
Isaiah Washington
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1963-08-03 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Isaiah Washington IV
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
TV Shows (16)

Law & Order
1990
as Derek Hardy

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Preston Burke

The 100
2014
as Thelonious Jaha

The View
1997
as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Rev. Austin Davis

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Lane Staley

Screen Two
1985
as Uniformed Cop

New York Undercover
1994

Law & Order: LA
2010
as Roland Davidson

Ally McBeal
1997
as Michael Rivers

P-Valley
2020
as Mayor Tydell Ruffin

The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest

Soul Food
2000
as Miles

Bionic Woman
2007
as Antonio Pope

Tales
2017
as Malcolm
Movies (61)

Oscar Shaw
2026
as Ernie

Ghost Ship
2002
as Greer

Romeo Must Die
2000
as Mac

Exit Wounds
2001
as George Clark

Out of Sight
1998
as Kenneth

Dead Presidents
1995
as Andrew Curtis

Clockers
1995
as Victor Dunham

Crooklyn
1994
as Vic Powell

Bulworth
1998
as Darnell

Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Antoine Sartain

True Crime
1999
as Frank Louis Beechum

Love Jones
1997
as Savon Garrison

The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Wilson George

They Die by Dawn
2013
as Ben Hodges

Cut Throat City
2020
as Sinclair Stewart

Dead Birds
2005
as Todd

This Girl's Life
2004
as Shane

Girl 6
1996
as Shoplifter

Wild Things 2
2004
as Terence Bridge

Hurricane Season
2010
as Coach Simmons

Stonewall
1995
as Uniformed Cop

Strictly Business
1991
as Hustler

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024
as Daryl Smith

Welcome to Collinwood
2002
as Leon

James the Second
2025
as Dr. Ramesh

The Amateurs
2006
as Homer

Blue Caprice
2013
as John Allen Muhammad

Dead Trigger
2017
as Rockstock

Dashing Through the Snow
2025
as Deputy Director Winters

Corsicana
2022
as Bass Reeves

Trois 3: The Escort
2004
as Bernard Grier

A Man's Story
2011
as Self

Soul of the Game
1996
as Adult Willie Mays

Always Outnumbered
1998
as Wilfred

Yefon
2015
as Boma

God's Not Dead: We The People
2021
as Daryl Smith

Get on the Bus
1996
as Kyle

Strapped
1993
as Willie

Blackbird
2014
as Lance Rousseau

Go for Sisters
2013
as Vernell

A Texas Funeral
1999
as Walter

Area Q.
2012
as Thomas Mathews

Kin
2000
as Stone

Hood Rat
2001
as Max

The Making of Exit Wounds
2002
as Self

Mr. and Mrs. Loving
1996
as Blue

Doctor Bello
2013
as Doctor Michael Durant

Keys to the City
2019
as August King

The Undershepherd
2012
as L.C.

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997
as Dwight Gooden

The Least of These
2011
as Father Andre James

Suddenly Single
2012
as Sylvester Stone

Rituals
1998
as Wendal

Dancing in September
2001
as George Washington

Behind the Movement
2018
as E.D.Nixon

The Sin Seer
2015
as Grant Summit

Alma's Rainbow
1994
as Miles

Mixing Nia
1998
as Lewis
Not 4 Sale
2013

Land Where My Fathers Died
1991
as Malcolm

WriterBoy's Dream
2020
as Brian
About Isaiah Washington
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… With 77 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Isaiah Washington has appeared in 61 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Oscar Shaw (2026) — as Ernie
- Ghost Ship (2002) — as Greer
- Romeo Must Die (2000) — as Mac
- Exit Wounds (2001) — as George Clark
- Out of Sight (1998) — as Kenneth
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