Denzel Washington
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Biography
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achie...
Known For
Filmography
Black Panther 3
2028
Romare Bearden: A Life in Collage
2026
as self
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
as David King
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Gladiator II
2024
as Macrinus
Denzel Washington: American Icon
2024
as Self
The Making of Gladiator II
2024
as Self
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024
as Self
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Equalizer 3
2023
as Robert McCall
Sidney
2022
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney, a Look Back
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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)
Val
2021
as Self (archive)
Giving Voice
2020
as Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Loving Neverland
2020
as Self
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Robert McCall
Denzel Washington: Reel Life
2018
as Self
Chasing Trane
2017
as John Coltrane (voice)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
as Roman J. Israel
The Magnificent Seven
2016
as Sam Chisolm
Fences
2016
as Troy Maxson
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Equalizer
2014
as Robert McCall
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
2 Guns
2013
as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Circus Halligalli
2013
as Self
Safe House
2012
as Tobin Frost
Flight
2012
as Whip Whitaker
The Book of Eli
2010
as Eli
Unstoppable
2010
as Frank Barnes
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
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008
as Self
American Gangster
2007
as Frank Lucas
The Great Debaters
2007
as Melvin B. Tolson
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Inside Man
2006
as Keith Frazier
Déjà Vu
2006
as Doug Carlin
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Man on Fire
2004
as John W. Creasy
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
as Self (archive)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
Out of Time
2003
as Matt Lee Whitlock
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
John Q
2002
as John Quincy Archibald
Antwone Fisher
2002
as Dr. Jerome Davenport
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002
as Self
Training Day
2001
as Alonzo
Remember the Titans
2000
as Coach Herman Boone
Straight from the Streets
2000
as Self
The Hurricane
1999
as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
The Bone Collector
1999
as Lincoln Rhyme
The Early Show
1999
as Self - Guest
Fallen
1998
as John Hobbes
He Got Game
1998
as Jake Shuttlesworth
The Siege
1998
as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
TRL
1998
as Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
Courage Under Fire
1996
as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
The Preacher's Wife
1996
as Dudley
NBA at 50
1996
as Self - Host
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
as Easy Rawlins
Crimson Tide
1995
as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Virtuosity
1995
as Parker Barnes
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
as Self
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)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
as Don Pedro
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Gray Grantham
Philadelphia
1993
as Joe Miller
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Malcolm X
1992
as Malcolm X
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Ricochet
1991
as Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala
1991
as Demetrius Williams
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Heart Condition
1990
as Napoleon Stone
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Bleek Gilliam
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
1990
as Narrator (voice)
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Xavier Quinn
Glory
1989
as Pvt. Trip
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989
as Self
The George McKenna Story
1988
as George McKenna
For Queen & Country
1988
as Reuben
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Cry Freedom
1987
as Steve Biko
Power
1986
as Arnold Billings
License to Kill
1986
as Martin Sawyer
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Private First Class Peterson
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Philip Chandler
Wogan
1982
as Self
Carbon Copy
1981
as Roger Porter
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Kirk
Coriolanus
1979
as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Flesh & Blood
1979
as Kirk
Wilma
1977
as Robert Eldridge, age 18
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self - Honoree
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee