Isaiah Washington

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Isaiah Washington
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Washington at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Isaiah Washington IV

Houston, Texas, U.S. [1]
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Sierra Leone
Alma mater Howard University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1991–present

Isaiah Washington IV is an American actor and film producer. 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.

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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), Out of Sight (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 due to his usage of a homophobic slur while referring to a cast member, T. R. Knight, 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. [2] In 2022, he made his directional debut with the Western film Corsicana (2022).

Early life

Washington was born in Houston, Texas, where his parents were residents in the Houston Heights community. His parents moved to Missouri City, Texas around 1980, where he was one of the first graduates from Willowridge High School, Houston, in 1981. Washington revealed in an interview with Star Jones that his father, after whom he was named, was murdered when he was 13 years old. He joined the United States Air Force when he was 19 years old, where he worked on the Northrop T-38 Talon. [3] [1] His first assignment was at Clark Air Base in the Philippines followed by two years at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. [1] After serving in the Air Force, he attended Howard University.

Career

Early roles

Washington made his feature film debut in 1991's Strictly Business before engaging in a string of collaborations with director Spike Lee. Between 1994 and 1996, Washington appeared in Lee's films Crooklyn , Clockers , Girl 6 , and Get on the Bus . He also had roles in the films Stonewall , Dead Presidents , Love Jones , Out of Sight , Bulworth , True Crime , Romeo Must Die , Exit Wounds , Hollywood Homicide , and Wild Things 2 .

Grey's Anatomy

In 2005, Washington originated the role of gifted cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy . His portrayal earned him two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. He was paired onscreen with Sandra Oh, who plays intern Cristina Yang. Washington had originally auditioned for the role of Derek Shepherd, which ultimately went to Patrick Dempsey. Burke had originally been described as a nebbishy, stout forty-something man. For his portrayal of Burke, Isaiah was honored by TV Guide as one of "TV's Sexiest Men" in June 2006, and was named one of TV's sexiest doctors in June 2008 on TV Guide's television channel. Prior to the TV Guide honor, Isaiah was named as one of People 's "50 Beautiful People" in May 2006. On March 6, 2014, ABC announced that Washington would be returning to the show in a guest appearance as Burke. He returned in season 10, which served as part of a farewell storyline for Sandra Oh's character, Cristina Yang. The characters had been previously engaged to be married. [4]

Dismissal controversy

In the show's third season, Washington became a central figure in a widely reported backstage controversy. In October 2006, rumors surfaced that Washington allegedly insulted co-star T. R. Knight with a homophobic slur while arguing with Patrick Dempsey. Knight was not on the set at the time. Shortly after the details of the argument became public, Knight publicly disclosed that he was gay. There were rumors that Knight was going to be outed by the media. The situation seemed somewhat resolved when Washington issued a statement, apologizing for his "unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set". [5]

While being interviewed on the red carpet at the Golden Globes in January 2007, Washington joked, "I love gay. I wanted to be gay. Please let me be gay". [6] After the show won Best Drama, Washington, in response to press queries as to any conflicts backstage, said, "No, I did not call T.R. a faggot". [7] However, in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Knight said that "everybody heard him".

After being rebuked by his studio, Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), Washington issued a statement apologizing at length for using the epithet in an argument with Patrick Dempsey. On January 30, 2007, a source told People magazine that Washington was scheduled to return to the Grey's Anatomy set as early as that Thursday for the first time since entering "executive counseling" after making the comments at the Golden Globes.

However, on June 7, 2007, ABC announced it had decided not to renew Washington's contract, and that he would be dropped from the show. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement released by his publicist (borrowing the famous line from Network ). In another report, Washington stated he was planning to "spend the summer pursuing charity work in Sierra Leone, work on an independent film and avoid worrying about the show". [8] Washington, in late June 2007, began asserting that racism within the media was a factor in his firing from the series. [9] On July 2, 2007, Washington appeared on Larry King Live on CNN, to present his side of the controversy. According to Washington, he never used the "F Word" in reference to Knight, but rather told Dempsey to stop treating him like a "F-word" during an argument "provoked" by Dempsey, who, he felt, was treating him like a "B-word", a "P-word", and the "F-word", which Washington said conveyed "somebody who is being weak and afraid to fight back". He also disputed the accusations made by Knight, who he claimed was misrepresenting himself out of disappointment over his character. [10]

In July 2007, NBC decided to cast Washington as a guest star in a story arc in its new series Bionic Woman . NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman noted his eagerness to work with Washington, saying it would be "like A-Rod leaving the Yankees in midseason". However, Bionic Woman was cancelled after only eight episodes due to low ratings. Washington himself said that his dismissal from Grey's Anatomy was an unfortunate misunderstanding that he was eager to move past. By the beginning of the next season of Grey's Anatomy, Washington's character "Burke" had left the show following the end of the season finale.

In January 2014, in an interview with I Am Entertainment magazine, Washington spoke about life after Grey's Anatomy and he stated, "I don't worry about whether or not the stories I tell will destroy my acting career, because you can't take away something that doesn't exist. They killed the actor [in me] on June 7, 2007." [11]

Recent work

Washington played the role of Chancellor Jaha in The 100 , an American post-apocalyptic drama television series that began airing on The CW Television Network in spring 2014. The series is based on a book of the same name by Kass Morgan, and developed by Jason Rothenberg. Washington's character was killed in the second episode of the show's fifth season, "Red Queen".

Washington also starred in the film Blue Caprice , which was inspired by the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks. Washington portrayed perpetrator John Allen Muhammad, with Tequan Richmond playing Muhammed's accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo. The film was released in theaters on September 13, 2013. [12]

Washington began hosting a travel and cooking show Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk on Fox Nation, the streaming service arm of the Fox conglomerate, in 2020. [2]

In 2022, Washington made his directorial debut with the film Corsicana , which he also co-wrote and starred in. [13]

Personal life

Washington endorsed Jill Stein for President of the United States in 2016, [14] but has since become a member of the #WalkAway movement. [15]

In 2019, Washington expressed political alignment with the Republican Party. [16]

Genealogical inquiry

Washington is of African descent. He has written a book called A Man from Another Land, which chronicles Washington's early life, his TV and film career, and his search to find his roots after going through a DNA test that showed his ancestors came from Sierra Leone in West Africa.[ citation needed ] A genealogical DNA test conducted by African Ancestry, Inc. revealed that Washington's maternal ancestry can be traced to what is now Sierra Leone, and that he has an ancestral link to the Mende and Temne peoples there. Since learning about his history, Washington has traveled to Sierra Leone, donated medical supplies to a hospital there, and built a school. [17] [18] He traveled to Sierra Leone in May 2006 marking the beginning of his charity work and was granted Sierra Leonean citizenship, making him the first African American to be granted full citizenship based on DNA. [19] He has also been vested with a chieftaincy title of the Mende people in appreciation for his work in the country, taking the regnal name of Gondobay Manga II. [20] His paternal ancestry also links him to the Mbundu people, an ethnic group in Angola. [21] [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Land Where My Fathers DiedMalcolmShort
Strictly Business Hustler
The Color of Love-
1993 Strapped WillieTV movie
1994 Crooklyn Vic
Alma's RainbowMiles
1995 Stonewall Uniformed Cop
Clockers Victor Dunham
Dead Presidents Andrew Curtis
1996 Girl 6 Shoplifter
Mr. and Mrs. Loving BlueTV movie
Soul of the Game Adult Willie Mays TV movie
Get on the Bus Kyle
1997 Love Jones Savon Garrison
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way Dwight Gooden TV movie
The Player-TV movie
1998 Always Outnumbered WilfredTV movie
Mixing Nia Lewis
Bulworth Darnell
RitualsWendalShort
Out of Sight Kenneth Miller
1999 True Crime Frank Louis Beechum
A Texas FuneralWalter
2000 Dancing in September George Washington
Romeo Must Die Mac
KinStone
VeilBentleyShort
2001 Exit Wounds George Clark
Tara MaxVideo
Sacred Is the FleshRoland
2002 Welcome to Collinwood Leon
Ghost Ship Greer
2003 Hollywood Homicide Antoine Sartain
This Girl's Life Shane
2004 Wild Things 2 Terence BridgeVideo
Dead Birds Todd
Trois: The Escort Bernard 'Benny' GrierVideo
2005 The Moguls Homer
2008The Least of TheseFather Andre James
2009 Hurricane Season Coach Buddy Simmons
2011 Area Q Thomas Mathews
2012 David E. Talbert's Suddenly SingleSylvester Stone Sr.Video
The Undershepherd L.C.
2013 Blue Caprice John Allen Muhammad
Doctor Bello Dr. Michael Durant
Go for Sisters Vernell
They Die by DawnBen Hodges
The Trials of Cate McCall Wilson George
Not 4 SaleSidney PoitierShort
2014 Blackbird Lance Rousseau
Vice VersaDr. JackShort
2015The Sin SeerGrant Summit
2016Secret SummerGusTV movie
2017 Dead Trigger Rockstock
2018Behind the Movement E.D. Nixon TV movie
2019Keys to the CityAugust King
2020 Cut Throat City Sinclair Stewart
Trump Card HimselfDocumentary
2021 God's Not Dead: We the People Rep. Daryl Smith [23]
2022James the SecondDr. Ramesh
Corsicana Bass Reeves Also director, writer and executive producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Law & Order Derek HardyEpisode: "Out of Control"
1992 Loving Dr. Ron TurnerRegular Cast
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street Lane StaleyEpisode: "Black and Blue"
Lifestories: Families in Crisis O.G.Episode: "POWER: The Eddie Matos Story"
1995 NYPD Blue Antonio BostonEpisode: "E.R."
1996 New York Undercover Andre MorganRecurring cast: season 2
Living Single Dr. Charles RobertsRecurring cast: season 4
1997 High Incident Rulon "RuDog" DouglasEpisode: "Remote Control"
1998 Ally McBeal Michael RiversEpisode: "The Inmates" & "Being There"
2000 Soul Food Miles JenkinsRecurring cast: season 1
2001 Touched by an Angel Rev. Austin DavisEpisode: "A Death in the Family"
All My Children Police OfficerEpisode: "Episode #1.8125"
2005–07, 2014 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Preston Burke Main cast: season 1-3, guest: season 10
2007 Bionic Woman Antonio Pope Recurring cast
2008 The Cleaner Keith BowenEpisode: "The Eleventh Hour"
2011 Law & Order: LA Roland DavidsonEpisode: "Carthay Circle"
Single Ladies NolandEpisode: "Confidence Games"
2014–18 The 100 Thelonious Jaha Main cast: season 1-5
2017 Blue Bloods Chief Travis JacksonEpisode: "A Deep Blue Goodbye"
Bull Jules Caffrey Episode: "Bring It On"
Survivor's Remorse Rodney BarkerRecurring cast: season 4
2019 Tales MalcolmEpisode: "Brothers"
2020Isaiah Washington: Kitchen TalkHimselfHost [24]
2020–22 P-Valley Mayor Tydell RuffinRecurring cast: season 1, guest: season 2

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
2002 NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Dancing in September Nominated
2006 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Grey's Anatomy Won
Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2007NAACP Image AwardsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesWon
Screen Actors Guild AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
2014 Black Reel Awards Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor Blue Caprice Nominated
Gotham Awards Gotham Independent Award for Best Actor Nominated

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