Denzel Washington
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, USA — Dec 28 1954
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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, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, with The New York Times declaring him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Over his career, he has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honoured with the C…
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Denzel Washington's Credits
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Grey's Anatomy
Directing
Great Performances
Self
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
St. Elsewhere
Philip Chandler
The Oscars
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Omar (voice)
TRL
Self
The Equalizer
Robert McCall
Gladiator II
Macrinus
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
The Equalizer 3
Robert McCall
Déjà Vu
Doug Carlin
Man on Fire
John W. Creasy
The Book of Eli
Eli
Training Day
Alonzo
The Equalizer 2
Robert McCall
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Flight
Whip Whitaker
The Magnificent Seven
Sam Chisolm
Highest 2 Lowest
David King
Philadelphia
Joe Miller
Inside Man
Keith Frazier
American Gangster
Frank Lucas
The Bone Collector
Lincoln Rhyme
Glory
Pvt. Trip
John Q
John Quincy Archibald
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Crimson Tide
Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
The Little Things
Joe 'Deke' Deacon
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel
2 Guns
Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Unstoppable
Frank Barnes
Fallen
John Hobbes
Fences
Troy Maxson
The Siege
Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Macbeth
Remember the Titans
Coach Herman Boone
Safe House
Tobin Frost
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Walter Garber
Virtuosity
Parker Barnes
Courage Under Fire
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Out of Time
Matt Lee Whitlock
The Great Debaters
Melvin B. Tolson
The Hurricane
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
The Manchurian Candidate
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Ricochet
Nick Styles
Much Ado About Nothing
Don Pedro of Aragon
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Production
A Journal for Jordan
Directing
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self (archive footage)
Antwone Fisher
Dr. Jerome Davenport
Cry Freedom
Steve Biko
The Pelican Brief
Gray Grantham
He Got Game
Jake Shuttlesworth
Sidney
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
Devil in a Blue Dress
Easy Rawlins
Power
Arnold Billings
Flesh & Blood
Kirk
The Piano Lesson
Production
The Preacher's Wife
Dudley
A Soldier's Story
Private First Class Peterson
The Mighty Quinn
Xavier Quinn
License to Kill
Martin Sawyer
Mo' Better Blues
Bleek Gilliam
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Carbon Copy
Roger Porter
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
Self
Heart Condition
Napoleon Stone
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
Chasing Trane
John Coltrane (voice)
The George McKenna Story
George McKenna
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
Coriolanus
Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Black Panther 3
The Making of Gladiator II
Self
Here Comes the Flood
Wilma
Robert Eldridge, age 18
For Queen & Country
Reuben
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
Self
Straight from the Streets
Self
Mississippi Masala
Demetrius Williams
The Wait
Crew
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Giving Voice
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Production
Denzel Washington: Reel Life
Self
Denzel Washington: American Icon
Self
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
Narrator (voice)
The Ten Commandments
American Gangster Special
Self
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
Narrator (voice)
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Narrator (voice)
Untitled Hannibal Film
Hannibal
NBA at 50
Self - Host
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter