![]() ![]() ![]() It was announced on May 6, 2021, that he would be exiting the show, his final episode airing May 20 on ABC. On June 8, 2010, it was announced Williams would be a series regular, starting in season 7. On October 15, 2009, Williams began appearing as surgical resident Jackson Avery, in the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. He also appeared in the role of Drew Collins, in two episodes of the ABC Family series Greek. In 2006, Williams appeared in an episode of Law & Order, portraying the character Kwame. Later that year he narrated the audio version of the book The Bane Chronicles: What Really Happened In Peru, by Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. In 2013, Williams wrote an opinion piece for CNN which analyzed the film Django Unchained. This news resulted in some Hunger Games fans protesting casting decisions made by the film executives. In May 2012, a fan campaign was organized to try to influence film executives to cast him in the role of Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. In 2012, he established a production company, farWord Inc. ![]() Since 2006, he has appeared in a number of television series, films and theatre productions. 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. Following in the footsteps of his parents, he taught high school in the Philadelphia public school system for six years teaching American Studies, African Studies, and English. Williams graduated from Temple University with a double major in African American Studies and Film and Media Arts. After he graduated from high school his father began teaching history in northern Maine, while his mother continued to work in pottery. Williams graduated from Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island in 1998. His two younger brothers specialize and work in the field of visual arts. Jesse Williams has said his mother is a Swedish American and his father is an African American from Georgia. Williams was born in Chicago on Augto Johanna Chase, a professional potter, and Reginald Williams. He served as an executive producer of the Academy Award-winning short, Two Distant Strangers (2020) and the Tony Award-winning revival of Take Me Out (2022), the latter of which he was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He has provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018). Jackson Avery on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2009–22) and has appeared in films such as The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and The Butler (2013). Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer and activist. ![]()
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5/25/2023 06:01:29 pm
LINDSAY ARNOLD FROM DAYS OF OUR LIVESV WILL BE JOINNING THE CAST OF DAYS OF OUR LIVES LINDSAY ANOLD WILL BE PLAYING AS FAITH NEWMAN IN THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS LINDSAY ARNOLD FROM DAYS OF OUR LIVES WILL BE REPLACING ACTRESS REYLYNN CASTER IN THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
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