November 2024
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 for Glory in 1989; and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day.
Filmography Denzel Washington
August 2023
The Equalizer 3
Action, Thriller Directed by: Antoine FuquaWith: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman
January 2022
The Little Things
Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by: John Lee HancockWith: Denzel Washington, Natalie Morales, Rami Malek
August 2018
The Equalizer 2
Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by: Antoine FuquaWith: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Bill PullmanRobert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
February 2017
Fences
Drama Directed by: Denzel WashingtonWith: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis,...An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life.
September 2016
The Magnificent Seven
Action, Western Directed by: Antoine FuquaWith: Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke,...Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' and Columbia Pictures' The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection... Read more...
September 2014
The Equalizer
Action, Crime, Thriller Directed by: Antoine FuquaWith: Chloë Moretz, Denzel Washington, Melissa LeoIn The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian... Read more...
October 2013
2 Guns
Action Directed by: Baltasar KormakurWith: Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Paula PattonA 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 -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
January 2013
Flight
Drama Directed by: Robert ZemeckisWith: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Don Cheadle,...An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.
February 2012
Safe House
Crime, Thriller Directed by: Daniel EspinosaWith: Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Robert Patrick,...A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
November 2010
Unstoppable
Action, Thriller, Drama Directed by: Tony ScottWith: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario DawsonUnstoppable, a 20th Century Fox drama about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. Pits an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. They're chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic... Read more...
February 2010
The Book Of Eli
Action, Drama, Adventure Directed by: Albert Hughes & Allen HughesWith: Gary Oldman, Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis,...The drama revolves around a lone hero who fights his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America. He's the protector of a sacred book that may hold the key to saving humanity.
July 2009
Taking of Pelham 1-2-3
Action, Thriller Directed by: Tony ScottWith: John Travolta & Denzel WashingtonIn The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of... Read more...
The Great Debaters
Drama Directed by: Denzel WashingtonWith: Denzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker,...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 college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
November 2007
American Gangster
Action, Drama Directed by: Ridley ScottWith: Denzel Washington, Russel Crowe, Chiwetel EjioforNobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Oscar® winner Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through... Read more...
December 2006
Déjà Vu
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction Directed by: Tony ScottWith: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer,...Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
April 2006
November 2004
The Manchurian Candidate
Drama, Thriller, Mystery Directed by: Jonathan DemmeWith: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber,...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 squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political... Read more...
October 2004