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Isaiah Washington

Acting Born Aug 3, 1963 Houston, Texas, USA 24 credits

Biography

Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor and internet personality. Following a series of film appearances, he came to prominence for portraying Dr. Preston Burke in the first three seasons of the series Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2007.

Washington began his career collaborating with director Spike Lee on the films Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996). He also appeared in the films Love Jones (1997), Bulworth (1998), True Crime (1999), Romeo Must Die (2000), Exit Wounds (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Hollywood Homicide (2003). In 2005, Washington landed his breakthrough role as Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy. He was dismissed after the third season over allegations that he used homophobic slurs, although he would return for a guest appearance in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, Washington portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The CW's science fiction television series The 100.

In 2020, Washington became the host of a travel cooking show on Fox Nation.

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Known for

Law & Order

as Derek Hardy

Grey's Anatomy

as Preston Burke

The 100

as Thelonious Jaha

P-Valley

as Mayor Tydell Ruffin

Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Derek Hardy
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Preston Burke
  • The 100 (2014) as Thelonious Jaha
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Lane Staley
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Rev. Austin Davis
  • P-Valley (2020) as Mayor Tydell Ruffin
  • Screen Two (1985) as Uniformed Cop
  • Law & Order: LA (2010) as Roland Davidson
  • New York Undercover (1994)
  • Ally McBeal (1997) as Michael Rivers
  • Oscar Shaw (2026) as Ernie
  • The Megan Mullally Show (2006) as Self - Guest
  • Soul Food (2000) as Miles
  • Ghost Ship (2002) as Greer
  • Tales (2017) as Malcolm
  • Bionic Woman (2007) as Antonio Pope
  • Out of Sight (1998) as Kenneth
  • Romeo Must Die (2000) as Mac
  • Exit Wounds (2001) as George Clark
  • True Crime (1999) as Frank Louis Beechum
  • Dead Presidents (1995) as Andrew Curtis
  • Wild Things 2 (2004) as Terence Bridge