Isaiah Washington

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 3, 1963 (62 yrs)

place of birth

Houston, Texas, USA

also known as

Isaiah Washington IV

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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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Known For

Filmography

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Oscar Shaw
6.8

Oscar Shaw

2026as Ernie
Ghost Ship
6.0

Ghost Ship

2002as Greer
Romeo Must Die
6.3

Romeo Must Die

2000as Mac
Out of Sight
6.7

Out of Sight

1998as Kenneth
Exit Wounds
5.9

Exit Wounds

2001as George Clark
Dead Presidents
6.7

Dead Presidents

1995as Andrew Curtis
True Crime
6.5

True Crime

1999as Frank Louis Beechum
Clockers
6.7

Clockers

1995as Victor Dunham
Wild Things 2
5.2

Wild Things 2

2004as Terence Bridge
Hollywood Homicide
5.2

Hollywood Homicide

2003as Antoine Sartain
The Trials of Cate McCall
6.4

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013as Wilson George
Girl 6
5.0

Girl 6

1996as Shoplifter
Cut Throat City
6.4

Cut Throat City

2020as Sinclair Stewart
Bulworth
6.3

Bulworth

1998as Darnell
Crooklyn
6.8

Crooklyn

1994as Vic Powell
Hurricane Season
6.6

Hurricane Season

2010as Coach Simmons
Love Jones
7.4

Love Jones

1997as Savon Garrison
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
5.6

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust

2024as Daryl Smith
Dead Birds
5.7

Dead Birds

2005as Todd
James the Second

James the Second

2025as Dr. Ramesh
The Amateurs
5.6

The Amateurs

2006as Homer
Welcome to Collinwood
6.1

Welcome to Collinwood

2002as Leon
Dead Trigger
3.6

Dead Trigger

2017as Rockstock
Dashing Through the Snow
5.0

Dashing Through the Snow

2025as Deputy Director Winters
Stonewall
5.7

Stonewall

1995as Uniformed Cop
This Girl's Life
5.0

This Girl's Life

2004as Shane
Hood Rat
5.3

Hood Rat

2001as Max
Get on the Bus
6.4

Get on the Bus

1996as Kyle
Soul of the Game
4.9

Soul of the Game

1996as Adult Willie Mays
A Man's Story
6.9

A Man's Story

2011as Self
Strapped
5.9

Strapped

1993as Willie
A Texas Funeral
5.0

A Texas Funeral

1999as Walter
God's Not Dead: We The People
6.6

God's Not Dead: We The People

2021as Daryl Smith
Go for Sisters
6.0

Go for Sisters

2013as Vernell
Area Q.
4.8

Area Q.

2012as Thomas Mathews
Always Outnumbered
6.4

Always Outnumbered

1998as Wilfred
Strictly Business
5.4

Strictly Business

1991as Hustler
They Die by Dawn
2.7

They Die by Dawn

2013as Ben Hodges
Blue Caprice
5.7

Blue Caprice

2013as John Allen Muhammad
Alma's Rainbow
6.3

Alma's Rainbow

1994as Miles
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
6.3

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997as Dwight Gooden
Doctor Bello
6.0

Doctor Bello

2013as Doctor Michael Durant
Trois 3: The Escort
5.8

Trois 3: The Escort

2004as Bernard Grier
Blackbird
5.6

Blackbird

2014as Lance Rousseau
The Undershepherd
2.0

The Undershepherd

2012as L.C.
The Sin Seer
4.1

The Sin Seer

2015as Grant Summit
Kin
3.8

Kin

2000as Stone
The Least of These
7.0

The Least of These

2011as Father Andre James
Keys to the City
2.5

Keys to the City

2019as August King
Dancing in September
6.5

Dancing in September

2001as George Washington