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Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
A respected actor who became one of
the more prominent figures in the growing African American cinema of the
1990s, Isaiah Washington has made his name in gritty crime dramas and
romantic ensemble comedies alike.
A native of Houston, Texas, Washington spent four
years in the Air Force before studying drama at Washington, D.C.'s Howard
University. Following graduation, he won a role in playwright Ntozake
Shange's Spell 7 and then moved to New York to further pursue his career.
He appeared in a number of stage productions, and he became one of the
founding members of CityKids Repertory, a theatre group that visits high
schools and community centers throughout New York.
Washington began his screen career on television, appearing in the soap
operas As the World Turns and One Life to Live. He made his big screen
debut in Spike Lee's Crooklyn (1994), and he subsequently appeared in
Lee's Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996), the last
of which cast him as a gay man on his way to the 1995 Million Man March
in Washington, D.C.
Some of Washington's other memorable credits during the '90s included
the Hughes brothers' Dead Presidents (1995), the warmly received ensemble
romantic comedy Love Jones (1997), Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight (1998),
in which Washington gave a memorable turn as a scheming con's violent
brother-in-law; Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998), and Clint Eastwood's
True Crime (1999), which cast Washington as a man awaiting execution on
death row after being falsely accused of murder. In 2000, Washington could
be seen starring opposite Chinese action star Jet Li in Romeo Must Die,
an urban update of Romeo and Juliet set between rival Asian and African
American gangs in Oakland, California. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide
From the Outside Looking In (2003)
This Girl's Life (2003) .... Shane
Hollywood Homicide (2003) .... Sartain
Ghost Ship (2002) .... Greer
Welcome to Collinwood (2002) .... Leon
Tara (2001) (V) .... Max
... aka Hood Rat (2001) (V) (USA)
Sacred Is the Flesh (2001) .... Roland
Exit Wounds (2001) .... George Clark
Making of 'Romeo Must Die', The (2000) (V) .... Himself
Love Come Down (2000)
Kin (2000) .... Stone
"Soul Food" (2000) TV Series .... Miles
Romeo Must Die (2000) .... Mac
Dancing in September (2000) .... George Washington
Texas Funeral, A (1999) .... Walter
True Crime (1999) .... Frank Louis Beachum
Out of Sight (1998) .... Kenneth 'Kenny'
Rituals (1998) .... Wendal
Bulworth (1998) .... Darnell
Mixing Nia (1998) .... Lewis
Always Outnumbered (1998) (TV) .... Wilfred
... aka Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (2002) (TV) (USA: DVD title)
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way (1997) (TV) .... Dwight Gooden
Love Jones (1997) .... Savon Garrison
Get on the Bus (1996) .... Kyle
Soul of the Game (1996) (TV) .... Adult Willie Mays
... aka Field of Honour (1996) (TV) (UK)
Mr. & Mrs. Loving (1996) (TV) .... Blue
Girl 6 (1996) .... Shoplifter
Dead Presidents (1995) (uncredited) .... Andrew Curtis
Clockers (1995) .... Victor Dunham
Stonewall (1995) .... Uniformed Cop
Alma's Rainbow (1994) .... Miles
Crooklyn (1994) .... Vic
Strapped (1993) (TV) .... Willie
Strictly Business (1991) .... Hustler
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