A son of actor Denzel Washington, he made his feature film directorial debut with The Piano Lesson (2024).

[5][6] Washington attended the Windward School in Los Angeles, playing on the basketball team with Anthony Stover and Darius Morris.

[7] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, studying film and playing for the Quakers basketball team from 2009 to 2010.

[2][10] Washington made his feature directorial debut with the drama film The Piano Lesson (2024), an adaptation of the 1987 play by August Wilson, starring Samuel L. Jackson and his brother, John David.

[16] He, along with his father Denzel and producer Todd Black, has been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for The Piano Lesson.