Jesse Williams (actor)
Jesse Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. He played Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy. Williams was named the TV Actor of the Year at the 2011 Young Hollywood Awards. He is the youngest executive producer at The Advancement Project.
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Jesse Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. He played Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC series Grey’s Anatomy. He has also appeared in the films The Cabin in the Woods, The Butler and Band Aid. Williams was named the TV Actor of the Year at the 2011 Young Hollywood Awards. He is the youngest executive producer at The Advancement Project, a civil rights think tank and advocacy group. Williams won the humanitarian award at the BET Awards 2016, delivering a speech highlighting racial injustice, police brutality, and the invention of whiteness. In 2012, he established a production company, farWord Inc. He also provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in Detroit: Become Human.
Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Johanna Chase, a professional potter, and Reginald Williams. Williams has said his mother is Swedish and his father is African American from Georgia. Williams graduated from Temple University with a double major in African American Studies and Film and Media Arts. He taught high school in the Philadelphia public school system for six years: teaching American Studies, African Studies, and English. In 2005, Williams began to study acting and was chosen to participate in the New York Actors Showcase presented by ABC Television, one of 14 actors chosen from among over 800 individuals who auditioned.
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