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…
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Filmography
Acting (121)
Movies (91)
Highest 2 Lowest
2025as David King
Denzel Washington: Falling Forward
2025
Gladiator II
2024as Macrinus
Denzel Washington: American Icon
2024as Self
The Making of Gladiator II
2024as Self
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024as Self
The Equalizer 3
2023as Robert McCall
Sidney
2022as Self
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022as Self (archive footage)
The Little Things
2021as Joe 'Deke' Deacon
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021as Macbeth
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021as Self (archive footage)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020as Self (archive footage)
Giving Voice
2020as Self
The Equalizer 2
2018as Robert McCall
Denzel Washington: Reel Life
2018as Self
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017as Roman J. Israel
Chasing Trane
2017as John Coltrane (voice)
The Magnificent Seven
2016as Sam Chisolm
Fences
2016as Troy Maxson
The Equalizer
2014as Robert McCall
2 Guns
2013as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Flight
2012as Whip Whitaker
Safe House
2012as Tobin Frost
The Book of Eli
2010as Eli
Unstoppable
2010as Frank Barnes
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009as Walter Garber
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009as Self
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
2008as Self
American Gangster
2007as Frank Lucas
The Great Debaters
2007as Melvin B. Tolson
Déjà Vu
2006as Doug Carlin
Inside Man
2006as Keith Frazier
Number 4
2006as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005as Self
Man on Fire
2004as John W. Creasy
The Manchurian Candidate
2004as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Out of Time
2003as Matt Lee Whitlock
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003as Self
John Q
2002as John Quincy Archibald
Antwone Fisher
2002as Dr. Jerome Davenport
Training Day
2001as Alonzo
Remember the Titans
2000as Coach Herman Boone
Straight from the Streets
2000as Self
The Hurricane
1999as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
The Bone Collector
1999as Lincoln Rhyme
The Siege
1998as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Fallen
1998as John Hobbes
He Got Game
1998as Jake Shuttlesworth
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Courage Under Fire
1996as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
The Preacher's Wife
1996as Dudley
NBA at 50
1996as Self - Host
Crimson Tide
1995as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995as Easy Rawlins
Virtuosity
1995as Parker Barnes
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995as Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Self(archive footage)
Philadelphia
1993as Joe Miller
Much Ado About Nothing
1993as Don Pedro of Aragon
The Pelican Brief
1993as Gray Grantham
Malcolm X
1992as Malcolm X
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
1992as Narrator
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
1992as Narrator
Ricochet
1991as Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala
1991as Demetrius Williams
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
1991as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - John Henry
1990as Narrator (voice)
Heart Condition
1990as Napoleon Stone
Mo' Better Blues
1990as Bleek Gilliam
Glory
1989as Pvt. Trip
The Mighty Quinn
1989as Xavier Quinn
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988as Self
For Queen & Country
1988as Reuben
The George McKenna Story
1988as George McKenna
Cry Freedom
1987as Steve Biko
Power
1986as Arnold Billings
License to Kill
1986as Martin Sawyer
A Soldier's Story
1984as Private First Class Peterson
Carbon Copy
1981as Roger Porter
Coriolanus
1979as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Flesh & Blood
1979as Kirk
Wilma
1977as Robert Eldridge, age 18
Black Panther 3
Untitled Hannibal Film
as Hannibal
The Equalizer 4
as Robert McCall
The Equalizer 5
as Robert McCall
Here Comes the Flood
American Gangster Special
as Self
Untitled Carthaginian Hannibal Biopic
as Carthaginian Hannibal
The Ten Commandments
Television (30)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Circus Halligalli
2013as Self
Live from Studio Five
2009as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The Reichen Show
2005as Self - Guest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
The Early Show
1999as Self - Guest
TRL
1998as Self
The View
1997as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as King Omar (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
1989as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self
American Experience
1988as Narrator (voice)
Goldene Kamera
1984as Self
Wogan
1982as Self
St. Elsewhere
1982as Philip Chandler
Wetten, dass..?
1981as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
Great Performances
1971as Self
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953as Self
Today
1952as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
Crew (19)
Movies (18)
The Piano Lesson
2024Producer
The Equalizer 3
2023Producer
The Wait
2023Thanks
A Journal for Jordan
2021Director
A Journal for Jordan
2021Producer
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020Producer
The Equalizer 2
2018Producer
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017Producer
Fences
2016Director
Fences
2016Producer
The Equalizer
2014Producer
Safe House
2012Executive Producer
The Book of Eli
2010Producer
The Great Debaters
2007Director
Antwone Fisher
2002Director
Antwone Fisher
2002Producer
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000Producer
Untitled Hannibal Film
Producer
Television (1)
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