John David Washington
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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Acting History
2024
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision as Self
2024The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
2023True Love: Making The Creator as Self
2023The Creator as Joshua
2022Amsterdam as Harold Woodman
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2021Beckett as Beckett
2021Monster as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
2021Covidwood as Self
2021Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm
2021The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
2020Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ as Self
2020Tenet as Protagonist
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Desus & Mero as Self
2019Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
2018The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly
2018Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
2018BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
2017Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015Ballers as Ricky Jerret
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
1992Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest