John David Washington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 July 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).
Known for
Acting 18
- 2026Mime
- 2024The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision as Self
- 2024The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
- 2023True Love: Making The Creator as Self
- 2023The Creator as Joshua
- 2022Amsterdam as Harold Woodman
- 2021Beckett as Beckett
- 2021Monster as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
- 2021Covidwood as Self
- 2021Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm
- 2020Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ as Self
- 2020Tenet as Protagonist
- 2018The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly
- 2018Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
- 2018BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
- 2017Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
- 1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
- 1992Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom
Production 2
- 2021Malcolm & Marie · producer
- 2010The Book of Eli · co-producer