Jesse Williams
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Jesse Williams is an American actor and activist best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on "Grey's Anatomy" and his outspoken work on racial justice issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesse Williams canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
activist
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director ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
Black Lives Matter movement
NERFINISHED
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civil rights ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BET Humanitarian Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | racial justice activism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-08-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground |
African-American
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Swedish ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChildren | yes ⓘ |
| joinedCastOf | Grey's Anatomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Jesse Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableSpeech | racial justice speech at 2016 BET Awards ⓘ |
| notableWork | Grey's Anatomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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actor ⓘ director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| politicalActivism |
police brutality reform
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representation of Black people in media ⓘ |
| previousOccupation | high school teacher ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| spokeAt | 2016 BET Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
African American Studies
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Film and Media Arts ⓘ |
| supporterOf | Black Lives Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
African Studies
NERFINISHED
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American Studies ⓘ |
| televisionRole | Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.