Biography
Isaiah Washington is an American actor. Born on 3 August 1963 in Houston, Texas, he trained at Howard University and began his career in the early 1990s.
He appeared in several films directed by Spike Lee, including Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996) and Get on the Bus (1996). Other early film roles include Love Jones (1997), Bulworth (1998), Out of Sight (1998) as Kenneth, True Crime (1999), Romeo Must Die (2000), Exit Wounds (2001), Ghost Ship (2002) and Hollywood Homicide (2003).
Washington gained prominence as Dr Preston Burke in the first three seasons of Grey's Anatomy (2005–2007), returning for a guest appearance in 2014. He later played Thelonious Jaha in The 100 (2014–2018). He made his directorial debut with the Western Corsicana (2022).
