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John David Washington

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John David Washington

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American football player and actor (born 1984)

Person · Open Library

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Film & TV

Acting · 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…

Known for

  • The Piano Lesson — Boy Willie2024
  • The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision — Self2024
  • True Love: Making The Creator — Self2023
  • The Creator — Joshua2023
  • Amsterdam — Harold Woodman2022
  • Sherri — Self - Guest2022
  • Monster — Richard 'Bobo' Evans2021
  • Beckett — Beckett2021
  • Malcolm & Marie — Malcolm2021
  • Covidwood — Self2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
48
Total plays
52

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Key facts

Born
( 1984-07-28 ) July 28, 1984 (age 41) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Education
Morehouse College ( BA )
Occupations
Actor football player
Years active
2006–2012 (sports), 1992–present (acting)
Father
Denzel Washington
Relatives
Katia Washington (sister), Olivia Washington (sister), Malcolm Washington (brother)
Position
Running back
Listed height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight
208 lb (94 kg)
College
Morehouse
Nfl draft
2006 : undrafted

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
American Football
Team
_Retired American Football
Nationality
United States

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Encyclopedic overview

John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former professional football player. A son of actor Denzel Washington, he started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as a running back for the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions. He shifted to acting, and was part of the main cast of the HBO comedy series Ballers (2015–2019) and appeared in the western film The Old Man & the Gun (2018). Washington's breakthrough role came playing Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee's crime drama BlacKkKlansman (2018), for which he received Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Washington has since gained leading roles in films such as Tenet (2020), Malcolm & Marie (2021), and The Creator (2023). He made his Broadway debut in the 2022 revival of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson, and reprised his role in its 2024 film adaptation.

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