Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He played Dr. Jackson Avery in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2009–22) and appeared in films such as The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and The Butler (2013). He did voice work and motion capture for Marcus in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018).

He was an executive producer of the Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers (2020) and the Tony-winning revival of the play Take Me Out (2022), for the latter of which he was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.