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Isaiah Washington

  • Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Birthday: April 2, 1963

An intense and gifted African-American actor with chiseled good looks, Isaiah Washington forged a successful career in film and television before hitting it big as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama, “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 2005- ). Honing his dramatic skills on the New York stage, Washington went on to work in more than 30 films, including Spike Lee’s “Clockers” (1995) and “Get on the Bus” (1996), and clocked in as guest star on a number of television series. Though reports surfaced in 2006 that Washington’s on-set an…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Will join the new NBC series "Bionic Woman" for a five-episode arc

  • 2006

    Co-starred in "The Amateurs," an independent comedy about a sleepy town that comes together to film a porno

  • 2005 to 2007

    Portrayed Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; sparked controversy during the 2006/07 season when he used a homophobic slur against costar T.R. Knight; in June 2007, the show announced that they had decided not to renew Washington's contract

  • 2003

    Co-starred in the drama feature "From The Outside Looking In"

  • 2003

    Took part in the fast paced action comedy "Hollywood Homicide"

Awards

  • 2007

    NAACP Image Award: Best Actor in a Drama series

  • 2007

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

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