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 (...
Known For
Complete Filmography
What We Hide
2025
as Sheriff Ben Jeffries
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
2025
Executive Producer
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
2025
Producer
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
2024
as David Flemming
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
2024
as Self
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
2023
as Theo
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
2022
as Irons
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
2020
Producer
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
2020
as Self
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
2020
Executive Producer
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
2019
as Isaac 'Ike' Singer
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
2019
as Todd Walkley
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
2019
Executive Producer
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
2019
as Headmaster Banton
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
2018
as Self
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
2018
Executive Producer
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
2017
as Skyler
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
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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
2016
as Self
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
2016
as Self
Documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement
2016
Executive Producer
Documentary about the Black Lives Matter movement.
Money
2016
as Sean
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
2013
as John Taylor
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
2013
as Don "The Snake" Prudomme
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
2013
as Rev. James Lawson
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
2012
as Holden McCrea
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
2010
This short is a parody of the Dirty Dancing series.
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as E. Quinlan
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
2009
as Keya
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
2008
as Leo
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
Rich Girl Problems is a sharp but loving comedy about nine intertwining characters and their friendships, relationships, love and fortune. This tightl...
Legacy
N/A
as Troy
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...