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John David Washington

John David Washington

Born: 1984-07-28 • 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
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision poster
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024 • Self
The Piano Lesson poster
The Piano Lesson
2024 • Boy Willie
True Love: Making The Creator poster
True Love: Making The Creator
2023 • Self
The Creator poster
The Creator
2023 • Joshua
Amsterdam poster
Amsterdam
2022 • Harold Woodman
Beckett poster
Beckett
2021 • Beckett
Monster poster
Monster
2021 • Richard 'Bobo' Evans
Covidwood poster
Covidwood
2021 • Self
Malcolm & Marie poster
Malcolm & Marie
2021 • Malcolm
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ poster
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
2020 • Self
Tenet poster
Tenet
2020 • Protagonist
The Old Man & the Gun poster
The Old Man & the Gun
2018 • Lt. Kelly
Monsters and Men poster
Monsters and Men
2018 • Dennis Williams
BlacKkKlansman poster
BlacKkKlansman
2018 • Ron Stallworth
Love Beats Rhymes poster
Love Beats Rhymes
2017 • Mahlik
Devil in a Blue Dress poster
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 • Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
Malcolm X poster
Malcolm X
1992 • Student in Harlem Classroom