Birthday: August 5, 1981 (Leo)
Born In: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jesse Wesley Williams is an American model, actor, and activist. He is popular for portraying the character of Dr. Jackson Avery on ABC’s hit series ‘Grey's Anatomy’ and of Eric Medina in the TV series ‘Beyond the Break’. Besides this, he has acted in the movies ‘Lee Daniels' The Butler’, ‘Money’, ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2’ and ‘Brooklyn's Finest’. Coming to Williams’ modelling projects, he has done modelling for many high end brands and companies, such as ‘Tommy Hilfiger’, ‘L. L. Bean’ and ‘Kenneth Cole Productions’, to name a few. Note that the multi-faceted personality is not only a television and film star, but is a popular activist as well. Williams is one of the members of the board of directors at the civil rights think tank and advocacy group, The Advancement Project. He is also the executive producer of the multifaceted media project, Question Bridge: Black Males. Through all his contributions to the world of acting and activism, the American star has earned fans from all over the world.
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Also Known As: Jesse Wesley Williams
Age: 43 Years, 43 Year Old Males
Spouse/Ex-: Aryn Drake-Lee (m. 2012)
father: Reginald Williams
mother: Johanna Chase
children: Maceo Williams, Sadie Williams
Born Country: United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm), 6'1" Males
City: Chicago, Illinois
Ancestry: Swedish American
U.S. State: Illinois
education: Temple University
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Jesse Williams left Grey's Anatomy in 2021, after playing the role of Dr. Jackson Avery for 12 seasons.
Coming to his acting career on stage, he has worked for various theatre productions, including ‘The Sandbox’ and ‘The American Dream’ at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City. His other theatre works include ‘The Glass Menagerie’ off-Broadway.
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Jesse Williams is one of the members of the board of directors at the civil rights think tank and advocacy group, The Advancement Project. He is also the executive producer of the multifaceted media project, Question Bridge: Black Males. The American actor cum model has written articles and blogs for CNN as well as ‘The Huffington Post.’ In 2016, Williams gave a speech regarding police brutality and racial injustice at the event of the BET Awards.
Jesse Wesley Williams was born on August 5, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His parents are Johanna Chase and Reginald Williams. The actor has two brothers who are professionals in visual arts. Williams studied at Moses Brown School in Rhode Island. He later on graduated from the Temple University, majoring in Film and Media Arts as well as African American Studies.
Talking about the actor’s love life, he got married to his girlfriend Aryn Drake-Lee in 2012. The couple has two children, a son named Maceo and a daughter named Sadie. In 2017, it was out in the news that the couple has filed for divorce. He was then romantically linked to Taylor Rooks. He began dating Taylour Paige in 2019. In 2022, he started dating Ciarra Pardo.
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