Denzel Washington

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-28 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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).

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Ricochet

    Ricochet

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Equalizer 3

    The Equalizer 3

  • Man on Fire

    Man on Fire

  • Wilma

    Wilma

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Glory

    Glory

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • The Magnificent Seven

    The Magnificent Seven

  • Sidney

    Sidney

  • The Book of Eli

    The Book of Eli

  • Heart Condition

    Heart Condition

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • The Equalizer 2

    The Equalizer 2

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Highest 2 Lowest

    Highest 2 Lowest

  • ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

  • Training Day

    Training Day

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • For Queen & Country

    For Queen & Country

  • Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

  • Inside Man

    Inside Man

  • The Little Things

    The Little Things

  • Flight

    Flight

  • 2 Guns

    2 Guns

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • Remember the Titans

    Remember the Titans

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • Today

    Today

  • The Bone Collector

    The Bone Collector

  • Power

    Power

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Circus Halligalli

    Circus Halligalli

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

  • Safe House

    Safe House

  • The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

  • TRL

    TRL

  • John Q

    John Q

  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    Roman J. Israel, Esq.

  • Straight from the Streets

    Straight from the Streets

  • The Siege

    The Siege

  • Fallen

    Fallen

  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Fences

    Fences

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • He Got Game

    He Got Game

  • Mississippi Masala

    Mississippi Masala

  • Out of Time

    Out of Time

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Courage Under Fire

    Courage Under Fire

  • Here Comes the Flood

    Here Comes the Flood

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

  • The Great Debaters

    The Great Debaters

  • Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom

  • Virtuosity

    Virtuosity

  • The Preacher's Wife

    The Preacher's Wife

  • Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil in a Blue Dress

  • Mo' Better Blues

    Mo' Better Blues

  • Flesh & Blood

    Flesh & Blood

  • A Soldier's Story

    A Soldier's Story

  • Antwone Fisher

    Antwone Fisher

  • The Equalizer 4

    The Equalizer 4

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Denzel Washington: Falling Forward

    Denzel Washington: Falling Forward

  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Black Panther 3

    Black Panther 3

  • The Mighty Quinn

    The Mighty Quinn

  • License to Kill

    License to Kill

  • We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

    We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

  • Carbon Copy

    Carbon Copy

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

  • Chasing Trane

    Chasing Trane

  • The Making of Gladiator II

    The Making of Gladiator II

  • The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

    The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

  • The George McKenna Story

    The George McKenna Story

  • The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

  • The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

    The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

  • The Equalizer 5

    The Equalizer 5

  • Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

    Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

  • Giving Voice

    Giving Voice

  • Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

  • Rabbit Ears - Anansi

    Rabbit Ears - Anansi

  • Rabbit Ears - John Henry

    Rabbit Ears - John Henry

  • NBA at 50

    NBA at 50

  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

  • Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

    Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

  • Denzel Washington: Reel Life

    Denzel Washington: Reel Life

  • Denzel Washington: American Icon

    Denzel Washington: American Icon

  • Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

    Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

  • Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

    Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'

  • American Gangster Special

    American Gangster Special