John David Washington 1984 41
John David Washington 1984 41
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).
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2024 The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision as Self
2024 The Piano Lesson as Boy Willie
2023 True Love: Making The Creator as Self
2023 The Creator as Joshua
2022 Amsterdam as Harold Woodman
2021 Beckett as Beckett
2021 Monster as Richard 'Bobo' Evans
2021 Covidwood as Self
2021 Malcolm & Marie as Malcolm Producer
2020 Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ as Self
2020 Tenet as Protagonist
2018 The Old Man & the Gun as Lt. Kelly
2018 Monsters and Men as Dennis Williams
2018 BlacKkKlansman as Ron Stallworth
2017 Love Beats Rhymes as Mahlik
2015 Ballers as Ricky Jerret
2010 The Book of Eli Co-Producer
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
1992 Malcolm X as Student in Harlem Classroom