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Isaiah Washington was born on August 3, 1963 in Houston, Texas, United States. Isaiah Washington is credited as a television actor and film actor. That works out to 63 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Willowridge High School and Howard University. Listed accolades include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2007).
My Take
Isaiah Washington is one of those actors who I feel never quite got the credit his talent deserved — and yeah, the Grey's Anatomy controversy is part of that story, but so is the fact that he was genuinely magnetic as Dr. Preston Burke before everything imploded. Born in Houston, educated at Howard University (one of the great HBCUs), he came up through Spike Lee films in the mid-90s — Crooklyn, Clockers — which is honestly a hell of a training ground. His 2007 SAG Ensemble Award is a reminder that his peers recognized the craft. When he came back to Grey's for a guest arc in 2014, there was real weight to it. He's a complicated figure, but the talent was always there, and Houston raised him tough enough to keep going.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Isaiah Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- イザイア・ワシントン
- Reading
- いざいあ・わしんとん
- Born
- August 3, 1963 (age 63)
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Willowridge High School
- University
- Howard University
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/therealisaiahwashington/
- Xhttps://x.com/iwashington
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah%20Washington
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40048
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Isaiah Washington born?
Isaiah Washington was born on August 3, 1963 and is 63 years old.
Where is Isaiah Washington from?
Isaiah Washington is from Houston, Texas, United States.
What does Isaiah Washington do?
Isaiah Washington works as television actor, film actor.
Where did Isaiah Washington study?
Isaiah Washington attended Howard University.
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