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Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

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.

Othello

2025

as Othello

The Making of Gladiator II

2024

as Self

Gladiator II

2024

as Macrinus

Denzel Washington: American Icon

2024

as Self

The Equalizer 3

2023

as Robert McCall

Sidney

2022

as Self

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

as Macbeth

The Little Things

2021

as Joe "Deke" Deacon

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Giving Voice

2020

as Self

The Equalizer 2

2018

as Robert McCall

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

as Roman J. Israel

Chasing Trane

2017

as John Coltrane (voice)

Fences

2016

as Troy Maxson

The Magnificent Seven

2016

as Sam Chisolm

The Equalizer

2014

as Robert McCall

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

2 Guns

2013

as Robert 'Bobby' Trench

Flight

2012

as Whip Whitaker

Safe House

2012

as Tobin Frost

Unstoppable

2010

as Frank Barnes

The Book of Eli

2010

as Eli

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Walter Garber

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

2009

as Self

The Great Debaters

2007

as Melvin B. Tolson

American Gangster

2007

as Frank Lucas

Déjà Vu

2006

as Doug Carlin

Inside Man

2006

as Keith Frazier

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

as Self

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

Man on Fire

2004

as John W. Creasy

Out of Time

2003

as Matt Lee Whitlock

Antwone Fisher

2002

as Dr. Jerome Davenport

John Q

2002

as John Quincy Archibald

Training Day

2001

as Alonzo

Remember the Titans

2000

as Coach Herman Boone

Straight from the Streets

2000

as Self

The Bone Collector

1999

as Lincoln Rhyme

The Hurricane

1999

as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

The Siege

1998

as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

TRL

1998

as Self

He Got Game

1998

as Jake Shuttlesworth

Fallen

1998

as John Hobbes

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997

as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)

The Preacher's Wife

1996

as Dudley

Courage Under Fire

1996

as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

as Easy Rawlins

Virtuosity

1995

as Parker Barnes

Crimson Tide

1995

as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as King Omar (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice)

Philadelphia

1993

as Joe Miller

The Pelican Brief

1993

as Gray Grantham

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

as Don Pedro of Aragon

Malcolm X

1992

as Malcolm X

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992

as Narrator

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

1992

as Narrator

Ricochet

1991

as Nick Styles

Mississippi Masala

1991

as Demetrius Williams

Rabbit Ears - Anansi

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - John Henry

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Mo' Better Blues

1990

as Bleek Gilliam

Heart Condition

1990

as Napoleon Stone

Glory

1989

as Pvt. Trip

The Mighty Quinn

1989

as Xavier Quinn

American Experience

1988

as Self - Narrator

The George McKenna Story

1988

as George McKenna

For Queen & Country

1988

as Reuben

Cry Freedom

1987

as Steve Biko

License to Kill

1986

as Martin Sawyer

Power

1986

as Arnold Billings

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Private First Class Peterson

St. Elsewhere

1982

as Philip Chandler

Carbon Copy

1981

as Roger Porter

Flesh & Blood

1979

as Kirk

Coriolanus

1979

as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

Wilma

1977

as Robert Eldridge, age 18

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

Great Performances

1971

as Self

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Winner/Presenter

The Oscars

1953

as Self

Untitled Hannibal Project

High and Low

Number 4

as Self