John David Washington

John David Washington
Washington in 2022
Born	(1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, US
Education	Morehouse College (BA)
Occupations	Actor football player
Years active	1991–1995, 2010–present (acting) 2006–2012 (sports)
Parents	Denzel Washington (father) Pauletta Pearson (mother)
Relatives	Olivia Washington (sister)
American football player American football career
No. 33, 28
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College:	Morehouse
Undrafted:	2006
Career history
St. Louis Rams (2006–2007)* Rhein Fire (2007) Sacramento Mountain Lions (2009–2012)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is the son of actor Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson. He started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as a running back for the United Football League's Sacramento Mountain Lions.

Washington shifted to an acting career, his parents' careers. He was part of the main cast of the HBO comedy series Ballers (2015–2019). His breakthrough role came playing Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018), for which he received both Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Washington has since gained leading roles in films such as Tenet (2020), Malcolm & Marie (2021), Beckett (2021), Amsterdam (2022), and The Creator (2023). He made his Broadway debut in the revival of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson (2022).