1954-12-28 Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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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Untitled Gladiator Sequel | 2024-11-20 | |
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The Equalizer 3 | Robert McCall | 2023-08-30 |
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Hatton | Self | 2023-09-08 |
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Sidney | Self | 2022-09-10 |
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Crafting the Tragedy of Macbeth | Self | 2022-01-14 |
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Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-15 |
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Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist | Self | 2021-04-17 |
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The Little Things | Joe "Deke" Deacon | 2021-01-28 |
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Parkinson at 50 | Self (archival footage) | 2021-08-28 |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth | Macbeth | 2021-12-05 |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King | Self (archive footage) | 2020-08-30 |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen | Self | 2020-12-18 |
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Giving Voice | Self | 2020-01-26 |
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The Equalizer 2 | Robert McCall | 2018-07-19 |
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Chasing Trane | John Coltrane (voice) | 2017-04-14 |
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Roman J. Israel | 2017-11-17 |
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The Magnificent Seven | Sam Chisolm | 2016-09-14 |
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Fences | Troy Maxson | 2016-12-16 |
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Champs | Self | 2015-03-13 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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The Equalizer | Robert McCall | 2014-09-24 |
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The March | Narrator (voice) | 2013-08-26 |
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2 Guns | Robert 'Bobby' Trench | 2013-08-02 |
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Flight | Whip Whitaker | 2012-11-02 |
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Safe House | Tobin Frost | 2012-02-08 |
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Unstoppable | Frank Barnes | 2010-11-04 |
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The Book of Eli | Eli | 2010-01-14 |
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We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama | Self | 2009-01-18 |
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Walter Garber | 2009-06-10 |
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The Great Debaters | Melvin B. Tolson | 2007-12-25 |
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American Gangster | Frank Lucas | 2007-11-02 |
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Inside Man | Detective Keith Frazier | 2006-03-17 |
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Déjà Vu | Doug Carlin | 2006-11-22 |
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | Self | 2005-02-08 |
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Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' | Self | 2005-05-24 |
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The Manchurian Candidate | Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco | 2004-07-30 |
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Man on Fire | John W. Creasy | 2004-04-23 |
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People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' | Self | 2004-07-19 |
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker | Self | 2003-05-20 |
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Out of Time | Matt Lee Whitlock | 2003-10-03 |
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John Q | John Quincy Archibald | 2002-02-15 |
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Antwone Fisher | Dr. Jerome Davenport | 2002-12-19 |
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Training Day | Alonzo Harris | 2001-10-05 |
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light | 2000-02-02 | |
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Remember the Titans | Coach Herman Boone | 2000-09-29 |
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The Hurricane | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter | 1999-09-17 |
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The Bone Collector | Lincoln Rhyme | 1999-11-04 |
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The Siege | Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard | 1998-11-06 |
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He Got Game | Jake Shuttlesworth | 1998-05-01 |
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Fallen | John Hobbes | 1998-01-16 |
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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice) | 1997-10-12 |
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Courage Under Fire | Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling | 1996-07-04 |
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The Preacher's Wife | Dudley | 1996-12-13 |
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Crimson Tide | Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter | 1995-05-12 |
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Devil in a Blue Dress | Easy Rawlins | 1995-09-15 |
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Virtuosity | Lt. Parker Barnes | 1995-08-04 |
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Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
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A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994-01-01 |
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Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro of Aragon | 1993-05-07 |
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The Pelican Brief | Gray Grantham | 1993-09-17 |
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Philadelphia | Joe Miller | 1993-12-22 |
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Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | Narrator | 1992-11-11 |
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Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway | Narrator | 1992-11-02 |
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Malcolm X | Malcolm X | 1992-11-18 |
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Ricochet | Nick Styles | 1991-10-04 |
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Mississippi Masala | Demetrius Williams | 1991-09-18 |
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Rabbit Ears - Anansi | Narrator (voice) | 1991-08-17 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Bleek Gilliam | 1990-08-03 |
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Rabbit Ears - John Henry | Narrator (voice) | 1990-09-01 |
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Heart Condition | Napoleon Stone | 1990-02-02 |
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The Mighty Quinn | Xavier Quinn | 1989-02-17 |
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Glory | Pvt. Trip | 1989-12-15 |
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Baka: The People of the Rainforest | Narrator | 1989-01-18 |
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The George McKenna Story | George McKenna | 1988-08-01 |
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For Queen & Country | Reuben | 1988-05-17 |
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Cry Freedom | Steve Biko | 1987-11-06 |
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License to Kill | Martin Sawyer | 1986-12-16 |
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Power | Arnold Billings | 1986-01-31 |
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A Soldier's Story | Private First Class Peterson | 1984-09-14 |
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Carbon Copy | Roger Porter | 1981-08-06 |
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Coriolanus | Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier | 1979-03-31 |
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Flesh & Blood | Kirk | 1979-10-14 |
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Wilma | Robert Eldridge, age 18 | 1977-12-19 |
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Untitled Denzel Washington Hannibal Project |