Isaiah Washington

Acting

Isaiah Washington

Born August 3, 1963Houston, Texas, USA76 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isaiah Washington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Oscar Shaw
2026Oscar Shaw
as ErnieMovie
Dashing Through the Snow
2025Dashing Through the Snow
as Deputy Director WintersMovie
James the Second
2025James the Second
as Dr. RameshMovie
Corsicana
2022Corsicana
as Bass ReevesMovie
Cut Throat City
2020Cut Throat City
as Sinclair StewartMovie
P-Valley
2020P-Valley
as Mayor Tydell RuffinTV
Keys to the City
2019Keys to the City
as August KingMovie
Behind the Movement
2018Behind the Movement
as E.D.NixonMovie
Dead Trigger
2017Dead Trigger
as RockstockMovie
Tales
2017Tales
as MalcolmTV
The Sin Seer
2015The Sin Seer
as Grant SummitMovie
Yefon
2015Yefon
as BomaMovie
The 100
2014The 100
as Thelonious JahaTV
Blackbird
2014Blackbird
as Lance RousseauMovie
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013The Trials of Cate McCall
as Wilson GeorgeMovie
Go for Sisters
2013Go for Sisters
as VernellMovie
They Die by Dawn
2013They Die by Dawn
as Ben HodgesMovie
Blue Caprice
2013Blue Caprice
as John Allen MuhammadMovie
Doctor Bello
2013Doctor Bello
as Doctor Michael DurantMovie
Suddenly Single
2012Suddenly Single
as Sylvester StoneMovie
Area Q.
2012Area Q.
as Thomas MathewsMovie
A Man's Story
2011A Man's Story
as SelfMovie
The Least of These
2011The Least of These
as Father Andre JamesMovie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LA
as Roland DavidsonTV
Hurricane Season
2010Hurricane Season
as Coach SimmonsMovie
Bionic Woman
2007Bionic Woman
as Antonio PopeTV
The Amateurs
2006The Amateurs
as HomerMovie
Dead Birds
2005Dead Birds
as ToddMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Preston BurkeTV
Trois 3: The Escort
2004Trois 3: The Escort
as Bernard GrierMovie
Wild Things 2
2004Wild Things 2
as Terence BridgeMovie
Hollywood Homicide
2003Hollywood Homicide
as Antoine SartainMovie
Ghost Ship
2002Ghost Ship
as GreerMovie
Hood Rat
2001Hood Rat
as MaxMovie
Exit Wounds
2001Exit Wounds
as George ClarkMovie
Dancing in September
2001Dancing in September
as George WashingtonMovie
Kin
2000Kin
as StoneMovie
Soul Food
2000Soul Food
as MilesTV
True Crime
1999True Crime
as Frank Louis BeechumMovie
A Texas Funeral
1999A Texas Funeral
as WalterMovie
Out of Sight
1998Out of Sight
as KennethMovie
Bulworth
1998Bulworth
as DarnellMovie
Mixing Nia
1998Mixing Nia
as LewisMovie
Always Outnumbered
1998Always Outnumbered
as WilfredMovie
Rituals
1998Rituals
as WendalMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
as Michael RiversTV
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Love Jones
1997Love Jones
as Savon GarrisonMovie
Get on the Bus
1996Get on the Bus
as KyleMovie
Soul of the Game
1996Soul of the Game
as Adult Willie MaysMovie
Girl 6
1996Girl 6
as ShoplifterMovie
Stonewall
1995Stonewall
as Uniformed CopMovie
Dead Presidents
1995Dead Presidents
as Andrew CurtisMovie
Clockers
1995Clockers
as Victor DunhamMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Rev. Austin DavisTV
Alma's Rainbow
1994Alma's Rainbow
as MilesMovie
Crooklyn
1994Crooklyn
as Vic PowellMovie
Strapped
1993Strapped
as WillieMovie
Strictly Business
1991Strictly Business
as HustlerMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Derek HardyTV