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Denzel Washington, born in 1954, is an American actor, producer, and director celebrated for his commanding presence on stage and screen. With accolades including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Tony Award, Washington's career spans iconic roles like the Civil War soldier in "Glory" and the corrupt cop in "Training Day." Beyond these, he starred in films such as "Malcolm X," "Remember the Titans," and the "Equalizer" series, and directed "Fences," a Broadway revival for which he won a Tony. His stage work includes Shakespeare and August Wilson, cementing his status as one of the greatest actors of his time.
The roles that explain the career.
75 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Highest 2 Lowest | David King | Film |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | Macrinus | Film |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Producer | Film |
| 2023 | The Equalizer 3 | Robert McCall | Film |
| 2023 | The Equalizer 3 | Producer | Film |
| 2021 | The Little Things | Joe 'Deke' Deacon | Film |
| 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Macbeth | Film |
| 2021 | A Journal for Jordan | Director | Film |
| 2021 | A Journal for Jordan | Producer | Film |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 | Robert McCall | Film |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 | Producer | Film |
| 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Roman J. Israel | Film |
| 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | Producer | Film |
| 2016 | The Magnificent Seven | Sam Chisolm | Film |
| 2014 | The Equalizer | Robert McCall | Film |
| 2014 | The Equalizer | Producer | Film |
| 2013 | 2 Guns | Robert 'Bobby' Trench | Film |
| 2012 | Safe House | Tobin Frost | Film |
| 2012 | Flight | Whip Whitaker | Film |
| 2012 | Safe House | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2010 | Unstoppable | Frank Barnes | Film |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Eli | Film |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Producer | Film |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Walter Garber | Film |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Melvin B. Tolson | Film |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Frank Lucas | Film |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Director | Film |
| 2006 | Inside Man | Keith Frazier | Film |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco | Film |
| 2004 | People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' | Self (archive) | Film |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | John W. Creasy | Film |
| 2003 | Out of Time | Matt Lee Whitlock | Film |
| 2002 | Antwone Fisher | Dr. Jerome Davenport | Film |
| 2002 | John Q | John Quincy Archibald | Film |
| 2002 | Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Antwone Fisher | Director | Film |
| 2002 | Antwone Fisher | Producer | Film |
| 2001 | Training Day | Alonzo | Film |
| 2001 | A Better Tomorrow | Reggie Malone | TV |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Coach Herman Boone | Film |
| 2000 | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | Producer | Film |
| 1999 | The Hurricane | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter | Film |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Lincoln Rhyme | Film |
| 1998 | He Got Game | Jake Shuttlesworth | Film |
| 1998 | The Siege | Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard | Film |
| 1998 | Fallen | John Hobbes | Film |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife | Dudley | Film |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling | Film |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Easy Rawlins | Film |
| 1995 | Crimson Tide | Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter | Film |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | Parker Barnes | Film |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don Pedro | Film |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Joe Miller | Film |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Gray Grantham | Film |
| 1992 | Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Malcolm X | Film |
| 1991 | Mississippi Masala | Demetrius Williams | Film |
| 1991 | Ricochet | Nick Styles | Film |
| 1990 | Heart Condition | Napoleon Stone | Film |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Bleek Gilliam | Film |
| 1989 | The Mighty Quinn | Xavier Quinn | Film |
| 1989 | Glory | Pvt. Trip | Film |
| 1988 | For Queen & Country | Reuben | Film |
| 1988 | The George McKenna Story | George McKenna | Film |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Steve Biko | Film |
| 1986 | Power | Arnold Billings | Film |
| 1986 | License to Kill | Martin Sawyer | Film |
| 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Private First Class Peterson | Film |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Philip Chandler | TV |
| 1981 | Carbon Copy | Roger Porter | Film |
| 1977 | Wilma | Robert Eldridge, age 18 | Film |
| Untitled Hannibal Film | Hannibal the Great | Film | |
| Here Comes the Flood | Film | ||
| Black Panther 3 | Film | ||
| Untitled Hannibal Film | Producer | Film |
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