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).

Most Famous Work

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Tenet

(2020) Protagonist

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The Creator

(2023) Joshua

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Honest Trailers

(2012) Joshua (archive footage)

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Malcolm X

(1992) Student in Harlem Classroom

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Malcolm & Marie

(2021) Malcolm

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Beckett

(2021) Beckett

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Monster

(2021) Richard 'Bobo' Evans

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Devil in a Blue Dress

(1995) Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Boy Willie	The Piano Lesson 2024-07-26 Movie
2023	Self	True Love: Making 'The Creator' 2023-11-14 Movie
	Joshua	The Creator 2023-09-27 Movie
2022	Harold Woodman	Amsterdam 2022-09-27 Movie
	Self - Guest	Sherri 2022-09-12 TV Show
2021	Beckett	Beckett 2021-08-04 Movie
	Richard 'Bobo' Evans	Monster 2021-07-15 Movie
	Self	Covidwood 2021-04-20 Movie
	Malcolm	Malcolm & Marie 2021-01-29 Movie
	Self - Guest	The Eisen Hour 2021-01-23 TV Show
2020	Self	Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of 'Tenet' 2020-12-15 Movie
	Protagonist	Tenet 2020-08-22 Movie
2019	Self - Guest	Tamron Hall 2019-09-09 TV Show
	Self - Illustrious Guest	Desus & Mero 2019-02-21 TV Show
	Self	Desus & Mero 2019-02-21 TV Show
2018	Lt. Kelly	The Old Man & the Gun 2018-09-27 Movie
	Dennis Williams	Monsters and Men 2018-09-22 Movie
	Ron Stallworth	BlacKkKlansman 2018-08-09 Movie
2017	Mahlik	Love Beats Rhymes 2017-12-01 Movie
2015	N/A	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015-09-08 TV Show
	Ricky Jerret	Ballers 2015-06-21 TV Show
	Self - Guest	The Late Late Show with James Corden 2015-03-23 TV Show
2014	Self	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014-12-21 TV Show
2012	Joshua (archive footage)	Honest Trailers 2012-02-13 TV Show
1996	Self	The Daily Show 1996-07-22 TV Show
1995	Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)	Devil in a Blue Dress 1995-09-29 Movie
1992	Student in Harlem Classroom	Malcolm X 1992-11-18 Movie
1988	Self - Guest	LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988-09-05 TV Show
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	Malcolm & Marie 2021-01-29 Movie
2010	Co-Producer	The Book of Eli 2010-01-14 Movie
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