Personal Info
Birth date
1954-12-28 (70 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Also known as
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
Denzel Hayes Washington
دنزل واشینگتون
丹素·华盛顿
デンゼル ワシントン
دِنزل واشینگتن
دِنزِل هِیز واشینگتن جونیور
Дэнзел Вашингтон
Дэнзэл Вашингтон
Denzel Washington
Biography
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).
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
8.212
Overview:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.9
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.The Graham Norton Show
7.179
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.CBS News Sunday Morning
6.9
Overview:
The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.The Equalizer
7.282
Overview:
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 under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.Great Performances
5.762
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.Tony Awards
5.9
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.461
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.4
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.The Equalizer 3
7.295
Overview:
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.Gladiator II
6.65
Overview:
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.American Experience
6.9
Overview:
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.Wogan
4.5
Overview:
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Inside Man
7.4
Overview:
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.64
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.St. Elsewhere
5.6
Overview:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.Wetten, dass..?
5.3
Overview:
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.Man on Fire
7.459
Overview:
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 eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.Training Day
7.508
Overview:
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.Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
6.184
Overview:
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.Safe House
6.486
Overview:
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 escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.The Book of Eli
6.796
Overview:
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.The Siege
6.3
Overview:
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 and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.Mississippi Masala
6.3
Overview:
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 of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities.Acting
TBAUntitled Hannibal Project as Hannibal Barca
TBABlack Panther 3 as Unknown
TBAThe Equalizer 4 as Robert McCall
TBAThe Equalizer 5 as Robert McCall
TBAHere Comes the Flood as Unknown
TBAUntitled Black Panther Sequel as Unknown
2025Denzel Washington: Falling Forward as Unknown
2025Highest 2 Lowest as David King
2025Number One on the Call Sheet (1 Episode) as Self
2024The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision as Self
2024The Making of Gladiator II as Self
2024Gladiator II as Macrinus
2024Denzel Washington: American Icon as Self
2023The Equalizer 3 as Robert McCall
2022Sidney as Self
2022Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act as Self (archive footage)
2021The Tragedy of Macbeth as Macbeth
2021The Little Things as Joe 'Deke' Deacon
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self (archive footage)
2020Giving Voice as Self
2018Denzel Washington: Reel Life as Self
2018The Equalizer 2 as Robert McCall
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. as Roman J. Israel
2017Chasing Trane as John Coltrane (voice)
2016Fences as Troy Maxson
2016The Magnificent Seven as Sam Chisolm
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 Episode) as Self
2014The Equalizer as Robert McCall
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 Episode) as Self
20132 Guns as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
2013Circus Halligalli (1 Episode) as Self
2012Flight as Whip Whitaker
2012Safe House as Tobin Frost
2010Unstoppable as Frank Barnes
2010The Book of Eli as Eli
2009Live from Studio Five (1 Episode) as Self
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Walter Garber
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
2008Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' as Self
2007The Great Debaters as Melvin B. Tolson
2007American Gangster as Frank Lucas
2007The Graham Norton Show (6 Episodes) as Self
2006Déjà Vu as Doug Carlin
2006Number 4 as Self
2006Inside Man as Keith Frazier
2005The Reichen Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' as Self
2004The Manchurian Candidate as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
2004Man on Fire as John W. Creasy
2004On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2 Episodes) as Self
2003Out of Time as Matt Lee Whitlock
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 Episode) as Self
2003The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 Episodes) as Self- Guest
2002Antwone Fisher as Dr. Jerome Davenport
2002John Q as John Quincy Archibald
2001Training Day as Alonzo
2000Remember the Titans as Coach Herman Boone
2000Straight from the Streets as Self
1999The Bone Collector as Lincoln Rhyme
1999The Early Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1999The Hurricane as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
1998The Siege as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
1998TRL (1 Episode) as Self
1998He Got Game as Jake Shuttlesworth
1998Fallen as John Hobbes
1997Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1996The Preacher's Wife as Dudley
1996NBA at 50 as Self - Host
1996Courage Under Fire as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Easy Rawlins
1995Virtuosity as Parker Barnes
1995Crimson Tide as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1, 1 Episode) as King Omar (voice), Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice)
1995The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self
1993Philadelphia as Joe Miller
1993The Pelican Brief as Gray Grantham
1993Much Ado About Nothing as Don Pedro of Aragon
1992Malcolm X as Malcolm X
1992Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II as Narrator
1992Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Narrator
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1991Ricochet as Nick Styles
1991Mississippi Masala as Demetrius Williams
1991Rabbit Ears - Anansi as Narrator (voice)
1990Rabbit Ears - John Henry as Narrator (voice)
1990Mo' Better Blues as Bleek Gilliam
1990Heart Condition as Napoleon Stone
1989Glory as Pvt. Trip
1989ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1 Episode) as Self
1989The Mighty Quinn as Xavier Quinn
1988American Experience (1 Episode) as Self - Narrator
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (5, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest
1988The George McKenna Story as George McKenna
1988For Queen & Country as Reuben
1987Cry Freedom as Steve Biko
1986License to Kill as Martin Sawyer
1986Power as Arnold Billings
1984A Soldier's Story as Private First Class Peterson
1984Goldene Kamera (1 Episode) as Self
1982St. Elsewhere (137, 1 Episode) as Philip Chandler, Dr. Philip Chandler
1982Wogan (1 Episode) as Self
1981Carbon Copy as Roger Porter
1981Wetten, dass..? (2 Episodes) as Self
1979Flesh & Blood as Kirk
1979Coriolanus as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
1979CBS News Sunday Morning (1 Episode) as Self
1977Wilma as Robert Eldridge, age 18
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Honoree
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Winner/Presenter
1953The Oscars (8 Episodes) as Self
1952Today (2 Episodes) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (2, 5 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee
Production
TBAUntitled Hannibal Project ... Producer
2024The Piano Lesson ... Producer
2023The Equalizer 3 ... Producer
2021A Journal for Jordan ... Producer
2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ... Producer
2018The Equalizer 2 ... Producer
2017Roman J. Israel, Esq. ... Producer
2016Fences ... Producer
2014The Equalizer ... Producer
2012Safe House ... Executive Producer
2010The Book of Eli ... Producer
2002Antwone Fisher ... Producer
2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks ... Producer
Crew
2023The Wait ... Thanks
Directing
2021A Journal for Jordan ... Director
2016Fences ... Director
2007The Great Debaters ... Director
2005Grey's Anatomy (1 Episode) ... Director
2002Antwone Fisher ... Director