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Jesse Williams
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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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Law & Order
1990
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Station 19
2018
Greek
2007
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Shifting Gears
2025
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
The Butler
2013
Secret Headquarters
2022
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
Your Place or Mine
2023
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Money
2016
Selah and the Spades
2019
Band Aid
2017
Jacob's Ladder
2019
Random Acts of Violence
2019
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