John David Washington
Acting Born Jul 28, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Ballers (2015) as Ricky Jerret
- The Creator (2023) as Joshua
- Tenet (2020) as Protagonist
- Desus & Mero (2019) as Self
- Desus & Mero (2019) as Self - Illustrious Guest
- BlacKkKlansman (2018) as Ron Stallworth
- Malcolm X (1992) as Student in Harlem Classroom
- Amsterdam (2022) as Harold Woodman
- The Eisen Hour (2021) as Self - Guest
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
- Malcolm & Marie (2021) as Malcolm
- The Piano Lesson (2024) as Boy Willie
- The Old Man & the Gun (2018) as Lt. Kelly
- Beckett (2021) as Beckett
- Monster (2021) as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
- Monsters and Men (2018) as Dennis Williams