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Denzel Washington

Film Director / Film Producer / Spokesperson / Actor | * 12/28/1954 (70) | Mount Vernon, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, The New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Washington has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theater, 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). 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 wa... ()
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Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama St. Elsewhere, playing Dr. Philip Chandler for six years. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. Washington has received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe awards, and a Tony Award. He is notable for winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his part in Glory in 1989, and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. ...

The Book of Eli

R

2010 | 3.4/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance ...

Antwone Fisher

PG-13

2002 | 3.5/5 | 2h
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family. ...

Fences

PG-13

2016 | 3.4/5 | 2h 19min
Drama
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On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. ...

Training Day

R

2001 | 3.7/5 | 2h 2min
Action, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Denzel Washington

Donostia Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Horatio Alger Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2x Silver Bear for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 2x Presidential Medal of Freedom Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 7x Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Picture MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
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Movies with Denzel Washington as Actor(80)

as himself2024 Denzel Washington: American Icon
2024 Gladiator II
as Robert McCall2023 The Equalizer 3
2023 Untitled Denzel Washington Hannibal Project
as himself2022 Sidney
as himself2022 Sidney
as Macbeth2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth
as Joe "Deke" Deacon2021 The Little Things
as himself2021 Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
as himself2020 Giving Voice
as Self (archive footage)2020 Loving Neverland
as Self (archive footage)2020 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Robert McCall2018 The Equalizer 2
as John Coltrane (voice)2017 Chasing Trane
as Roman J. Israel2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Sam Chisolm2016 The Magnificent Seven
as Troy Maxson2016 Fences
as himself2015 Champs
as Robert McCall2014 The Equalizer
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Narrator (voice)2013 The March
as Robert 'Bobby' Trench2013 2 Guns
as Tobin Frost2012 Safe House
as Whip Whitaker2012 Flight
as Eli2010 The Book of Eli
as Frank Barnes2010 Unstoppable
as Walter Garber2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Melvin B. Tolson2007 The Great Debaters
as Frank Lucas2007 American Gangster
as Doug Carlin2006 Déjà Vu
as Detective Keith Frazier2006 Inside Man
as himself2005 Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
as himself2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as himself2005 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco2004 The Manchurian Candidate
as John W. Creasy2004 Man on Fire
as himself2004 People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
as Matt Lee Whitlock2003 Out of Time
as Dr. Jerome Davenport2002 Antwone Fisher
as John Quincy Archibald2002 John Q
as Alonzo Harris2001 Training Day
as (archive footage)2000 Bamboozled
as Coach Herman Boone2000 Remember the Titans
2000 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
as Lincoln Rhyme1999 The Bone Collector
as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter1999 The Hurricane
as Jake Shuttlesworth1998 He Got Game
as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard1998 The Siege
as John Hobbes1998 Fallen
as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)1997 Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling1996 Courage Under Fire
as Dudley1996 The Preacher's Wife
as Hunter1995 Crimson Tide
as Lt. Parker Barnes1995 Virtuosity
as Easy Rawlins1995 Devil in a Blue Dress
as Self (archive footage)1994 Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as himself1994 A Century of Cinema
as Don Pedro of Aragon1993 Much Ado About Nothing
as Gray Grantham1993 The Pelican Brief
as Joe Miller1993 Philadelphia
as Narrator1992 Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
as Narrator1992 Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Malcolm X1992 Malcolm X
as Demetrius Williams1991 Mississippi Masala
as Nick Styles1991 Ricochet
as Napoleon Stone1990 Heart Condition
as Bleek Gilliam1990 Mo' Better Blues
as Pvt. Trip1989 Glory
as Narrator1989 Baka: The People of the Rainforest
as Xavier Quinn1989 The Mighty Quinn
as George McKenna1988 The George McKenna Story
as Reuben1988 For Queen & Country
as Steve Biko1987 Cry Freedom
as Arnold Billings1986 Power
as Martin Sawyer1986 License to Kill
as Private First Class Peterson1984 A Soldier's Story
as Roger Porter1981 Carbon Copy
as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier1979 Coriolanus
as Kirk1979 Flesh & Blood
as Robert Eldridge, age 181977 Wilma

TV Shows/Series with Denzel Washington as Actor(24)

as himself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2013 Circus Halligalli
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2005 The Reichen Show
as himself2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self - Guest1999 The Early Show
1998 TRL
as himself1997 The View
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as himself1989 ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Philip Chandler1982 St. Elsewhere
as himself1982 Wogan
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as himself1971 Great Performances
as himself1966 Goldene Kamera Verleihung
as himself??? Today

Movies with Denzel Washington as Crew(17)

Production/Producer2024 The Piano Lesson
Production/Producer2023 The Equalizer 3
Production/Producer2023 Untitled Denzel Washington Hannibal Project
Directing/Director2021 A Journal for Jordan
Production/Producer2021 A Journal for Jordan
Production/Producer2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Production/Producer2018 The Equalizer 2
Production/Producer2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Directing/Director2016 Fences
Production/Producer2016 Fences
Production/Producer2014 The Equalizer
Production/Executive Producer2012 Safe House
Production/Producer2010 The Book of Eli
Directing/Director2007 The Great Debaters
Directing/Director2002 Antwone Fisher
Production/Producer2002 Antwone Fisher
Production/Producer2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

TV Shows/Series with Denzel Washington as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2005 Grey's Anatomy

Born: Tuesday, 12/28 1954 (December) in Mount Vernon, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 70 years + 147 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Fordham University, Pennington-Grimes Elementary School, Oakland Military Academy, Mainland High School, Mount Vernon High School, The Center for Early Education
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Pauletta Pearson Washington
Children: John David Washington, Olivia Washington, Malcolm Washington
Student of: Wynn Handman
Other names for Denzel Washington (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Дензел Вашингтон"
"丹泽尔·华盛顿"
"دنزل واشنطن"
"デンゼル・ワシントン"
"เดนเซล วอชิงตัน"
"Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr."
"Ντένζελ Ουάσινγκτον"
"Denzel Hayes Washington"
"Дензел Вашинґтон"
"Дензъл Уошингтън"
"دنزل واشنگتن"
"دنزل واشینگتون"
"დენზელ ვაშინგტონი"
"덴젤 워싱턴"
"丹佐·华盛顿"
"丹素·华盛顿"
Denzel Washington frequently works together with these people:
Carl Fullerton (22x, Crew)
Larry M. Cherry (22x, Crew)
Spike Lee (20x, Crew)
Samuel L. Jackson (16x, Actor)
Anne Hathaway (15x, Actress)
Cate Blanchett (15x, Actress)
Hugh Jackman (15x, Actor)
Drew Barrymore (15x, Actress)
Will Smith (14x, Actor)
Seth Rogen (14x, Actor)
Jennifer Garner (14x, Actress)
Hugh Grant (14x, Actor)
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