Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

1981-08-05 Chicago, Illinois, USA 32 Credits

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 (...

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What We Hide

What We Hide

2025

as Sheriff Ben Jeffries

Acting

After their mother suffers a fatal overdose, two sisters fear that the foster system will separate them and decide to hide the body. But their lie may...

What We Hide

What We Hide

2025

Executive Producer

Producing

After their mother suffers a fatal overdose, two sisters fear that the foster system will separate them and decide to hide the body. But their lie may...

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams

2025

Producer

Producing

The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters w...

The Great Lillian Hall

The Great Lillian Hall

2024

as David Flemming

6.4
Acting

Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is chal...

Following Harry

Following Harry

2024

as Self

Acting

Featuring Harry Belafonte, Aja Monet, Aloe Blacc, and Jesse Williams, Following Harry explores the life and legacy of cultural and civil rights icon H...

Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine

2023

as Theo

6.3
Acting

When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love...

Secret Headquarters

Secret Headquarters

2022

as Irons

6.5
Acting

While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When...

Two Distant Strangers

Two Distant Strangers

2020

Producer

7.1
Producing

A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.

With Drawn Arms

With Drawn Arms

2020

as Self

5.4
Acting

The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympi...

With Drawn Arms

With Drawn Arms

2020

Executive Producer

5.4
Producing

The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympi...

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

2019

as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

4.4
Acting

After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soo...

Random Acts of Violence

Random Acts of Violence

2019

as Todd Walkley

5.5
Acting

A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.

Random Acts of Violence

Random Acts of Violence

2019

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.

Selah and the Spades

Selah and the Spades

2019

as Headmaster Banton

5.3
Acting

Paloma, the new girl at an esteemed prep school, is drawn into the daily aggressions of warring senior class factions. She joins the Spades and become...

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

as Self

6.3
Acting

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - t...

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - t...

Band Aid

Band Aid

2017

as Skyler

6.3
Acting

A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

The Obama Years: The Power of Words

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

10.0
Acting

Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism...

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

as Self

9.0
Acting

A White House concert and celebration in honor of the 8-year Presidency of Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama.

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

2016

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement

2016

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Money

Money

2016

as Sean

5.4
Acting

Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2013

as John Taylor

3.0
Acting

Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhe...

Snake & Mongoose

Snake & Mongoose

2013

as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

5.1
Acting

The untold story of how two Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, combined with corporate giants t...

The Butler

The Butler

2013

as Rev. James Lawson

7.3
Acting

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as...

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

as Holden McCrea

6.6
Acting

A group of teens journey to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a worldwide conspiracy wh...

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights

Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights

2010

6.3
Acting

This short is a parody of the Dirty Dancing series.

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

as E. Quinlan

6.3
Acting

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty...

Washingtonienne

Washingtonienne

2009

as Keya

Acting

A comedy that revolves around the professional and personal lives of three smart, sophisticated twenty-something girls working on Capitol Hill.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008

as Leo

6.3
Acting

Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong ...

Rich Girl Problems

N/A

as Peter

Acting

Rich Girl Problems is a sharp but loving comedy about nine intertwining characters and their friendships, relationships, love and fortune. This tightl...

Legacy

Legacy

N/A

as Troy

Acting

A group of inmates discuss their daily routines inside prison, their crimes and how they don't tolerate the system. It all changes when a powerful and...