Name
John David Washington
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1984-07-28 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former American football running back. He shifted to an acting career like his father, Denzel Washington and mother, Pauletta Washington. In 2015, he started with the HBO comedy series Ballers and his role in BlacKkKlansman (2018) brought him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. After seeing Washington's work in BlacKkKlansman, well-renowned director Christopher Nolan hand-picked him to anchor his thriller film Tenet (2020). Since then, Washington has also starred in Malcolm & Marie (2021), Amsterdam (2022) and The Creator (2023).
Known For
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Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hard...
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A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to pro...
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The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of...
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After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hust...
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As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions...
- 1995 Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
- 1992 Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom
- 2023 True Love: Making The Creator as Self
- 2017 Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
- 2018 BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
- 2018 Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
- 2018 The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly
- 2021 Monster as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
- 2020 Tenet as Protagonist
- 2021 Beckett as Beckett
- 2022 Amsterdam as Harold Woodman
- 2021 Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm
- 2024 The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
- 2021 Covidwood as Self
- 2023 The Creator as Joshua
- 2024 The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision as Self
- 2020 Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ as Self
- Soon Mime
- 2019 Tamron Hall ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2021 The Eisen Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 Desus & Mero ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Ballers ( 47 episodes ) as Ricky Jerret
- 2022 The Sherri Shepherd Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode )
- 2019 Desus & Mero ( 1 episode ) as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
