John David Washington
28 Jul 1984 (40 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
- 2023 · True Love: Making 'The Creator' as Self
- 2023 · The Creator as Joshua
- 2022 · Amsterdam as Harold Woodman
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Beckett as Beckett
- 2021 · Monster as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
- 2021 · Covidwood as Self
- 2021 · Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm
- 2021 · The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
- 2020 · Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of 'Tenet' as Self
- 2020 · Tenet as Protagonist
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly
- 2018 · Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
- 2018 · BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
- 2017 · Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · Ballers as Ricky Jerret
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Joshua (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest