American actor Isaiah Washington became famous for the role of Dr. Preston Burke in the drama series Grey's Anatomy. The performer starred in it from 2005 to 2007. The artist managed to take part in the rating television project "The Hundred".
Denzel and Isaiah Washington, despite their sonorous surname. They are not in kinship. However, Isaiah managed to become a fan favorite thanks to the charming doctor from "Grey's Anatomy" played by him.
The path to recognition
The biography of the future star began in 1963. The boy was born in the city of Houston on August 3. The family often moved from place to place, eventually settling in the town of Missouri. Isaiah graduated from Willowridge High School there in 1981.
After completing the course, the young man entered the American Army. He served three years. After his dismissal, the young man decided to receive education at Howard University. He chose the faculty of art history and acting.
The novice actor made his debut in episodes of famous television projects. He visited the cinema and in the role of a policeman and a shoplifter. His first works belonged to the eighties and nineties of the last century. He has appeared in Slaughter, Law & Order as Derek Hardy, NYPD, All My Children, and Willie in Broke.
The first film in which the artist got the main role was "The Color of Love" in 1991. True, critics and viewers reacted calmly to the premiere. Popularity for the artist was in no hurry. Fortune smiled at Isaiah in 1998, after he was approved in "Law of the Streets" for the role of Wilfred. His ensemble with the star of "The Matrix" Morphius, actor Laurence Fishburne, was so successful that many eminent directors drew attention to Washington.
Success
In 1999, the famous Clint Eastwood invited Isaiah to the drama Real Crime. His hero is one of the main characters in the picture. Frank Louis Beecham convicted of murder. The journalist who wrote about the course of the investigation and its results was killed. Steve Everett, who, at first glance, is not too attractive and already a seasoned reporter, was entrusted with the continuation of the coverage of the high-profile event in the press.
However, as soon as he realizes that they are ready to condemn an innocent to death, he decides to do everything in his power to avoid a fatal mistake. In the same period, the actor performed Kenneth Miller in the high-profile film Out of Sight. He had a chance to shoot with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez.
The demand for the actor has increased dramatically. For five years, they barely had time to accept invitations to participate in television projects and films. Notable was his work in Romeo Must Die, Wounds Through, Welcome to Collinwood, The Ghost Ship and Hollywood Cops.
In the drama series Food for Soul, Isaiah's character is Miles Jenkins. The actor played the role of the investigator Terrence Bridge in Wildness 2, which was released only in video format.
Vivid roles
A new starring role was offered to Washington in 2005. The creators of the TV series Grey's Anatomy invited the already-starred actor to play Dr. Preston Burke. The charming and intelligent specialist brought a celebrity to his performer.
Isaiah instantly turned into a welcome guest of all TV projects and films. The head of the cardiac surgery department turned out to be the hero of the list of the sexiest and most attractive men on television. In 2008, the actor almost got to the top of the rating of the sexiest doctors on the screen.
In 2018, fans saw an idol in the rating project "Hundred". Thelonious Jaha became the hero of Washington in a fantastic series about the life of the last inhabitants of the planet after the Apocalypse.
The character is the operator of the Earth observation station and the chancellor of the "Ark". In the course of the action, Jaha will have many trials and transformations. By the beginning of the sixth season, Washington left the project.
On and off screen
According to the scenario, about a century passed after the tragic events on Earth. The lone survivors gathered at the Ark comic station. They are sure that there are no people on the planet. But resources are limited, and therefore any misconduct entails execution. It was decided to send a hundred young violators to the ground. Their mission will be to check if the planet is habitable.
On the spot, the heroes immediately understand that the planet is very dangerous. Both mutants and savages had to confront them. The explosion on board and the uprising completely destroyed all previously prepared plans. Now young people need to establish contact with civilized earthlings living in an underground fortress inside Mount Weser.
They know both the cause of the outbreak of the nuclear war and the main danger. This is an artificial intelligence that will have to be disabled in order to repopulate the planet.
The artist maintains pages on social networks. He communicates with fans, talks about new plans. So, after the end of the fifth season of "Motney" Washington announced that he plans to return to work in the project.
The performer managed to star in "Remorse of a Survivor" and "Mister Bull". In 2017, he starred in Bait for the Dead, an adaptation of the video game Dead Trigger. The artist played one of the key characters in the project.
Isaiah does not like to tell the press about his own life off-screen. He is sure that fans do not need to know about his family affairs. It is known that Washington is happily married. His chosen one is Janice Marie Garland. They became husband and wife in 1996, on Valentine's Day. The couple have three children: Isaiah Jr., Imen and Time.
