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My Take
What I respect about John David Washington is that he earned his way in twice. Most children of Hollywood royalty walk straight onto a set; he spent years as a professional running back first, building an identity that owed nothing to his father's name. When he finally turned to acting, he arrived with an athlete's discipline and a grown man's perspective, and it shows in his screen presence: physical, contained, unhurried. Carrying the surname Washington into Denzel's own profession took real nerve. He does not imitate his father, and that independence, more than any single performance, is what convinces me he was built for a long career rather than a borrowed spotlight.
Overview
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former professional football player. A son of actor Denzel Washington, 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John David Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・デヴィッド・ワシントン
- Reading
- じょん・でゔぃっど・わしんとん
- Born
- July 28, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Toluca Lake, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / American football player / television actor / manufacturer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Morehouse College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.