John David Washington

9 titles·Since 2015

July 28, 1984 · 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).

Filmography (9)

The Piano Lesson

2024 · Boy Willie

The Creator

2023 · Joshua

Amsterdam

2022 · Harold Woodman

Beckett

2021 · Beckett

Malcolm & Marie

2021 · Malcolm

Tenet

2020 · Protagonist

Monsters and Men

2018 · Dennis Williams

BlacKkKlansman

2018 · Ron Stallworth

Ballers

2015 · Ricky Jerret

July 28, 1984 · 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).