Denzel Washington
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 Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022.
After training at the American Conservatory Theatre, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). He won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and his second for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his performances in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
A prominent leading man, Washington also acted in Mo' Better Blues (1990), Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Courage Under Fire (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Man on Fire (2004), Inside Man (2006), American Gangster (2007), and The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023). Washington directed and starred in the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), and Fences (2016).
On stage, he has acted in productions of both Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990) at the Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the Ron Milner play Checkmates (1988). He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as a disillusioned working-class father in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences (2010). He has also acted in the Broadway revivals of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (2005), Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 58.859 |
Birthday | 1954-12-28 |
Place of Birth | Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
Also Known As | 丹泽尔·华盛顿, دنزل واشنطن, เดนเซล วอชิงตัน, Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr., Ντένζελ Ουάσινγκτον, Denzel Hayes Washington, Дензъл Уошингтън, دنزل واشینگتون, დენზელ ვაშინგტონი, 덴젤 워싱턴, 丹佐·华盛顿, 丹素·华盛顿, 丹佐·華盛頓, デンゼル ワシントン, |
2006
Inside Man
7.4/5761
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiation...
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Inside Man
2001
Training Day
7.504/5902
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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2003
Out of Time
6.3/1160
Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicio...
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Out of Time
1992
Malcolm X
7.5/1647
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...
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Malcolm X
2000
Remember the Titans
7.6/2664
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different...
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Remember the Titans
1996
Courage Under Fire
6.505/910
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female cho...
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Courage Under Fire
1999
The Hurricane
7.418/1378
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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The Hurricane
2010
The Book of Eli
6.789/6093
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The Book of Eli
2007
American Gangster
7.588/5429
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem dist...
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American Gangster
1989
The Mighty Quinn
6.2/115
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The Mighty Quinn
1996
The Preacher's Wife
5.753/225
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The Preacher's Wife
2006
Déjà Vu
6.863/4783
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Déjà Vu
2002
John Q
7.1/2387
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1993
Much Ado About Nothing
6.9/724
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Much Ado About Nothing
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
6.4/394
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Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
Crimson Tide
7.172/1744
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...
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Crimson Tide
1998
Fallen
6.784/1422
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are v...
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Fallen
1998
He Got Game
6.735/704
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
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He Got Game
1999
The Bone Collector
6.791/3502
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and...
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The Bone Collector
2004
Man on Fire
7.5/5112
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...
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Man on Fire
1995
Virtuosity
5.483/533
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Virtuosity
1991
Ricochet
6.1/315
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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Ricochet
1984
A Soldier's Story
6.8/184
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also...
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A Soldier's Story
1993
The Pelican Brief
6.6/1570
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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The Pelican Brief
1993
Philadelphia
7.722/4230
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes...
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Philadelphia
1987
Cry Freedom
7/209
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Cry Freedom
1989
Glory
7.466/1609
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
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Glory
1998
The Siege
6.306/1320
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent...
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The Siege
2002
Antwone Fisher
6.9/494
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and r...
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2024
Gladiator II
6.673/1151
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Gladiator II
2007
The Great Debaters
7.3/617
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American...
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The Great Debaters
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
6.5/1534
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow s...
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The Manchurian Candidate
1991
Mississippi Masala
6.3/85
Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land o...
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Mississippi Masala
1990
Heart Condition
5.489/88
Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerri...
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Heart Condition
1990
Mo' Better Blues
6.5/230
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Mo' Better Blues
1988
The George McKenna Story
6.2/28
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The George McKenna Story
1988
For Queen & Country
5.3/47
A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.
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For Queen & Country
2010
Unstoppable
6.6/3533
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and proves to be unstoppable until a veteran engin...
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Unstoppable
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
6.35/3092
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1986
Power
5.9/65
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Power
1986
License to Kill
5.8/35
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License to Kill
2023
The Equalizer 3
7.332/3004
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The Equalizer 3
1981
Carbon Copy
5.713/54
A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopte...
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Carbon Copy
2012
Safe House
6.5/3588
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative esc...
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Safe House
2014
The Equalizer
7.282/9054
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl u...
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The Equalizer
2013
2 Guns
6.538/4128
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob --...
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2 Guns
2012
Flight
6.843/5968
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs...
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Flight
Untitled Hannibal Project
0/0
Based on the real warrior Hannibal, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history, the film will cover the crucial battles he led agai...
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Highest 2 Lowest
0/0
English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime thriller 'High and Low.'
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Highest 2 Lowest
2016
The Magnificent Seven
6.5/5893
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma...
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The Magnificent Seven
2018
The Equalizer 2
6.762/5359
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...
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The Equalizer 2
1990
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
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1991
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
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1977
Wilma
6.3/6
The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.
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Wilma
1979
Flesh & Blood
5/4
A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous...
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Flesh & Blood
1979
Coriolanus
6/1
A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp int...
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Coriolanus
1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
6.7/3
Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.
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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
5/1
A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2022
Sidney
7.7/29
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...
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Sidney
2020
Giving Voice
6.4/22
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Giving Voice
2016
Fences
6.9/2601
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to r...
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Fences
1992
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
5/1
An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front.
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Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/51
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Number 4
0/0
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington discuss their fourth film together Inside Man.
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Number 4
2017
Chasing Trane
7.3/57
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina...
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Chasing Trane
2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
6.346/1263
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontma...
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
1992
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
8/2
A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to jazz musician and composer Jelly Roll Morton. Gregory...
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Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
6.9/753
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurre...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
The Little Things
6.3/2492
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culp...
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The Little Things
2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
4.6/5
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1/45
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
8/1
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2024
Denzel Washington: American Icon
1/1
This documentary dives into the life and work of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington. Explore his rise from theater beginnings to becoming a two-time Osc...
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2000
Straight from the Streets
6.5/2
Straight From The Streets is a unique mosaic of inner city culture and politics that goes where no other film has dared!
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2024
The Making of Gladiator II
0/0
An inside look that offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the sets — including reconstructing An...
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Black Panther 3
0/0
Rumored third installment in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther franchise.
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Black Panther 3
The Equalizer 4
0/0
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The Equalizer 5
0/0
In development.
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2024
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
0/0
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The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2022
Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
7.6/7
In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexit...
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