Denzel Washington

Born: 1954-12-28

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 Oscar for his part in Glory in 1989, and the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day.


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as Robert McCall
Released: 2023-08-30

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the...

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as Robert McCall
Released: 2014-09-24

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a...

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as Eli
Released: 2010-01-14

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a...

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as Robert McCall
Released: 2018-07-19

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a...

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American Gangster

as Frank Lucas
Released: 2007-11-02

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself...

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The Magnificent Seven

as Sam Chisolm
Released: 2016-09-14

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West...

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as Alonzo Harris
Released: 2001-10-05

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective...

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as Doug Carlin
Released: 2006-11-22

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry,...

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as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
Released: 1995-05-12

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible...

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The Pelican Brief

as Gray Grantham
Released: 1993-09-17

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a...

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Man on Fire

as John W. Creasy
Released: 2004-04-23

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old...

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as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
Released: 2013-08-02

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating...

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Inside Man

as Keith Frazier
Released: 2006-03-17

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the...

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as Frank Barnes
Released: 2010-11-04

A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton,...

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Flight

as Whip Whitaker
Released: 2012-11-02

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's...

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The Little Things

as Joe "Deke" Deacon
Released: 2021-01-28

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer...

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John Q

as John Quincy Archibald
Released: 2002-02-15

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and...

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Philadelphia

as Joe Miller
Released: 1993-12-22

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As...

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Fallen

as John Hobbes
Released: 1998-01-16

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after...

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Malcolm X

as Malcolm X
Released: 1992-11-18

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation....

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Remember the Titans

as Coach Herman Boone
Released: 2000-09-29

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced...

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Glory

as Pvt. Trip
Released: 1989-12-15

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting...

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The Bone Collector

as Lincoln Rhyme
Released: 1999-11-04

Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top...

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Walter Garber
Released: 2009-06-10

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a...

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Gladiator II

as uncredited
Released: 2024-11-20

The film will follow the continuing story of Lucius, the son of Lucilla.

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Fences

as Troy Maxson
Released: 2016-12-16

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of...

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The Tragedy of Macbeth

as Macbeth
Released: 2021-12-05

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will...

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Courage Under Fire

as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Released: 1996-07-04

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned...

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Roman J. Israel, Esq.

as Roman J. Israel
Released: 2017-11-17

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others...

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Devil in a Blue Dress

as Easy Rawlins
Released: 1995-09-29

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job...

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as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
Released: 1998-11-06

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave...

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The Great Debaters

as Melvin B. Tolson
Released: 2007-12-25

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of...

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Safe House

as Tobin Frost
Released: 2012-02-08

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded...

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The Manchurian Candidate

as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Released: 2004-07-30

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having...

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The Hurricane

as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Released: 1999-09-17

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who...

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Virtuosity

as Lt. Parker Barnes
Released: 1995-08-04

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a...

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He Got Game

as Jake Shuttlesworth
Released: 1998-05-01

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter...

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Out of Time

as Matt Lee Whitlock
Released: 2003-10-03

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious...

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Much Ado About Nothing

as Don Pedro of Aragon
Released: 1993-05-07

In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's...

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Mo' Better Blues

as Bleek Gilliam
Released: 1990-08-03

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness...

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Ricochet

as Nick Styles
Released: 1991-10-04

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

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The Preacher's Wife

as Dudley
Released: 1996-12-13

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging,...

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Antwone Fisher

as Dr. Jerome Davenport
Released: 2002-12-19

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first...

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Cry Freedom

as Steve Biko
Released: 1987-11-06

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling...

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A Soldier's Story

as Private First Class Peterson
Released: 1984-09-14

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the...

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For Queen & Country

as Reuben
Released: 1988-05-17

A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.

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Mississippi Masala

as Demetrius Williams
Released: 1991-09-18

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina...

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The Mighty Quinn

as Xavier Quinn
Released: 1989-02-17

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the...

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Power

as Arnold Billings
Released: 1986-01-31

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the...

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Heart Condition

as Napoleon Stone
Released: 1990-02-02

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black...

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Carbon Copy

as Roger Porter
Released: 1981-08-06

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a...

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License to Kill

as Martin Sawyer
Released: 1986-12-16

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and...

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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-08-30

A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.

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Sidney

as Self
Released: 2022-09-10

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and...

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Chasing Trane

as John Coltrane (voice)
Released: 2017-04-14

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted...

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The George McKenna Story

as George McKenna
Released: 1988-08-01

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it...

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

as Self
Released: 2009-01-18

A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United...

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Wilma

as Robert Eldridge, age 18
Released: 1977-12-19

The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three...

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Flesh & Blood

as Kirk
Released: 1979-10-14

A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an...

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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
Released: 1997-10-12

Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in...

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Coriolanus

as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Released: 1979-03-31

A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an...

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Baka: The People of the Rainforest

as Narrator
Released: 1989-01-18

Intimate story of a Baka family living a traditional life in the rainforests of Cameroun.

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

as Self
Released: 2005-02-08

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

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Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

as Narrator
Released: 1992-11-02

A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self
First aired: 1966-01-25

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self
First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2005-11-11

A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as King Omar (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Humpty Dumpty / Crooked Man (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self
First aired: 2004-01-01

On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January...

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Wetten, dass..?

as Self
First aired: 1981-02-14

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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St. Elsewhere

as Philip Chandler
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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American Experience

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 1988-10-04

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Wogan is a British television chat show

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The Early Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1999-11-01

The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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Circus Halligalli

as Self
First aired: 2013-02-25

A late night talk show, hosted by Joko and Klaas.

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TRL

as Self
First aired: 1998-09-14

Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was...

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Today

as Self
First aired: 1952-01-14

Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...

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Live from Studio Five

as Self
First aired: 2009-09-14

Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky...

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