'Grey's Anatomy' Star Jesse Williams Names The 'Odd' Downside Of Being A TV Doctor

Former “Grey’s Anatomy ” regular Jesse Williams revealed that people thought he “knew about medicine” because of his role as Dr. Jackson Avery in the hit TV series.

Williams, who last appeared as a main cast member on the show in 2021, told “The Late Show ” host Stephen Colbert that people would direct their attention to him on planes when someone needed medical attention.

“It’s odd and I’ve said this before, but I’ve been on a plane two different times when they have said ‘Is there a doctor on board? Somebody needs it’ and they look at me,” Williams said.

“And I say ’The one thing you know about me for sure is I’m not a doctor.′”

Williams also told Colbert about filming the upcoming third season of “Only Murders in the Building ,” the Golden Globe-nominated series in which he’s reportedly set to play a documentarian .

Williams, who said he was in “awe” of both Steve Martin and Martin Short , said his first day on set included Meryl Streep , Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez .

“It’s great to learn and completely fumble, but I’m learning and trying to play around with some of the comedy stuff, being a little lighter,” Williams said.

“It’s a little more my natural disposition.”