John David Washington

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1984-07-28 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Acting

1995

Devil in a Blue Dress

as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)

1992

Malcolm X

as Student in Harlem Classroom

2017

2018

BlacKkKlansman

as Ron Stallworth

2018

Monsters and Men

as Dennis Williams

2018

2021

Monster

as Richard 'Bobo' Evans

2020

Tenet

as Protagonist

2021

Beckett

as Beckett

2022

Amsterdam

as Harold Woodman

2021

Malcolm & Marie

as Malcolm

2024

The Piano Lesson

as Boy Willie

2021

Covidwood

as Self

2023

The Creator

as Joshua

Production

2021

Malcolm & Marie

as Producer

2010

The Book of Eli

as Co-Producer

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