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Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-12-28,Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, with The New York Times declaring him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Over his career, he has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022. After training at the American Conservatory Theatre, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). He won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and his second for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his performances in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). A prominent leading man, Washington also acted in Mo' Better Blues (1990), Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Courage Under Fire (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Man on Fire (2004), Inside Man (2006), American Gangster (2007), and The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023). Washington directed and starred in the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), and Fences (2016). On stage, he has acted in productions of both Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990) at the Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the Ron Milner play Checkmates (1988). He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as a disillusioned working-class father in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences (2010). He has also acted in the Broadway revivals of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (2005), Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).

Filmography

7.405

Inside Man
2006-03-17

7.521

Training Day
2001-10-05

6.363

Out of Time
2003-10-03

7.6

Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Remember the Titans

7.651

Remember the Titans
2000-09-29

Courage Under Fire

6.5

Courage Under Fire
1996-07-04

7.439

The Hurricane
1999-09-17

The Book of Eli

6.8

The Book of Eli
2010-01-14

American Gangster

7.593

American Gangster
2007-11-02

The Mighty Quinn

6.041

The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17

The Preacher's Wife

5.8

The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13

6.886

Déjà Vu
2006-11-22

7.13

John Q
2002-02-15

Much Ado About Nothing

6.952

Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07

Devil in a Blue Dress

6.467

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995-09-29

7.2

Crimson Tide
1995-05-12

6.805

Fallen
1998-01-16

6.749

He Got Game
1998-05-01

The Bone Collector

6.802

The Bone Collector
1999-11-04

7.465

Man on Fire
2004-04-23

5.517

Virtuosity
1995-08-04

6.099

Ricochet
1991-10-04

A Soldier's Story

6.8

A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14

The Pelican Brief

6.598

The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17

7.715

Philadelphia
1993-12-22

7.021

Cry Freedom
1987-11-06

7.5

Glory
1989-12-15

6.306

The Siege
1998-11-06

6.944

Antwone Fisher
2002-12-19

6.61

Gladiator II
2024-11-13

The Great Debaters

7.3

The Great Debaters
2007-12-25

The Manchurian Candidate

6.5

The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30

Mississippi Masala

6.4

Mississippi Masala
1991-09-18

Heart Condition

5.7

Heart Condition
1990-02-02

Mo' Better Blues

6.483

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

The George McKenna Story

6.333

The George McKenna Story
1988-08-01

For Queen & Country

5.361

For Queen & Country
1988-05-17

6.616

Unstoppable
2010-11-04

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

6.359

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009-06-10

5.9

Power
1986-01-31

License to Kill

5.732

License to Kill
1986-12-16

The Equalizer 3

7.29

The Equalizer 3
2023-08-30

5.914

Carbon Copy
1981-08-06

6.492

Safe House
2012-02-08

7.287

The Equalizer
2014-09-24

6.54

2 Guns
2013-08-02

6.862

Flight
2012-02-22

Highest 2 Lowest

5.508

Highest 2 Lowest
2025-08-14

The Magnificent Seven

6.49

The Magnificent Seven
2016-09-14

The Equalizer 2

6.79

The Equalizer 2
2018-07-19

Rabbit Ears - Anansi

0

Rabbit Ears - Anansi
1991-08-17

Rabbit Ears - John Henry

0

Rabbit Ears - John Henry
1990-09-01

6.556

Wilma
1977-12-19

5

Coriolanus
1979-03-31

5.857

Flesh & Blood
1979-10-14

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

6.2

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997-10-12

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

6

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005-02-08

7.267

Sidney
2022-09-10

6.4

Giving Voice
2020-01-26

6.89

Fences
2016-12-16

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

7.5

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992-11-11

7.265

Chasing Trane
2017-04-14

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

6.351

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017-11-17

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

8

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992-11-02

The Tragedy of Macbeth

6.931

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021-12-05

The Little Things

6.352

The Little Things
2021-01-28

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

4.6

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009-01-18

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

8.1

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020-08-30

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

5

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02

Denzel Washington: American Icon

5.3

Denzel Washington: American Icon
2024-10-24

Straight from the Streets

7.333

Straight from the Streets
2000-09-19

The Making of Gladiator II

10

The Making of Gladiator II
2024-11-18

Black Panther 3

0

Black Panther 3

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

0

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024-11-21

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

9

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995-01-01

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

7.25

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003-05-20

Here Comes the Flood

0

Here Comes the Flood

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

8.5

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022-02-15

Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

0

Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008-10-14

Denzel Washington: Reel Life

6.5

Denzel Washington: Reel Life
2018-08-17

6.5

NBA at 50
1996-11-01

Denzel Washington: Falling Forward

0

Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
2025-10-20

American Gangster Special

0

American Gangster Special

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

7

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18

Untitled Hannibal Film

0

Untitled Hannibal Film

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

6.5

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988-06-11

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

4.8

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004-07-19

5.668

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

5.71

Today
1952-01-14

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.375

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

6.333

The Early Show
1999-11-01

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

6

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989-10-02

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Wetten, dass..?

5.4

Wetten, dass..?
1981-02-14

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

5.286

Wogan
1982-05-04

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

The Reichen Show

4.8

The Reichen Show
2005-11-11

5.7

Goldene Kamera
1984-02-03

American Experience

6.6

American Experience
1988-10-04

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

5.219

TRL
1998-09-14

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.622

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

Live from Studio Five

3.7

Live from Studio Five
2009-09-14

Circus Halligalli

5.9

Circus Halligalli
2013-02-25

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004-01-01

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

CBS News Sunday Morning

7.045

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979-01-28

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973-04-02

Number One on the Call Sheet

3.583

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Flesh & Blood
1979-10-14

Late Show with David Letterman

6.439

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Hollywood Black

9

Hollywood Black
2024-08-11

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26