Isaiah Washington
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Isaiah Washington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
Law & Order
The 100
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Homicide: Life on the Street
Touched by an Angel
P-Valley
All Movies (61)
- Oscar Shaw2026 · as Ernie
- Dashing Through the Snow2025 · as Deputy Director Winters
- James the Second2025 · as Dr. Ramesh
- God's Not Dead: In God We Trust2024 · as Daryl Smith
- Corsicana2022 · as Bass Reeves
- God's Not Dead: We The People2021 · as Daryl Smith
- Cut Throat City2020 · as Sinclair Stewart
- WriterBoy's Dream2020 · as Brian
- Keys to the City2019 · as August King
- Behind the Movement2018 · as E.D.Nixon
- Dead Trigger2017 · as Rockstock
- The Sin Seer2015 · as Grant Summit
- Yefon2015 · as Boma
- Blackbird2014 · as Lance Rousseau
- Not 4 Sale2013
- The Trials of Cate McCall2013 · as Wilson George
- Go for Sisters2013 · as Vernell
- They Die by Dawn2013 · as Ben Hodges
- Blue Caprice2013 · as John Allen Muhammad
- Doctor Bello2013 · as Doctor Michael Durant
- Suddenly Single2012 · as Sylvester Stone
- Area Q.2012 · as Thomas Mathews
- The Undershepherd2012 · as L.C.
- A Man's Story2011 · as Self
- The Least of These2011 · as Father Andre James
- Hurricane Season2010 · as Coach Simmons
- The Amateurs2006 · as Homer
- Dead Birds2005 · as Todd
- Trois 3: The Escort2004 · as Bernard Grier
- This Girl's Life2004 · as Shane
- Wild Things 22004 · as Terence Bridge
- Hollywood Homicide2003 · as Antoine Sartain
- Ghost Ship2002 · as Greer
- Welcome to Collinwood2002 · as Leon
- The Making of Exit Wounds2002 · as Self
- Hood Rat2001 · as Max
- Exit Wounds2001 · as George Clark
- Dancing in September2001 · as George Washington
- Kin2000 · as Stone
- Romeo Must Die2000 · as Mac
- True Crime1999 · as Frank Louis Beechum
- A Texas Funeral1999 · as Walter
- Out of Sight1998 · as Kenneth
- Bulworth1998 · as Darnell
- Mixing Nia1998 · as Lewis
- Always Outnumbered1998 · as Wilfred
- Rituals1998 · as Wendal
- Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way1997 · as Dwight Gooden
- Love Jones1997 · as Savon Garrison
- Get on the Bus1996 · as Kyle
- Soul of the Game1996 · as Adult Willie Mays
- Girl 61996 · as Shoplifter
- Mr. and Mrs. Loving1996 · as Blue
- Stonewall1995 · as Uniformed Cop
- Dead Presidents1995 · as Andrew Curtis
- Clockers1995 · as Victor Dunham
- Alma's Rainbow1994 · as Miles
- Crooklyn1994 · as Vic Powell
- Strapped1993 · as Willie
- Strictly Business1991 · as Hustler
- Land Where My Fathers Died1991 · as Malcolm
All TV Shows (16)
- P-Valley2020 · as Mayor Tydell Ruffin
- Tales2017 · as Malcolm
- The 1002014 · as Thelonious Jaha
- Law & Order: LA2010 · as Roland Davidson
- Bionic Woman2007 · as Antonio Pope
- The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Preston Burke
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Soul Food2000 · as Miles
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Michael Rivers
- The View1997 · as Self
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Rev. Austin Davis
- New York Undercover1994
- Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Lane Staley
- Law & Order1990 · as Derek Hardy
- Screen Two1985 · as Uniformed Cop