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Isaiah Washington

Actor

Isaiah Washington

Born August 3, 1963 in Houston, Texas, USA59 films

Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor and internet personality. Following a series of film appearances, he came to prominence for portraying Dr. Preston Burke in the first three seasons of the series Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2007.

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Washington began his career collaborating with director Spike Lee on the films Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996). He also appeared in the films Love Jones (1997), Bulworth (1998), True Crime (1999), Romeo Must Die (2000), Exit Wounds (2001), Ghost Ship (2002), and Hollywood Homicide (2003). In 2005, Washington landed his breakthrough role as Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy. He was dismissed after the third season over allegations that he used homophobic slurs, although he would return for a guest appearance in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, Washington portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The CW's science fiction television series The 100.

In 2020, Washington became the host of a travel cooking show on Fox Nation.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Ghost Ship poster6.0Ghost Ship2002Romeo Must Die poster6.3Romeo Must Die2000True Crime poster6.5True Crime1999Clockers poster6.7Clockers1995Dead Presidents poster6.7Dead Presidents1995Exit Wounds poster5.9Exit Wounds2001The Trials of Cate McCall poster6.4The Trials of Cate McCall2013Bulworth poster6.3Bulworth1998

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. 2026Oscar ShawErnie
  2. 2025Dashing Through the SnowDeputy Director Winters
  3. 2025James the SecondDr. Ramesh
  4. 2024God's Not Dead: In God We TrustDaryl Smith
  5. 2022CorsicanaBass Reeves
  6. 2021God's Not Dead: We The PeopleDaryl Smith
  7. 2020Cut Throat CitySinclair Stewart
  8. 2020WriterBoy's DreamBrian
  9. 2019Keys to the CityAugust King
  10. 2018Behind the MovementE.D.Nixon
  11. 2017Dead TriggerRockstock
  12. 2015The Sin SeerGrant Summit
  13. 2015YefonBoma
  14. 2014BlackbirdLance Rousseau
  15. 2013Not 4 Sale
  16. 2013The Trials of Cate McCallWilson George
  17. 2013Go for SistersVernell
  18. 2013They Die by DawnBen Hodges
  19. 2013Blue CapriceJohn Allen Muhammad
  20. 2013Doctor BelloDoctor Michael Durant
  21. 2012Suddenly SingleSylvester Stone
  22. 2012Area Q.Thomas Mathews
  23. 2012The UndershepherdL.C.
  24. 2011The Least of TheseFather Andre James
  25. 2010Hurricane SeasonCoach Simmons
  26. 2006The AmateursHomer
  27. 2005Dead BirdsTodd
  28. 2004Trois 3: The EscortBernard Grier
  29. 2004This Girl's LifeShane
  30. 2004Wild Things 2Terence Bridge
  31. 2003Hollywood HomicideAntoine Sartain
  32. 2002Ghost ShipGreer
  33. 2002Welcome to CollinwoodLeon
  34. 2001Hood RatMax
  35. 2001Exit WoundsGeorge Clark
  36. 2001Dancing in SeptemberGeorge Washington
  37. 2000KinStone
  38. 2000Romeo Must DieMac
  39. 1999True CrimeFrank Louis Beechum
  40. 1999A Texas FuneralWalter
  41. 1998Out of SightKenneth
  42. 1998BulworthDarnell
  43. 1998Mixing NiaLewis
  44. 1998Always OutnumberedWilfred
  45. 1998RitualsWendal
  46. 1997Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the WayDwight Gooden
  47. 1997Love JonesSavon Garrison
  48. 1996Get on the BusKyle
  49. 1996Soul of the GameAdult Willie Mays
  50. 1996Girl 6Shoplifter
  51. 1996Mr. and Mrs. LovingBlue
  52. 1995StonewallUniformed Cop
  53. 1995Dead PresidentsAndrew Curtis
  54. 1995ClockersVictor Dunham
  55. 1994Alma's RainbowMiles
  56. 1994CrooklynVic Powell
  57. 1993StrappedWillie
  58. 1991Strictly BusinessHustler
  59. 1991Land Where My Fathers DiedMalcolm