John David Washington

Acting · Born 1984-07-28 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Filmography

• Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom
• BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
• Tenet as Protagonist
• Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm
• The Creator as Joshua
• Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
• True Love: Making The Creator as Self
• Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
• Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
• The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly

TV

• Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
• The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
• Desus & Mero as Self
• Ballers as Ricky Jerret
• Sherri as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert