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Isaiah Washington

Isaiah Washington

28 movies on Netflix

Biography

Isaiah Washington is an American actor who came to prominence through television after building a film career. Born in Houston, Texas, he made his feature debut in Strictly Business (1991) and collaborated with Spike Lee on Crooklyn (1994) and Clockers (1995), and also appeared in Girl 6 (1996) and Get on the Bus (1996). His other films include Love Jones (1997), Out of Sight (1998), Romeo Must Die (2000), Ghost Ship (2002), and Blue Caprice (2013), in which he played John Allen Muhammad. He gained wide attention as Dr. Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy, earning two NAACP Image Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Later he portrayed Thelonious Jaha on The 100 from 2014 to 2018, began hosting a Fox Nation travel and cooking show in 2020, and in 2022 made his directorial debut with Corsicana, a film he co-wrote and starred in.

63years old

Turns 64 on August 3in 295 days

  • Born Houston
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Isaiah Washington IV

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
33 years1991 to 2024

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Washington tried out for the role of Derek Shepherd, which went to Patrick Dempsey, but he played Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

  2. A change of course

    Washington enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 19, and his duties there involved the Northrop T-38 Talon.

  3. First role

    Washington's first feature film role came in 1991 with Strictly Business. After that, he worked with director Spike Lee on a series of projects.

  4. Behind the camera

    Washington's first time directing a movie came in 2022 with Corsicana. He co-wrote the film as well, and he also acted in it.

Isaiah Washington movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Romeo Must Die2000 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Mac

    IMDb rating 6.178K votes

  2. Ghost Ship2002 Horror, Mysteryas Greer

    IMDb rating 5.6119K votes

  3. True Crime1999as Frank Louis Beechum

    IMDb rating 6.640K votes

  4. Exit Wounds2001as George Clark

    IMDb rating 5.638K votes

  5. Out of Sight1998as Kenneth

    IMDb rating 7.0106K votes

  6. Hollywood Homicide2003as Antoine Sartain

    IMDb rating 5.442K votes

  7. Welcome to Collinwood2002as Leon

    IMDb rating 6.316K votes

  8. Clockers1995as Victor Dunham

    IMDb rating 6.925K votes

Most often with

Spike Lee directed four of these films, Andrzej Bartkowiak two and Vance Null two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Luis Guzmán, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Luis GuzmánDelroy Lindo, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Delroy LindoKeith David, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Keith DavidSam Rockwell, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sam RockwellGeorge Clooney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with George ClooneyAnthony Anderson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anthony AndersonSpike LeeDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Spike LeeAndrzej BartkowiakDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Andrzej BartkowiakVance NullDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Vance Null

Films together

Box office

What Isaiah Washington's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$456 million

18 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 18 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 18Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Romeo Must Die2000as Mac$91.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Romeo Must Die2000as Mac
    $91M20.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Exit Wounds2001as George Clark
    $80M17.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Out of Sight1998as Kenneth
    $78M17.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Ghost Ship2002as Greer
    $71M15.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Hollywood Homicide2003as Antoine Sartain
    $51M11.2% of the total
  6. 6
    True Crime1999as Frank Louis Beechum
    $17M3.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Crooklyn1994as Vic
    $14M3.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Clockers1995as Victor Dunham
    $13M2.9% of the total
Love Jones (1997), $12.8 millionStrictly Business (1991), $7.7 millionGet on the Bus (1996), $5.7 millionGirl 6 (1996), $4.9 millionWelcome to Collinwood (2002), $4.4 millionGod's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024), $3.1 millionGod's Not Dead: We The People (2021), $1.2 millionHurricane Season (2009), $1.0 millionThe Trials of Cate McCall (2013), $249,601Dead Trigger (2017), $151,493

$41.2 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Isaiah Washington's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2007Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesGrey's AnatomyWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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