John David Washington

John David Washington

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

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1984-07-28

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1992	Malcolm X	Student in Harlem Classroom	75
2	1995	Devil in a Blue Dress	Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)	65
3	2017	Love Beats Rhymes	Mahlik	56
4	2018	BlacKkKlansman	Ron Stallworth	75
5	2018	Monsters and Men	Dennis Williams	59
6	2018	The Old Man & the Gun	Lt. Kelly	64
7	2020	Tenet	Protagonist	72
8	2020	Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’	Self	0
9	2021	Malcolm & Marie	Malcolm	70
10	2021	Covidwood	Self	90
11	2021	Monster	Richard 'Bobo' Evans	64
12	2021	Beckett	Beckett	62
13	2022	Amsterdam	Harold Woodman	61
14	2023	The Creator	Joshua	71
15	2023	True Love: Making The Creator	Self	80
16	2024	The Piano Lesson	Boy Willie	62
17	2024	The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	56
2	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
3	2012	Honest Trailers	Joshua (archive footage)	65
4	2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self	50
5	2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest	53
6	2015	Ballers	Ricky Jerret	68
7	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert		64
8	2019	Desus & Mero	Self	51
9	2019	Desus & Mero	Self - Illustrious Guest	51
10	2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest	51
11	2021	The Eisen Hour	Self - Guest	50
12	2022	Sherri	Self - Guest	42

John David Washington

Film

Television