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John David Washington
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former American football running back.
Born July 28, 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former American football running back. He shifted to an acting career like his father, Denzel Washington and mother, Pauletta Washington. In 2015, he started with the HBO comedy series Ballers and his role in BlacKkKlansman (2018) brought him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. After seeing Washington's work in BlacKkKlansman, well-renowned director Christopher Nolan hand-picked him to anchor his thriller film Tenet (2020). Since then, Washington has also starred in Malcolm & Marie (2021), Amsterdam (2022) and The Creator (2023).
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- 2024The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a VisionSelf
- 2024The Piano LessonBoy Willie
- 2023True Love: Making The CreatorSelf
- 2023The CreatorJoshua
- 2022AmsterdamHarold Woodman
- 2021BeckettBeckett
- 2021MonsterRichard 'Bobo' Evans
- 2021CovidwoodSelf
- 2021Malcolm & MarieProducer · Malcolm
- 2020Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’Self
- 2018The Old Man & the GunLt. Kelly
- 2018Monsters and MenDennis Williams
- 2018BlacKkKlansmanRon Stallworth
- 2017Love Beats RhymesMahlik
- 2010The Book of EliProducer
- 1995Devil in a Blue DressBoy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
- 1992Malcolm XStudent in Harlem Classroom
- MimeActor
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