Denzel Washington
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 Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in Off-Broadway performances. 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). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles 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). Washington has starred in other notable films, including The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia (both 1993); Crimson Tide, Devil in a Blue Dress (both 1995); He Got Game (1998); Remember the Titans (2000); Man on Fire (2004); Déjà Vu, Inside Man (both 2006); American Gangster (2007); Unstoppable, The Book of Eli (both 2010); The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023), Gladiator II (2024), and Highest 2 Lowest (2025). Washington has also directed the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), Fences (2016), and A Journal for Jordan (2021). On stage, he has acted in The Public Theater productions of Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990). 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) and Othello (2025), Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).
Inside Man
(Keith Frazier)
Training Day
(Alonzo)
Out of Time
(Matt Lee Whitlock)
Malcolm X
(Malcolm X)
Remember the Titans
(Coach Herman Boone)
Courage Under Fire
(Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling)
The Hurricane
(Rubin "Hurricane" Carter)
The Book of Eli
(Eli)
American Gangster
(Frank Lucas)
The Mighty Quinn
(Xavier Quinn)
The Preacher's Wife
(Dudley)
Déjà Vu
(Doug Carlin)
John Q
(John Quincy Archibald)
Much Ado About Nothing
(Don Pedro)
Devil in a Blue Dress
(Easy Rawlins)
Crimson Tide
(Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter)
Fallen
(John Hobbes)
He Got Game
(Jake Shuttlesworth)
The Bone Collector
(Lincoln Rhyme)
Man on Fire
(John W. Creasy)
Virtuosity
(Parker Barnes)
Ricochet
(Nick Styles)
A Soldier's Story
(Private First Class Peterson)
The Pelican Brief
(Gray Grantham)
Philadelphia
(Joe Miller)
Cry Freedom
(Steve Biko)
Glory
(Pvt. Trip)
The Siege
(Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard)
Antwone Fisher
(Dr. Jerome Davenport)
Gladiator II
(Macrinus)
The Great Debaters
(Melvin B. Tolson)
The Manchurian Candidate
(Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco)
Mississippi Masala
(Demetrius Williams)
Heart Condition
(Napoleon Stone)
Mo' Better Blues
(Bleek Gilliam)
The George McKenna Story
(George McKenna)
For Queen & Country
(Reuben)
Unstoppable
(Frank Barnes)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
(Walter Garber)
Power
(Arnold Billings)
License to Kill
(Martin Sawyer)
The Equalizer 3
(Robert McCall)
Carbon Copy
(Roger Porter)
Safe House
(Tobin Frost)
The Equalizer
(Robert McCall)
2 Guns
(Robert 'Bobby' Trench)
Flight
(Whip Whitaker)
Highest 2 Lowest
(David King)
The Magnificent Seven
(Sam Chisolm)
The Equalizer 2
(Robert McCall)
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
(Narrator (voice))
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
(Narrator (voice))
Wilma
(Robert Eldridge, age 18)
Coriolanus
(Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier)
Flesh & Blood
(Kirk)
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
(Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice))
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
(Self)
Sidney
(Self)
Giving Voice
(Self)
Fences
(Troy Maxson)
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
(Narrator (voice))
Chasing Trane
(John Coltrane (voice))
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(Roman J. Israel)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
(Narrator (voice))
The Tragedy of Macbeth
(Macbeth)
The Little Things
(Joe 'Deke' Deacon)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(Self)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
(Self (archive footage))
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
(Self (archive footage))
Denzel Washington: American Icon
(Self)
Straight from the Streets
(Self)
The Making of Gladiator II
(Self)
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
(Self)
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
(Self)
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
(Self)
Here Comes the Flood
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
(Self (archive footage))
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
(Self)
Denzel Washington: Reel Life
(Self)
NBA at 50
(Self - Host)
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
American Gangster Special
(Self)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Self (archive footage))
Untitled Hannibal Film
(Hannibal the Great)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
(Self)
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
(Self (archive))
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
(Self)
Black Panther 3
Val
(Self (archive))
St. Elsewhere
(Philip Chandler)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self)
Today
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Early Show
(Self - Guest)
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
(Self)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Wogan
(Self)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(King Omar (voice))
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice))
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
Goldene Kamera
(Self)
American Experience
(Narrator (voice))
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Circus Halligalli
(Self)
TRL
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Great Performances
(Self)
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self - Honoree)
Number One on the Call Sheet
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self - Guest)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Tony Awards
(Self - Winner / Presenter)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Flesh & Blood
(Kirk)
Late Show with David Letterman
(Self - Guest)
Hollywood Black
(Self (archive footage))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self - Guest)
The Book of Eli
(Producer)
Antwone Fisher
(Director)
The Great Debaters
(Director)
Safe House
(Executive Producer)
The Equalizer 3
(Producer)
The Equalizer
(Producer)
Fences
(Director)
Fences
(Producer)
The Piano Lesson
(Producer)
The Equalizer 2
(Producer)
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
(Producer)
A Journal for Jordan
(Director)
A Journal for Jordan
(Producer)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(Producer)
Antwone Fisher
(Producer)
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
(Producer)
The Wait
(Thanks)
Untitled Hannibal Film
(Producer)
Grey's Anatomy
(Director)