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Isaiah Washington

Isaiah Washington

Acting·1963·60 films

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.

As Actor

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship (2002)Greer
Out of Sight
Out of Sight (1998)Kenneth
Romeo Must Die
Romeo Must Die (2000)Mac
True Crime
True Crime (1999)Frank Louis Beechum
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide (2003)Antoine Sartain
Exit Wounds
Exit Wounds (2001)George Clark
Clockers
Clockers (1995)Victor Dunham
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995)Andrew Curtis
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)Wilson George
Dead Birds
Dead Birds (2005)Todd
Bulworth
Bulworth (1998)Darnell
Welcome to Collinwood
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)Leon
Wild Things 2
Wild Things 2 (2004)Terence Bridge
Crooklyn
Crooklyn (1994)Vic Powell
Cut Throat City
Cut Throat City (2020)Sinclair Stewart
God's Not Dead: We The People
God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)Daryl Smith
Girl 6
Girl 6 (1996)Shoplifter
Blue Caprice
Blue Caprice (2013)John Allen Muhammad
The Amateurs
The Amateurs (2006)Homer
Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus (1996)Kyle
Love Jones
Love Jones (1997)Savon Garrison
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season (2010)Coach Simmons
This Girl's Life
This Girl's Life (2004)Shane
Dead Trigger
Dead Trigger (2017)Rockstock
Strictly Business
Strictly Business (1991)Hustler
Blackbird
Blackbird (2014)Lance Rousseau
Oscar Shaw
Oscar Shaw (2026)Ernie
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered (1998)Wilfred
Stonewall
Stonewall (1995)Uniformed Cop
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust (2024)Daryl Smith
Area Q.
Area Q. (2012)Thomas Mathews
Go for Sisters
Go for Sisters (2013)Vernell
Trois 3: The Escort
Trois 3: The Escort (2004)Bernard Grier
Strapped
Strapped (1993)Willie
A Texas Funeral
A Texas Funeral (1999)Walter
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game (1996)Adult Willie Mays
Hood Rat
Hood Rat (2001)Max
Corsicana
Corsicana (2022)Bass Reeves
The Sin Seer
The Sin Seer (2015)Grant Summit
Mixing Nia
Mixing Nia (1998)Lewis
A Man's Story
A Man's Story (2011)Self
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)Blue
They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn (2013)Ben Hodges
Kin
Kin (2000)Stone
Alma's Rainbow
Alma's Rainbow (1994)Miles
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997)Dwight Gooden
Suddenly Single
Suddenly Single (2012)Sylvester Stone
Dashing Through the Snow
Dashing Through the Snow (2025)Deputy Director Winters
The Undershepherd
The Undershepherd (2012)L.C.
Keys to the City
Keys to the City (2019)August King
Doctor Bello
Doctor Bello (2013)Doctor Michael Durant
The Least of These
The Least of These (2011)Father Andre James
Dancing in September
Dancing in September (2001)George Washington
Yefon
Yefon (2015)Boma
Rituals
Rituals (1998)Wendal
Land Where My Fathers Died
Land Where My Fathers Died (1991)Malcolm
James the Second
James the Second (2025)Dr. Ramesh
The Making of Exit Wounds
The Making of Exit Wounds (2002)Self
Behind the Movement
Behind the Movement (2018)E.D.Nixon
WriterBoy's Dream
WriterBoy's Dream (2020)Brian

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As Writer