DENZEL WASHINGTON
Denzel Washington
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: December 28, 1954
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Starring
Self
2025·
Highest 2 LowestDavid King
2024·
Hollywood BlackSelf (archive footage)
2024·
Gladiator IIMacrinus
2023·
The Equalizer 3Robert McCall
2022·
SidneySelf
2020·
Giving VoiceSelf
2018·
The Equalizer 2Robert McCall
Roman J. Israel
2017·
Chasing TraneJohn Coltrane (voice)
2016·
FencesTroy Maxson
Sam Chisolm
Self - Guest
Self
2014·
The EqualizerRobert McCall
2013·
Circus HalligalliSelf
2013·
2 GunsRobert 'Bobby' Trench
2012·
FlightWhip Whitaker
2012·
Safe HouseTobin Frost
2010·
UnstoppableFrank Barnes
2010·
The Book of EliEli
Self
Walter Garber
Self
2007·
The Great DebatersMelvin B. Tolson
2007·
American GangsterFrank Lucas
2006·
Déjà VuDoug Carlin
2006·
Inside ManKeith Frazier
2005·
The Reichen ShowSelf - Guest
Self
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
2004·
Man on FireJohn W. Creasy
2003·
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self, Self - Guest
Self
2003·
Out of TimeMatt Lee Whitlock
2002·
Antwone FisherDr. Jerome Davenport
2002·
John QJohn Quincy Archibald
2001·
Training DayAlonzo
2000·
Remember the TitansCoach Herman Boone
1999·
The Bone CollectorLincoln Rhyme
1999·
The HurricaneRubin "Hurricane" Carter
1998·
TRLSelf
1998·
The SiegeAnthony 'Hub' Hubbard
1998·
He Got GameJake Shuttlesworth
1998·
FallenJohn Hobbes
1997·
The ViewSelf
Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
1996·
The Preacher's WifeDudley
1996·
Courage Under FireLieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice), King Omar (voice)
1995·
VirtuosityParker Barnes
1995·
Crimson TideLt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Easy Rawlins
Self - Guest
1993·
PhiladelphiaJoe Miller
1993·
The Pelican BriefGray Grantham
Don Pedro
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
1992·
Malcolm XMalcolm X
1991·
Rabbit Ears - AnansiNarrator (voice)
1991·
Mississippi MasalaDemetrius Williams
1991·
RicochetNick Styles
Narrator (voice)
1990·
Mo' Better BluesBleek Gilliam
1990·
Heart ConditionNapoleon Stone
1989·
GloryPvt. Trip
1989·
The Mighty QuinnXavier Quinn
1988·
American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
Self - Guest, Self
1988·
For Queen & CountryReuben
George McKenna
1987·
Cry FreedomSteve Biko
1986·
License to KillMartin Sawyer
1986·
PowerArnold Billings
1984·
Goldene KameraSelf
1984·
A Soldier's StoryPrivate First Class Peterson
1982·
WoganSelf
1981·
Wetten, dass..?Self
1981·
Carbon CopyRoger Porter
1979·
Flesh & BloodKirk, Kirk
Self
1979·
CoriolanusRoman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
1977·
WilmaRobert Eldridge, age 18
Self - Honoree, Self
1971·
Great PerformancesSelf
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Winner / Presenter, Self - Presenter
1944·
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - Presenter
Hannibal the Great
Self
Self (archive footage)
TBA·
Black Panther 3Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2021·
The Little ThingsJoe 'Deke' Deacon
Macbeth
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive)
Self
Self
1999·
The Early ShowSelf - Guest
1996·
NBA at 50Self - Host
Self
Self (archive footage)
1989·
ZDF-MittagsmagazinSelf
Self
1982·
St. ElsewherePhilip Chandler
1953·
The OscarsSelf
1952·
TodaySelf
Production
Producer
2024·
The Piano LessonProducer
2023·
The WaitThanks
2023·
The Equalizer 3Producer
2021·
A Journal for JordanProducer, Director
Producer
2018·
The Equalizer 2Producer
Producer
2016·
FencesProducer, Director
2014·
The EqualizerProducer
2012·
Safe HouseExecutive Producer
2010·
The Book of EliProducer
2007·
The Great DebatersDirector
2005·
Grey's AnatomyDirector
2002·
Antwone FisherProducer, Director
Producer