Saying goodbye. Jesse Williams had a say in how his character, Dr. Jackson Avery, exited Grey’s Anatomy this month after 12 seasons.“I directly impacted the dialogue, especially the episode a couple of weeks ago with me going to find my dad.
I was directly involved in all of that language,” Williams, 39, told Entertainment Weekly on Friday, May 21. “I know the character as well as anybody.
People come and go — some writers come and go, directors come and go, but I’m that character all day, every day. So it’s just really beautiful for that to be acknowledged, and to feel included.
It’s a privilege.”Williams’ character made his final appearance during the Thursday, May 20, episode of Grey’s Anatomy on ABC.
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