{"id":33652,"date":"2025-09-29T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/jesse-williams-shares-the-4-green-flags-he-looks-for-before-signing-on-to-a-new-role-in-hollywood\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T23:11:14","slug":"jesse-williams-shares-the-4-green-flags-he-looks-for-before-signing-on-to-a-new-role-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/jesse-williams-shares-the-4-green-flags-he-looks-for-before-signing-on-to-a-new-role-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Williams shares the 4 green flags he looks for before signing on to a new role in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/68dab5aecc993f9955cf1d75?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Actor Jesse Williams portrays Daniel De Luca. He&#039;s standing in Italy with his hands in his pockets, looking distressed.\"\/><figcaption>Jesse Williams stars as Daniel De Luca in Amazon Prime&#039;s &quot;Hotel Costiera.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Bettoja \/ Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Jesse Williams stars in Prime Video&#039;s new series &quot;Hotel Costiera,&quot; set in Positano, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>Williams told Business Insider that after &quot;Grey&#039;s Anatomy,&quot; he has a checklist of criteria for taking roles.<\/li>\n<li>His criteria include positive representation and learning something new.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Millions of viewers fell in love with Jesse Williams via his portrayal of Dr. Jackson Avery on ABC&#039;s &quot;Grey&#039;s Anatomy.&quot; But choosing his first starring television role post-&quot;Grey&#039;s&quot; came with high expectations. Thankfully, Williams had a list of criteria to help guide him.<\/p>\n<p>At the New York City premiere party for his newest series, Prime Video&#039;s new dramedy &quot;Hotel Costiera,&quot; Williams told Business Insider that a prerequisite for any show he signs on to is that it &quot;doesn&#039;t harm Black folks,&quot; and is &quot;a positive representation of who we are in the world.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Hotel Costiera&quot; is that and more. A visual feast for the eyes, the six-episode series is set at a real-life 5-star hotel in the picturesque Amalfi Coast town of Positano, Italy. <\/p>\n<p>Williams stars as Marine veteran Daniel DeLuca, who&#039;s hired as a fixer for the luxury hotel&#039;s owner and his daughter, who also happens to be the general manager. Each episode sees DeLuca solving a problem \u2014 from negotiating with the Italian government to rescuing kidnapped dogs.<\/p>\n<p>It&#039;s a sunny escape of a show \u2014 not one of Williams&#039; required prerequisites. Still, a cinematic trip to Italy certainly sweetens the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Williams shared the other green flags he looks for when choosing roles in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<h2>Williams&#039; green flags in business<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/68dab9375dbc4fd10da9c577?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Jesse Williams holding a drink.\"\/><figcaption>Jesse Williams at the NYC premiere party for &quot;Hotel Costiera&quot; on September 24, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images for Prime Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>&quot;Have I done it before?&quot; <\/strong><br \/>Williams also produced &quot;Hotel Costiera,&quot; which provided an exciting new challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I had to produce this project that has no legs, as in, it&#039;s not based on a franchise, or a video game, or a book, or an IP, or anything that&#039;s going to build an audience for me.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>&quot;Does it take me to a new place?&quot;<\/strong><br \/>&quot;Hotel Costiera&quot; literally took Williams somewhere new \u2014 Italy \u2014 but Williams emphasized this rule is about being challenged internally as an actor. <br \/>&quot;I&#039;m the only American in the show\u2026so it&#039;s just a lot of weight, and pressure, and responsibility,&quot; he said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&quot;Does it round out my career?&quot; <\/strong><br \/>&quot;I have a lot of different interests,&quot; Williams said, emphasizing that diversity in the characters that he portrays is paramount. &quot;Especially as Black folks, we have to demonstrate we have a lot of different interests or else you&#039;ll be put in a very narrow field.&quot; <\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>&quot;Is there something I can learn from it?&quot;<\/strong> <br \/>It&#039;s not just about growing as an actor. Williams also loves opportunities that help him pick up a new skill or hobby.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;With this, I had to learn a new language. I had to learn Italian.&quot;<br \/>&quot;<em>Hotel Costiera&quot; is streaming now on Prime Video.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Williams stars as Daniel De Luca in Amazon Prime&#039;s &quot;Hotel Costiera.&quot; Virginia Bettoja \/ Amazon MGM Studios Jesse Williams stars in Prime Video&#039;s new series &quot;Hotel Costiera,&quot; set in Positano, Italy. Williams told Business Insider that after &quot;Grey&#039;s Anatomy,&quot; he has a checklist of criteria for taking roles. 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