A.W.
Film · 2011
Brooklyn's Finest
Film · 2010
Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights
Film · 2010
Washingtonienne
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Film · 2008
Greek
Series · 2007
Beyond the Break
Series · 2006
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
The View
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Law & Order
Series · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
Legacy
Film
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
Film