Star File

Jesse Williams

Best known for his work on Grey’s Anatomy, Jesse Williams is a former high school teacher turned director, producer, entrepreneur, and activist. He began his acting career Off-Broadway directed by Edward Albee at The Cherry Lane Theatre. For his Broadway debut in 2022, portraying Darren Lemming (Second Stage), he earned a Tony nomination, a Drama League nomination, and two Broadway.com Awards: Favorite Featured Actor and Favorite Breakthrough Performance. He earned an Oscar in 2021 as Executive Producer of the short film Two Distant Strangers and is among the most impactful entrepreneurial faces in tech today, with three leading mobile apps on the market (Scholly, BLeBRitTY, and Ebroji). Williams received the BET Humanitarian Award in 2016 and recently starred alongside Owen Wilson in the Paramount+ film Secret Headquarters. He will soon be seen with Reese Witherspoon in Netflix’s Your Place or Mine.