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John David Washington
Actor, ProducerBorn July 28, 1984 (41 years)
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
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson · as Boy Willie |
| 2023 | The Creator · as Joshua |
| 2022 | Amsterdam · as Harold Woodman |
| 2021 | Beckett · as Beckett |
| 2021 | Malcolm & Marie · as Malcolm |
| 2020 | Tenet · as Protagonist |
| 2018 | Monster · as Richard 'bobo' Evans |
| 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 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Ballers (TV Series) · as Ricky Jerret |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Joshua (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress · as Boy With Toy Rifle (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Student In Harlem Classroom |