Jesse Williams tapped to star in 'Only Murders in the Building' season 3

'Grey's Anatomy' star Jesse Williams has boarded the season three cast of the series 'Only Murders in the Building'. According to the reports, the actor will play a recurring role in the hit mystery comedy-drama television series, created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman.

Williams will star as a documentarian with a particular interest in the case that Mabel Mora, Charles Haden-Savage, and Oliver Putnam -- played by show's lead trio Selena Gomez, Martin and Martin Short -- are working on.

'Only Murders in the Building' earned 17 Primetime Emmy nominations for its second season and won three.

The series was renewed for a third season in July.

Williams, who earned a Tony Award nomination in his Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of 'Take Me Out' this year, will next be seen in 'Your Place or Mine' with Reese Witherspoon, He will also return to Broadway for the newly extended run of 'Take Me Out'.