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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. 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

7.41

Inside Man
2006-03-17

7.536

Training Day
2001-10-05

6.391

Out of Time
2003-10-03

7.552

Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Remember the Titans

7.67

Remember the Titans
2000-09-29

Courage Under Fire

6.56

Courage Under Fire
1996-07-04

7.441

The Hurricane
1999-09-17

The Book of Eli

6.812

The Book of Eli
2010-01-14

American Gangster

7.598

American Gangster
2007-11-02

The Mighty Quinn

6.045

The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17

The Preacher's Wife

5.8

The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13

6.898

Déjà Vu
2006-11-22

7.167

John Q
2002-02-15

Much Ado About Nothing

6.951

Much Ado About Nothing
1993-05-07

Devil in a Blue Dress

6.5

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995-09-29

7.2

Crimson Tide
1995-05-12

6.828

Fallen
1998-01-16

6.8

He Got Game
1998-05-01

The Bone Collector

6.799

The Bone Collector
1999-11-04

7.468

Man on Fire
2004-04-23

5.5

Virtuosity
1995-08-04

6.1

Ricochet
1991-10-04

A Soldier's Story

6.8

A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14

The Pelican Brief

6.596

The Pelican Brief
1993-09-17

7.702

Philadelphia
1993-12-22

7

Cry Freedom
1987-11-06

7.493

Glory
1989-12-15

6.3

The Siege
1998-11-06

7

Antwone Fisher
2002-12-19

6.588

Gladiator II
2024-11-13

The Great Debaters

7.3

The Great Debaters
2007-12-25

The Manchurian Candidate

6.499

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

6.5

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

The George McKenna Story

6.3

The George McKenna Story
1988-08-01

For Queen & Country

5.3

For Queen & Country
1988-05-17

6.634

Unstoppable
2010-11-04

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

6.367

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

5.8

Power
1986-01-31

License to Kill

5.7

License to Kill
1986-12-16

The Equalizer 3

7.286

The Equalizer 3
2023-08-30

5.807

Carbon Copy
1981-08-06

6.497

Safe House
2012-02-08

7.298

The Equalizer
2014-09-24

6.538

2 Guns
2013-08-02

6.868

Flight
2012-02-22

Highest 2 Lowest

5.499

Highest 2 Lowest
2025-08-14

The Magnificent Seven

6.5

The Magnificent Seven
2016-09-14

The Equalizer 2

6.798

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

6.6

Wilma
1977-12-19

5.9

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

6.9

Sidney
2022-09-10

6.4

Giving Voice
2020-01-26

6.9

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

7.3

Chasing Trane
2017-04-14

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

6.348

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

6.9

The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021-12-05

The Little Things

6.4

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

7.3

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

7.2

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003-05-20

0

The Take

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
2028-12-13

7.194

Val
2021-07-23

Whitney, a Look Back

10

Whitney, a Look Back
2022-04-02

Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage

0

Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage
2026-10-08

A Century of Cinema

8.3

A Century of Cinema
1994-01-01

Training Day: Crossing the Line

0

Training Day: Crossing the Line

Untitled Denzel Washington Thriller

0

Untitled Denzel Washington Thriller
2027-10-01

5.7

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

5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

6.2

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

7.1

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Wetten, dass..?

5.6

Wetten, dass..?
1981-02-14

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

5.6

Wogan
1982-05-04

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

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

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.3

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

5.2

TRL
1998-09-14

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

Live from Studio Five

3.8

Live from Studio Five
2009-09-14

Circus Halligalli

6.2

Circus Halligalli
2013-02-25

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.797

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

6.8

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979-01-28

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7

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

3.9

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!

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

7

Flesh & Blood
1979-10-14

Late Show with David Letterman

6.5

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Hollywood Black

3

Hollywood Black
2024-08-11

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

7

Parkinson
2004-09-04