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.
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as Othello
2024
as Self
2024
as Macrinus
2024
as Self
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as Robert McCall
2022
as Self
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as Macbeth
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as Joe "Deke" Deacon
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Self
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as Robert McCall
2017
as Roman J. Israel
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as John Coltrane (voice)
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as Troy Maxson
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as Sam Chisolm
2014
as Robert McCall
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as Self (archive footage)
2013
as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
2012
as Whip Whitaker
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as Tobin Frost
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as Frank Barnes
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as Eli
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as Walter Garber
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as Self
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as Melvin B. Tolson
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as Frank Lucas
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as Doug Carlin
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as Keith Frazier
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as Self
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as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
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as John W. Creasy
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as Matt Lee Whitlock
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as Dr. Jerome Davenport
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as John Quincy Archibald
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as Alonzo
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as Coach Herman Boone
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as Self
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as Lincoln Rhyme
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as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
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as Self
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as Jake Shuttlesworth
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as John Hobbes
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as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
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as Dudley
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as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
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as Easy Rawlins
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as Parker Barnes
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as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
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as King Omar (voice)
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as Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice)
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as Joe Miller
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as Gray Grantham
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as Don Pedro of Aragon
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as Malcolm X
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as Narrator
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as Narrator
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as Nick Styles
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as Demetrius Williams
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as Narrator (voice)
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as Narrator (voice)
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as Bleek Gilliam
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as Napoleon Stone
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as Pvt. Trip
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as Xavier Quinn
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as Self - Narrator
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as George McKenna
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as Reuben
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as Steve Biko
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as Martin Sawyer
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as Arnold Billings
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as Private First Class Peterson
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as Philip Chandler
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as Roger Porter
1979
as Kirk
1979
as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
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as Robert Eldridge, age 18
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as Self
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as Self
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as Self - Nominee
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as Self - Presenter
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as Self - Winner/Presenter
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