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.

Jesse Williams

Acting Born August 5, 1981 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.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Law & Order

Kwame

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

Grey's Anatomy

Jackson Avery

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Daily Show

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The View

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Only Murders in the Building

Tobert

Station 19

Dr. Jackson Avery