Isaiah Washington

Project: Grey’s Anatomy

Fans of Meredith Grey and Cristina Yang know why Dr. Preston Burke’s character, portrayed by Isaiah Washington, was deleted from the script. In 2007, Washington was immediately fired from the hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy after making inappropriate remarks about his co-worker, T.K. Knight. While he made a short reappearance on the show in 2014, the audience had mixed feelings: they are glad Cristina Yang’s love interest is back, however, they still remember his innuendo towards Knight.

Washington’s portrayal of Dr. Burke earned him two NAACP Image Awards, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is also a veteran of Spike Lee films, such as Crooklyn and Get on the Bus. From 2014 to 2018, he portrayed Thelonious Jaha on the sci-fi series The 100. Washington continues to gas up his career by becoming the host of a cooking show on Fox Nation.