Jesse Williams

CTL-P-0824 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-02645 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0824. Master record source: News seed 2026-10-16 (PEOPLE) — partially verified, see notes.

Actor (Grey's Anatomy) and activist; 2016 BET Humanitarian Award speech; Tony nominee for Take Me Out

The record

• Known for: Actor (Grey's Anatomy) and activist; 2016 BET Humanitarian Award speech; Tony nominee for Take Me Out

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• Harry Belafonte — mentored → this record

Sources

• https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/people/jesse-williams (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

Actor, director, producer and activist; born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 5, 1981; played Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy (2009-2022); known for his acceptance speech for the 2016 BET Humanitarian Award; nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the 2022 revival of Take Me Out.

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