Quick facts
| Full name | Isaiah Washington IV |
| Known as | Isaiah Washington |
| Birthday | August 3, 1963 |
| Age | 59 years old |
| Sun sign | Leo |
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Willowridge High School, Houston
Howard University |
Career:
Film:
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|
| 1991 | The Color of Love | N/A |
| 1991 | Land Where My Fathers Died | Malcolm |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Hustler |
| 1993 | Strapped | Willie |
| 1994 | Crooklyn | Vic |
| 1994 | Alma’s Rainbow | Miles |
| 1995 | Stonewall | Uniformed Cop |
| 1995 | Clockers | Victor Dunham |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Andrew Curtis (Uncredited) |
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Shoplifter |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. Loving | Blue |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus | Kyle |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game | Adult Willie Mays |
| 1997 | Love Jones | Savon Garrison |
| 1997 | Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way | Dwight Gooden |
| 1998 | Always Outnumbered | Wilfred |
| 1998 | Mixing Nia | Lewis |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Darnell |
| 1998 | Rituals | Wendal |
| 1999 | True Crime | Frank Louis Beechum |
| 1999 | Out of Sight | Kenneth Miller |
| 1999 | A Texas Funeral | Walter |
| 2000 | Veil | Bentley |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Mac |
| 2000 | Dancing in September | George Washington |
| 2000 | Kin | Stone |
| 2001 | Tara | Max |
| 2001 | Exit Wounds | George Clark |
| 2001 | Sacred Is the Flesh | Roland |
| 2002 | Welcome to Collinwood | Leon |
| 2002 | Ghost Ship | Greer |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Antoine Sartain |
| 2003 | This Girl’s Life | Shane |
| 2004 | Wild Things 2 | Terence Bridge |
| 2004 | Dead Birds | Todd |
| 2004 | Trois: The Escort | Bernard ‘Benny’ Grier |
| 2005 | The Moguls | Homer |
| 2008 | The Least of These | Father Andre James |
| 2010 | Hurricane Season | Coach Buddy Simmons |
| 2011 | Area Q | Thomas Mathews |
| 2012 | The Undershepherd | L.C. |
| 2012 | David E. Talbert’s Suddenly Single | Sylvester Stone Sr. |
| 2013 | Blue Caprice | John Allen Muhammad |
| 2013 | Doctor Bello | Dr. Michael Durant |
| 2014 | Blackbird | Lance Rousseau |
| 2015 | The Sin Seer | Grant Summit |
| 2016 | Secret Summer | Gus |
| 2017 | Dead Trigger | Rockstock |
| 2018 | Behind the Movement | E.D. Nixon |
| 2019 | Keys to the City | August King |
| 2020 | Cut Throat City | Sinclair Stewart |
| 2020 | Trump Card | Isaiah Washington (as himself), interviewed by Dinesh D’Souza |
| 2020 | James the Second | Dr. Ramesh |
| 2021 | Escape from Black Water | |
| 2021 | God’s Not Dead: We The People | |
Television:
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | Derek Hardy |
| 1994 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Lane Staley |
| 1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | O.G. |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Antonio Boston |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Andre Morgan |
| 1996 | Living Single | Dr. Charles Roberts |
| 1997 | High Incident | Rulon “RuDog” Douglas |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Michael Rivers |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Miles Jenkins |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Rev. Austin Davis |
| 2001 | All My Children | Police Officer |
2005–2007,
2014 | Grey’s Anatomy | Dr. Preston Burke |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Antonio Pope |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Keith Bowen |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Roland Davidson |
| 2011 | Single Ladies | Noland |
| 2014–2018 | The 100 | Thelonious Jaha |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Chief Travis Jackson |
| 2017 | Bull | Jules Caffrey |
| 2020 | P-Valley | Mayor Tydell Ruffin |
| 2020 | Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk | Himself |
Awards and nominations:
Image Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|
| 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Dancing in September | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Won |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Nominated |
Black Reel Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|
| 2014 | Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Blue Caprice | Nominated |
Gotham Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|
| 2013 | Gotham Independent Award for Best Actor | Blue Caprice | Nominated |
Monte-Carlo TV Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|
| 2007 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | Nominated |
