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 Jesse Wesley Williams born August 5, 1981 is a former high school teacher and activist turned actor/director. He's best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey's Anatomy and his advocacy for the disenfranchised, highlighted by his internationally resonant acceptance speech for his 2016 BET Humanitarian Award. He also appears in the hit 2013 film Lee Daniels' The Butler as real life civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson. Previous roles include Holden in The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Officer Eddie Quinlan in Brooklyn's Finest (2009), as Leo, Lena's boyfriend, in the film sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) and as Isaac "Ike" Singer in Jacob's Ladder (2019).
Bio:
Jesse Wesley Williams born August 5, 1981 is a former high school teacher and activist turned actor/director. He's best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey's Anatomy and his advocacy for the disenfranchised, highlighted by his internationally resonant acceptance speech for his 2016 BET Humanitarian Award. He also appears in the hit 2013 film Lee Daniels' The Butler as real life civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson. Previous roles include Holden in The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Officer Eddie Quinlan in Brooklyn's Finest (2009), as Leo, Lena's boyfriend, in the film sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) and as Isaac "Ike" Singer in Jacob's Ladder (2019).
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A former high school teacher.His father is African-American, with some Seminole ancestry. His mother is of Swedish descent.Attended Temple University (B.A.) in Philadelphia, PAFriends with Harry Belafonte.Attended Moses Brown high school in Rhode Island.He has two children with his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee; a daughter Sadie Williams (b. December 2013) and a son Maceo Williams (b. October 2015).Both he and Patrick J. Adams made their Broadway debut in the revival of Take Me Out in 2022, and appeared fully naked on stage.In New York shooting new movie Money (2016). (June 2015) |
| Name: |
Jesse Williams |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
33 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:54:15 |
| Height: |
6' 0?' (1.84 m) |
| Biography: |
Jesse Wesley Williams born August 5, 1981 is a former high school teacher and activist turned actor/director. He\'s best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey\'s Anatomy and his advocacy for the disenfranchised, hi |
| Trivia: |
A former high school teacher.His father is African-American, with some Seminole ancestry. His mother is of Swedish descent.Attended Temple University (B.A.) in Philadelphia, PAFriends with Harry Belafonte.Attended Moses Brown high school in Rhode Island.He has two children with his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee; a daughter Sadie Williams (b. December 2013) and a son Maceo Williams (b. October 2015).Both he and Patrick J. Adams made their Broadway debut in the revival of Take Me Out in 2022, and appeared fully naked on stage.In New York shooting new movie Money (2016). (June 2015) |
| Quotes: |
Coming from New York, you're kind of indoctrinated with anti-L.A. sentiment, but California is just a really dope state.
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Storytelling is based on the word, being an honorable person of integrity is based on your word.
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I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which is just code for white.
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There's so much material out there that's unnecessarily racist. It takes a shot at what is 'urban' or demonstrates blackness with some sassy, neck-jiving character that's not even relevant to the plot. I see it time and time again, and it doesn't move the story forward. It just kind of cryogenically freezes us in this old racial paradigm.
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We often grow up being told that we can do this or that, but if you don't see anybody that looks like you doing it, you don't believe you can do it. But I had great teachers, and I wanted to be a great teacher. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Target
TV commercial for Dr. Pepper
TV commercial for Verizon Wireless
(November 13, 2009) Featured in Rihanna's video for "Russian Roulette".
(April 2008) Starred in the off-Broadway play, "The Sandbox", wri |
| Spouse: |
Aryn Drake-Lee (September 1, 2012 - October 15, 2020) (divorced, 2 children) |
| Children: |
ChildSadie WilliamsMaceo Williams |
| Parents: |
Johanna Chase Williams
Reginald Williams |
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