John David Washington

John David Washington's biography

John David Washington is 38 years old film actor born at Toluca Lake. John was born on Saturday 28th of July 1984. John is often nicknamed as JD. According to year of birth 1984 he belongs to Millennials. Birthday on 28th of July means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

John is native english speaker. John is black american. John is citizen of United States of America. John´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know John also as actor, American football player. John is recently known as television actor.

John David Washington's dad

John David Washington's father's name is Denzel Washington. Denzel is known as film director. His father was born on Tuesday 28th of December 1954 in Mount Vernon.

John David Washington's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Morehouse College, Campbell Hall School.

Detailed informations about John´s schools

He studied high school - Campbell Hall School.

John studied university - Morehouse College.

John David Washington's career

His main focus is to be film actor. John is famous thanks to Ballers, BlacKkKlansman, Tenet.

Is John David Washington gay ?

He is known to be straight.

What else you don't know about John David Washington ?

His middle name is David.

What John David Washington has done for a first time

• John David is his actually his first name. He doesn't like it when people just call him John.

John David Washington's quotes

• I hope people will see how harmful words are and how irresponsible we can be when saying the wrong things at the wrong time to certain people.
• Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do the same.
• My mother is very positive and encouraging and nurturing, as a mother should be. She's my auditioning partner. She says when it's not good enough; she says when I'm ready.
• Like acting, undercover detective work requires a lot of performance. There's just more pressure because it's life-or-death situations.
• Whenever you're feeling moments of discomfort, that means true change is happening for you.
• My mother taught me how to love.
• I've met Caucasians who are racist, but I've also heard black people say racist things.
• There's men and women out there protecting and serving, doing it the right way, that aren't talked about.
• Ask me trivia on 'Sex and the City,' and I will know it. I rewatch it every year. Samantha? Charlotte? Those are my girls.
• My father taught me how to hunt.
• I had family in Carolina who were very hood and talked differently in this sort of Southern cadence.
• This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It's a luxury. So I have a business-like approach to it, the same way I had with football.
• I'm from the old school; hard work pays off.
• I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's support. If I were to complain, that would be real sad. How dare I?
• I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am.
• I'm still trying to find the actor I want to be, but I know what kind of the talent I want to be around.
• There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name quietly.
• I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina.
• I went to a historically black college.
• I went to bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish.
• I wanna work with filmmakers that love, are enthusiastic about their process - about the process - about their process and the environment of inclusion and collaboration. I want the people to be able to trust me, and I wanna be able to trust them.
• In college, I had an alias: I was Johnny.
• I've gotten rejected hundreds of times.
• Oh, talking about private school, man, I had cornrows, and when I picked 'em out, certain people that didn't look like me always wanted to touch 'em. One time, I just said, 'Yo, hell no.'
• Football is the ultimate team sport. You're dependent on 10 other people on the field to have success on a particular play to get to the common goal, which is the win. On a set, we need everybody doing their job and pulling their weight.
• I would tell people my dad was all the characters he's played in movies, because once you say he's a lawyer or something, they move on.
• Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders.
• A lot of NFL guys are misunderstood.
• I have to keep making films, getting better in my craft, and the way to do that is to work with people who know what they're doing and who can help me.
• If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person.
• I knew every one of my father's lines in 'Glory' - I broke the VHS tape - but I hid my love of acting to make it as my own man.
• They were very supportive parents in all my endeavors. They have very different approaches on how they give advice.
• As my father started ascending in the business, people around me started to treat me different. Our lives changed. So that anxiety, that sort of resentment, I just funneled it through football.
• I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by design. I knew that would be what people see first.
• I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid.
• Every time I was off school, I was in Carolina with my cousins. So it was a big influence on me. I actually experienced straight-up racism out there, too.
• I've loved acting since I can remember.
• On a Spike Lee set, everybody seems to want to be there and is motivated to work in unison and do the best they can.
• I think, culturally, stories are important, whether it be cinema, whether it be by word of mouth - which I don't even know if we do anymore, as it all seems to be social media.
• Who would I be if I complained about having a father that provided for me? Who would I be if I was complaining about having a father who loved me? That would make me a real jerk.
• So many people - DPs, writers, and the assistants that go on to be directors and writers - come from the School of Spike Lee. He's almost set up an Institution of Spike Lee.
• I've failed a lot, you know, in football, and I've gone on a lot of auditions, been told no, been told I'm not right, so I know what failure feels like. It's about the work.
• Spike Lee is a master of tone, so basically, if he wants to do something, he should do it, and Imma listen.
• There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?'
• I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film.
• Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.
• Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him.
• Football players are creative when they're in the moment.
• In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions.
• The nature of a football team means you're relying on 10 other guys. Even then, that doesn't guarantee a win.
• Being able to tell people's stories - this is the most exciting job in the world to me.
• It's a beautiful thing when you serve the team.
• I was ignorant before I did my research of a lot of African American police officers out there who are doing their job and doing it the right way.
• Hate has a language, so we have to find a language to combat that.
• My mom had an encounter with the KKK when she was, I think, 7 years old in North Carolina. She snuck into a cross burning. I'm so lucky she didn't get caught, because I wouldn't be here.
• I'm connected to a Wesley Snipes, and I'm connected to Giancarlo Esposito because of the history of films that we've all been a part of with Spike Lee.
• Football was the best route to obtain my independence.
• Make America great - to me... it's inclusion. Everybody in America, let's do it together, no matter what color you are. You're American. Let's figure it out.
• I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist.
• I'll never forget watching my dad perform in a Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Richard III' in New York.
• It's a thankless job for police officers, period, but specifically for men and women of color protecting and serving.
• I got introduced to Shakespeare at four years old, and I fell in love with the language.
• Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.
• I got a scholarship, so I was getting my independence and not paying for school. And then here comes the NFL. 'Now you got an opportunity to get drafted? Guess we'll do that.' I did, all right.
• A Ryan Coogler film? I'm there for it.

John David Washington's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how John David Washington looks. We will focus on his height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. John is tall as 5' 10" (178 cm). He weights 208lbs (94 kg). Body build is athletic. His eyes are tinted black. John´s hair is shade of black.