2012Nominee
Best Performance
The Cabin in the Woods
Jesse Williams
Actor · Producer
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 5, 1981
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 (2022), the latter of which he was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2013Nominee
Best Performance
The Butler
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Secret Headquarters
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Performance
Brooklyn's Finest
2023Highlight
Best Performance
Your Place or Mine
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The Cabin in the Woods
The Butler
Secret Headquarters