Cast & creator
Isaiah Washington
Best known for Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy, The View
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.
Also known as: Isaiah Washington IV
65
film credits
16
television credits
77
1985–2026 · acting roles
6.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
Law & Order
Derek Hardy
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Preston Burke
2005
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The 100
Thelonious Jaha
2014
Touched by an Angel
Rev. Austin Davis
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
Lane Staley
1993
Screen Two
Uniformed Cop
1985
New York Undercover
1994
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Ally McBeal
Michael Rivers
1997
P-Valley
Mayor Tydell Ruffin
2020
Law & Order: LA
Roland Davidson
2010
Oscar Shaw
Ernie
2026
Ghost Ship
Greer
2002
Tales
Malcolm
2017
Bionic Woman
Antonio Pope
2007
Romeo Must Die
Mac
2000
Soul Food
Miles
2000
Hollywood Homicide
Antoine Sartain
2003
Exit Wounds
George Clark
2001
True Crime
Frank Louis Beechum
1999
Out of Sight
Kenneth
1998
Cut Throat City
Sinclair Stewart
2020
Wild Things 2
Terence Bridge
2004
The Trials of Cate McCall
Wilson George
2013
Bulworth
Darnell
1998
Dead Presidents
Andrew Curtis
1995
Soul of the Game
Adult Willie Mays
1996
Get on the Bus
Kyle
1996
Clockers
Victor Dunham
1995
Hurricane Season
Coach Simmons
2010
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
Daryl Smith
2024God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
Producer
2024
This Girl's Life
Shane
2004
God's Not Dead: We The People
Daryl Smith
2021
Welcome to Collinwood
Leon
2002
Crooklyn
Vic Powell
1994
Dead Birds
Todd
2005
Dead Trigger
Rockstock
2017
Love Jones
Savon Garrison
1997
Dashing Through the Snow
Deputy Director Winters
2025
The Amateurs
Homer
2006
A Man's Story
Self
2011
Strictly Business
Hustler
1991
Mixing Nia
Lewis
1998
They Die by Dawn
Ben Hodges
2013
Girl 6
Shoplifter
1996
Go for Sisters
Vernell
2013
Yefon
Boma
2015
Trois 3: The Escort
Bernard Grier
2004
Blackbird
Lance Rousseau
2014
The Least of These
Father Andre James
2011
The Undershepherd
L.C.
2012
Dancing in September
George Washington
2001
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Dwight Gooden
1997
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Blue
1996
James the Second
Dr. Ramesh
2025
Corsicana
Bass Reeves
2022Corsicana
Director
2022Corsicana
Writer
2022
The Making of Exit Wounds
Self
2002
Stonewall
Uniformed Cop
1995
Hood Rat
Max
2001
Blue Caprice
John Allen Muhammad
2013
Always Outnumbered
Wilfred
1998
Strapped
Willie
1993
Suddenly Single
Sylvester Stone
2012
A Texas Funeral
Walter
1999
Keys to the City
August King
2019
Rituals
Wendal
1998
The Sin Seer
Grant Summit
2015
Area Q.
Thomas Mathews
2012Area Q.
Producer
2012
Alma's Rainbow
Miles
1994
Behind the Movement
E.D.Nixon
2018
Kin
Stone
2000
Land Where My Fathers Died
Malcolm
1991
WriterBoy's Dream
Brian
2020
Doctor Bello
Doctor Michael Durant
2013