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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 afte…
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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.
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Oscar Shaw
as Ernie
Dashing Through the Snow
as Deputy Director Winters
James the Second
as Dr. Ramesh
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
as Daryl Smith
Corsicana
as Bass Reeves
God's Not Dead: We The People
as Daryl Smith
Cut Throat City
as Sinclair Stewart
WriterBoy's Dream
as Brian
Keys to the City
as August King
Behind the Movement
as E.D.Nixon
Dead Trigger
as Rockstock
The Sin Seer
as Grant Summit
Yefon
as Boma
Blackbird
as Lance Rousseau
No Poster
Not 4 Sale
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Wilson George
Go for Sisters
as Vernell
They Die by Dawn
as Ben Hodges
Blue Caprice
as John Allen Muhammad
Doctor Bello
as Doctor Michael Durant
Suddenly Single
as Sylvester Stone
Area Q.
as Thomas Mathews
The Undershepherd
as L.C.
A Man's Story
as Self
The Least of These
as Father Andre James
Hurricane Season
as Coach Simmons
The Amateurs
as Homer
Dead Birds
as Todd
Trois 3: The Escort
as Bernard Grier
This Girl's Life
as Shane
Wild Things 2
as Terence Bridge
Hollywood Homicide
as Antoine Sartain
Ghost Ship
as Greer
Welcome to Collinwood
as Leon
The Making of Exit Wounds
as Self
Hood Rat
as Max
Exit Wounds
as George Clark
Dancing in September
as George Washington
Kin
as Stone
Romeo Must Die
as Mac
True Crime
as Frank Louis Beechum
A Texas Funeral
as Walter
Out of Sight
as Kenneth
Bulworth
as Darnell
Mixing Nia
as Lewis
Always Outnumbered
as Wilfred
Rituals
as Wendal
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
as Dwight Gooden
Love Jones
as Savon Garrison
Get on the Bus
as Kyle
Soul of the Game
as Adult Willie Mays
Girl 6
as Shoplifter
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
as Blue
Stonewall
as Uniformed Cop
Dead Presidents
as Andrew Curtis
Clockers
as Victor Dunham
Alma's Rainbow
as Miles
Crooklyn
as Vic Powell
Strapped
as Willie
Strictly Business
as Hustler
Land Where My Fathers Died
as Malcolm