Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams played Jackson Avery from season six to season nineteen of Grey's Anatomy. His character also appeared in Seattle Grace: Message of Hope and Station 19. Jesse also serves as a director on the show.
==Biography==
Jesse Williams was born first of three children in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island,http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051113/NEWS/311139924 and from Temple University with a double major in African-American Studies and Film and Media Art.http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/opinion/williams-django-still-chained/ He followed the footsteps of his parents and began teaching in the Philadelphia public school system, mainly teaching American Studies, African Studies, and English.https://web.archive.org/web/20130515135632/http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/bio/jackson-avery/568571
He began to study acting in 2005 and was one of the 14 chosen, out of 800 applicants, to participate in the New York Actors Showcase.http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051113/NEWS/311139924 Since then, he has appeared in multiple television series, films, and theatre productions.
He is the youngest member of the board of directors at The Advancement Project, a civil rights think-tank and advocacy group and an executive producer of Question Bridge: Black Males, a multifaced media project, art exhibition, and a student and teacher curriculum website.http://beta.questionbridge.com/
He married Aryn Drake-Lee in September 2012 and they have two children. In April 2017, it was reported that he filed for a divorce from Aryn.https://www.tmz.com/2017/04/24/jesse-williams-greys-anatomy-divorce/
==Career==
===Filmography===
*Marked Man (????)
*Spider & Jessie (????)
*Team Joy (????)
*Your Place or Mine (2023)
*Secret Headquarters (2022)
*Random Acts of Violence (2019)
*Jacob's Ladder (2019)
*Selah and The Spades (2019)
*A Magical Holiday (short) (2017)
*Versus (short) (2017)
*Band Aid (2017)
*Money (2016)
*They Die by Dawn (2013)
*Snake & Mongoose (2013)
*Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
*Rich Girl Problems (short) (2012)
*The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
*J.A.W. (short) (2011)
*Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights (short) (2010)
*Washingtonienne (2009)
*Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
*The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
===Television===
*Olga Dies Dreaming (????)
*Only Murders in the Building (2023)
*Grey's Anatomy (2009-2023)
*Saturday Night Live (2021)
*A Black Lady Sketch Show (2021)
*Station 19 (2020)
*Little Fires Everywhere (mini-series) (2020)
*Power (2019)
*The Spoils Before Dying (mini-series) (2015)
*Seattle Grace: Message of Hope (2010)
*Beyond the Break (2009)
*Greek (2008)
*Law & Order (2006)
===Director===
*Rebel (2021)
*Grey's Anatomy (2018-2020)
==Directed Episodes==
===Grey's Anatomy===
Season 14
*Fight For Your Mind
Season 15
*What I Did for Love
Season 16
*Save the Last Dance for Me
Season 19
*When I Get to the Border
==Notes and Trivia==
*He modeled for Kenneth Cole.
*He loves donuts, bacon, and tacos.
*You can also see him in Rihanna's music video for Russian Roulette from her album Rated R.
*He used to be a high school teacher before he got into acting.
*He's a big collector of vinyl.
*He has written articles for CNN and The Huffington Post.
*He was a guest on CNN Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room.
*He remains close friends with Sarah Drew.
*Jesse and his then-wife, Aryn, started their own emoji app together called Ebroji.
*Before getting on the show, he had seen a couple of episodes as his girlfriend (later wife) watched it.
*His favorite episodes to shoot were Unbreak My Heart and Sanctuary/Death and All His Friends.
*He has mentioned that Alex Karev is his favorite character.
*According to Jake Borelli, he's the biggest prankster amongst the cast.
*He auditioned for the role of Jackson on his birthday.
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