Portrait of Jesse Williams

Acting

Jesse Williams

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2019 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesse Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Legacy
Legacy

as Troy

2020s

13 titles · average score 67
Hotel Costiera
Hotel Costiera (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Daniel De Luca

What We Hide
What We Hide (2025)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sheriff Ben Jeffries

Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears (2025)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Andy

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (2025)

Producer

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (2025)

Executive Producer

The Great Lillian Hall
The Great Lillian Hall (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as David Flemming

Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Theo

Secret Headquarters
Secret Headquarters (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

as Irons

Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Tobert

Two Distant Strangers
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Joe Ryan

With Drawn Arms
With Drawn Arms (2020)

Executive Producer

2010s

20 titles · average score 60
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
GoodWatch score 25

as Isaac 'Ike' Singer

Random Acts of Violence
Random Acts of Violence (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

as Todd Walkley

Selah and the Spades
Selah and the Spades (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Headmaster Banton

The Morning Show
The Morning Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Vernon

Station 19
Station 19 (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Dr. Jackson Avery

Money
Money (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sean

Snake & Mongoose
Snake & Mongoose (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Don "The Snake" Prudomme

They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn (2013)
GoodWatch score 38

as John Taylor

The Butler
The Butler (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rev. James Lawson

The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

as Holden McCrea

Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

J.A.W.
J.A.W. (2011)

as Enin

2000s

5 titles · average score 61
Washingtonienne
Washingtonienne (2009)

as Keya

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Leo

Greek
Greek (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Drew Collins

Beyond the Break
Beyond the Break (2006)
GoodWatch score 34

TV show · as Eric Medina

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Jackson Avery

1990s

1 title · average score 74
Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Kwame