Denzel Washington

Birthday:

12/28/1954

Place of birth:

Mount Vernon, New York, USA:

Biography:

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) 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.



Credits

Untitled Gladiator Sequel (2024)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Robert McCall
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Macbeth
The Little Things (2021)
Joe "Deke" Deacon
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Robert McCall
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Roman J. Israel
Chasing Trane (2017)
John Coltrane (voice)
Fences (2016)
Troy Maxson
The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Sam Chisolm
The Equalizer (2014)
Robert McCall
2 Guns (2013)
Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Flight (2012)
Whip Whitaker
Safe House (2012)
Tobin Frost
Unstoppable (2010)
Frank Barnes
The Book of Eli (2010)
Eli
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Walter Garber
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama (2009)
Self
The Great Debaters (2007)
Melvin B. Tolson
American Gangster (2007)
Frank Lucas
Déjà Vu (2006)
Doug Carlin
Inside Man (2006)
Keith Frazier
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)
Self
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Man on Fire (2004)
John W. Creasy
Out of Time (2003)
Matt Lee Whitlock
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Dr. Jerome Davenport
John Q (2002)
John Quincy Archibald
Training Day (2001)
Alonzo Harris
Remember the Titans (2000)
Coach Herman Boone
The Bone Collector (1999)
Lincoln Rhyme
The Hurricane (1999)
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
The Siege (1998)
Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
He Got Game (1998)
Jake Shuttlesworth
Fallen (1998)
John Hobbes
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Dudley
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Easy Rawlins
Virtuosity (1995)
Lt. Parker Barnes
Crimson Tide (1995)
Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Philadelphia (1993)
Joe Miller
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Gray Grantham
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Don Pedro of Aragon
Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992)
Narrator
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992)
Narrator
Ricochet (1991)
Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Demetrius Williams
Rabbit Ears - Anansi (1991)
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - John Henry (1990)
Narrator (voice)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Bleek Gilliam
Heart Condition (1990)
Napoleon Stone
Glory (1989)
Pvt. Trip
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Xavier Quinn
Baka: The People of the Rainforest (1989)
Narrator
The George McKenna Story (1988)
George McKenna
For Queen & Country (1988)
Reuben
Cry Freedom (1987)
Steve Biko
License to Kill (1986)
Martin Sawyer
Power (1986)
Arnold Billings
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Private First Class Peterson
Carbon Copy (1981)
Roger Porter
Wilma (1977)
Robert Eldridge, age 18
Untitled Denzel Washington Hannibal Project ()
High and Low ()
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
Producer
A Journal for Jordan (2021)
Director
A Journal for Jordan (2021)
Producer
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Producer
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Producer
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Producer
Fences (2016)
Director
Fences (2016)
Producer
The Equalizer (2014)
Producer
Safe House (2012)
Executive Producer
The Book of Eli (2010)
Producer
The Great Debaters (2007)
Director
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Director
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Producer
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
Producer
The Piano Lesson ()
Producer
Untitled Denzel Washington Hannibal Project ()
Producer