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Denzel Washington
Acting

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. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in Off-Broadway performances. 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). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles 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). Washington has starred in other notable films, including The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia (both 1993); Crimson Tide, Devil in a Blue Dress (both 1995); He Got Game (1998); Remember the Titans (2000); Man on Fire (2004); Déjà Vu, Inside Man (both 2006); American Gangster (2007); Unstoppable, The Book of Eli (both 2010); The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023), Gladiator II (2024), and Highest 2 Lowest (2025). Washington has also directed the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), Fences (2016), and A Journal for Jordan (2021). On stage, he has acted in The Public Theater productions of Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990). 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) and Othello (2025), Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).

Filmography

7.411

Inside Man
2006-03-17

7.527

Training Day
2001-10-05

6.37

Out of Time
2003-10-03

7.56

Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Remember the Titans

7.66

Remember the Titans
2000-09-29

Courage Under Fire

6.552

Courage Under Fire
1996-07-04

7.438

The Hurricane
1999-09-17

The Book of Eli

6.805

The Book of Eli
2010-01-14

American Gangster

7.595

American Gangster
2007-11-02

The Mighty Quinn

6.048

The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17

The Preacher's Wife

5.8

The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13

6.89

Déjà Vu
2006-11-22

Much Ado About Nothing

6.949

Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07

7.134

John Q
2002-02-15

Devil in a Blue Dress

6.463

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995-09-29

7.185

Crimson Tide
1995-05-12

6.804

Fallen
1998-01-16

6.745

He Got Game
1998-05-01

The Bone Collector

6.797

The Bone Collector
1999-11-04

7.469

Man on Fire
2004-04-23

5.506

Virtuosity
1995-08-04

6.1

Ricochet
1991-10-04

A Soldier's Story

6.775

A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14

The Pelican Brief

6.592

The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17

7.71

Philadelphia
1993-12-22

7.021

Cry Freedom
1987-11-06

7.483

Glory
1989-12-15

6.296

The Siege
1998-11-06

6.934

Antwone Fisher
2002-12-19

6.604

Gladiator II
2024-11-13

The Great Debaters

7.264

The Great Debaters
2007-12-25

The Manchurian Candidate

6.493

The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30

Mississippi Masala

6.398

Mississippi Masala
1991-09-18

Heart Condition

5.679

Heart Condition
1990-02-02

Mo' Better Blues

6.504

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

The George McKenna Story

6.3

The George McKenna Story
1988-08-01

For Queen & Country

5.318

For Queen & Country
1988-05-17

6.6

Unstoppable
2010-11-04

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

6.362

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

5.82

Power
1986-01-31

License to Kill

5.7

License to Kill
1986-12-16

The Equalizer 3

7.3

The Equalizer 3
2023-08-30

5.858

Carbon Copy
1981-08-06

6.492

Safe House
2012-02-08

7.292

The Equalizer
2014-09-24

6.537

2 Guns
2013-08-02

6.864

Flight
2012-02-22

Highest 2 Lowest

5.5

Highest 2 Lowest
2025-08-14

The Magnificent Seven

6.496

The Magnificent Seven
2016-09-14

The Equalizer 2

6.795

The Equalizer 2
2018-07-19

Rabbit Ears - John Henry

0

Rabbit Ears - John Henry
1990-09-01

Rabbit Ears - Anansi

0

Rabbit Ears - Anansi
1991-08-17

6.556

Wilma
1977-12-19

5.857

Flesh & Blood
1979-10-14

5

Coriolanus
1979-03-31

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

Sidney
2022-09-10

6.4

Giving Voice
2020-01-26

6.894

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.

6.343

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

6.925

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021-12-05

The Little Things

6.357

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

8.117

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

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

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

0

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002-07-16

Black Panther 3

0

Black Panther 3
2028-12-14

5.672

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

5.6

Today
1952-01-14

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.358

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

6.3

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

6.988

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

6.5

American Experience
1988-10-04

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

5.219

TRL
1998-09-14

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.573

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

5.8

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

7.212

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Great Performances

6.1

Great Performances
1971-01-28

CBS News Sunday Morning

6.826

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979-01-28

Golden Globe Awards

7.05

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.05

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

3.6

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.098

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.288

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

6.4

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Hollywood Black

3

Hollywood Black
2024-08-11

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.288

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.358

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25