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Take a closer look at the various roles Denzel Washington has played throughout his acting career.
Filmography
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Known For
Fences Troy Maxson (2016) -
The Book of Eli Eli (2010) -
Training Day Alonzo (2001) -
Known For
Antwone Fisher Dr. Jerome Davenport (2002) -
Actor
The Equalizer 2 Robert McCall (2018) -
Roman J. Israel, Esq. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) -
Fences Troy Maxson (2016)
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The Magnificent Seven Chisolm (2016) -
The Equalizer Robert McCall (2014) -
2 Guns Bobby (2013) -
Flight Whip Whitaker (2012) -
Safe House Tobin Frost (2012) -
Unstoppable Frank (2010) -
The Book of Eli Eli (2010)
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![The Taking of Pelham 123]( "The Taking of Pelham 123")
The Taking of Pelham 123 Walter Garber (2009) -
![The Great Debaters]( "The Great Debaters")
The Great Debaters Melvin B. Tolson (2007) -
![American Gangster]( "American Gangster")
American Gangster Frank Lucas (2007) -
![Deja Vu]( "Deja Vu")
Deja Vu Doug Carlin (2006) -
![Inside Man]( "Inside Man")
Inside Man Detective Keith Frazier (2006) -
![The Manchurian Candidate]( "The Manchurian Candidate")
The Manchurian Candidate Ben Marco (2004) -
![Man on Fire]( "Man on Fire")
Man on Fire John W. Creasy (2004) -
![Out of Time]( "Out of Time")
Out of Time Matt Lee Whitlock (2003) -
![Antwone Fisher]( "Antwone Fisher")
Antwone Fisher Dr. Jerome Davenport (2002) -
![John Q]( "John Q")
John Q John Quincy Archibald (2002) -
![Training Day]( "Training Day")
Training Day Alonzo (2001) -
![Remember the Titans]( "Remember the Titans")
Remember the Titans Coach Herman Boone (2000) -
![The Hurricane]( "The Hurricane")
The Hurricane Rubin Carter (1999) -
![The Bone Collector]( "The Bone Collector")
The Bone Collector Lincoln Rhyme (1999) -
![The Siege]( "The Siege")
The Siege Anthony Hubbard (1998) -
![He Got Game]( "He Got Game")
He Got Game Jake Shuttlesworth (1998) -
![Fallen]( "Fallen")
Fallen John Hobbes (1998) -
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]( "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child")
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Humpty Dumpty (1995-1997) -
![Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special]( "Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special")
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (1997) -
![The Preacher's Wife]( "The Preacher's Wife")
The Preacher's Wife Dudley (1996) -
![Courage Under Fire]( "Courage Under Fire")
Courage Under Fire Nat Serling (1996) -
![Devil in a Blue Dress]( "Devil in a Blue Dress")
Devil in a Blue Dress Easy Rawlins (1995) -
![Virtuosity]( "Virtuosity")
Virtuosity Lt. Parker Barnes (1995) -
![Crimson Tide]( "Crimson Tide")
Crimson Tide Hunter (1995) -
![Philadelphia]( "Philadelphia")
Philadelphia Joe Miller (1993) -
![The Pelican Brief]( "The Pelican Brief")
The Pelican Brief Gray Grantham (1993) -
![Much Ado About Nothing]( "Much Ado About Nothing")
Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro (1993) -
![Malcolm X]( "Malcolm X")
Malcolm X Malcolm X (1992) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances Narrator (1992) -
![Ricochet]( "Ricochet")
Ricochet Nick Styles (1991) -
![Mississippi Masala]( "Mississippi Masala")
Mississippi Masala Demetrius Williams (1991) -
![Mo' Better Blues]( "Mo' Better Blues")
Mo' Better Blues Bleek Gilliam (1990) -
![Heart Condition]( "Heart Condition")
Heart Condition Napoleon Stone (1990) -
![Glory]( "Glory")
Glory Pvt. Trip (1989) -
![The Mighty Quinn]( "The Mighty Quinn")
The Mighty Quinn Xavier Quinn (1989) -
![St. Elsewhere]( "St. Elsewhere")
St. Elsewhere Dr. Philip Chandler (1982-1988) -
![For Queen & Country]( "For Queen & Country")
For Queen & Country Reuben James (1988) -
![Cry Freedom]( "Cry Freedom")
Cry Freedom Steve Biko (1987) -
![The George McKenna Story]( "The George McKenna Story")
The George McKenna Story George McKenna (1986) -
![Power]( "Power")
Power Arnold Billings (1986) -
![A Soldier's Story]( "A Soldier's Story")
A Soldier's Story Private First Class Peterson (1984) -
![License to Kill]( "License to Kill")
License to Kill Martin Sawyer (1984) -
![Carbon Copy]( "Carbon Copy")
Carbon Copy Roger Porter (1981) -
![Coriolanus]( "Coriolanus")
Coriolanus Aedile / Roman Citizen (1979) -
![Flesh & Blood]( "Flesh & Blood")
Flesh & Blood Kirk (1979) -
Actor
![Wilma]( "Wilma")
Wilma Robert Eldridge, age 18 (1977) -
Producer
![The Equalizer 2]( "The Equalizer 2")
The Equalizer 2 (2018) -
![Roman J. Israel, Esq.]( "Roman J. Israel, Esq.")
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) -
![Fences]( "Fences")
Fences (2016) -
Tyrese Gibson: Shame (2015)
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![The Equalizer]( "The Equalizer")
The Equalizer (2014) -
![Safe House]( "Safe House")
Safe House (2012) -
![The Book of Eli]( "The Book of Eli")
The Book of Eli (2010) -
![Antwone Fisher]( "Antwone Fisher")
Antwone Fisher (2002) -
![Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks]( "Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks")
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Producer
![Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream]( "Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream")
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Soundtrack
![Fences]( "Fences")
Fences (2016) -
![Mo' Better Blues]( "Mo' Better Blues")
Mo' Better Blues (1990) -
![Heart Condition]( "Heart Condition")
Heart Condition (1990) -
Soundtrack
![The Mighty Quinn]( "The Mighty Quinn")
The Mighty Quinn (1989) -
Director
![Fences]( "Fences")
Fences (2016) -
![Grey's Anatomy]( "Grey's Anatomy")
Grey's Anatomy (2016) -
![The Great Debaters]( "The Great Debaters")
The Great Debaters (2007) -
Director
![Antwone Fisher]( "Antwone Fisher")
Antwone Fisher (2002) -
Archive footage
![The Hour of Power]( "The Hour of Power")
The Hour of Power (2020) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2009-2019) -
![Netflix vs. the World]( "Netflix vs. the World")
Netflix vs. the World (2019) -
![Hollywood's Stories]( "Hollywood's Stories")
Hollywood's Stories (2019) -
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace]( "FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace")
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![Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us']( "Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'")
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![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2018) -
![Les Chroniques du Mea]( "Les Chroniques du Mea")
Les Chroniques du Mea (2018) -
![Anonymous: This Will Change Everything You Know 2018-2019]( "Anonymous: This Will Change Everything You Know 2018-2019")
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![Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night]( "Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night")
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![Lorraine]( "Lorraine")
Lorraine (2017) -
![Good Morning Britain]( "Good Morning Britain")
Good Morning Britain (2017) -
![Extra with Billy Bush]( "Extra with Billy Bush")
Extra with Billy Bush (2014-2017) -
![Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries]( "Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries")
Top 10 Secrets and Mysteries (2017) -
![Access Hollywood]( "Access Hollywood")
Access Hollywood (2017) -
![The Insider]( "The Insider")
The Insider (2017) -
![The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore]( "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore")
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Els dies clau (2015)
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![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2015) -
![Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture]( "Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture")
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![Live with Kelly and Ryan]( "Live with Kelly and Ryan")
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2014) -
![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2014) -
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2014)
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2014) -
![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
Movie Guide (2013)
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![The Graham Norton Show]( "The Graham Norton Show")
The Graham Norton Show (2013) -
![Ebert Presents: At the Movies]( "Ebert Presents: At the Movies")
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![The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]( "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien")
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![I Am Love]( "I Am Love")
I Am Love (2009) -
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The Siege: Taking New York (2007)
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![For the Bible Tells Me So]( "For the Bible Tells Me So")
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) -
![Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters]( "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters")
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![By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X']( "By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'")
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80s (2005)
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![E! True Hollywood Story]( "E! True Hollywood Story")
E! True Hollywood Story (2005) -
![Tvist]( "Tvist")
Tvist (2005) -
![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
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![Die Geschichte des erotischen Films]( "Die Geschichte des erotischen Films")
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![People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia']( "People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'")
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![A Century of Black Cinema]( "A Century of Black Cinema")
A Century of Black Cinema (2003) -
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![Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer]( "Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer")
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![60 Minutes]( "60 Minutes")
60 Minutes (2000) -
![Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits]( "Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits")
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![Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater]( "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995) -
Archive footage
![All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!]( "All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!")
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![Peter Gabriel: Biko]( "Peter Gabriel: Biko")
Peter Gabriel: Biko (1988)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
He has served as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1993 and has appeared in public service announcements and awareness campaigns for the organization. In addition, he has served as a board member for Boys & Girls ...
Quotes
[Excerpt from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] Just because you're doing a lot more, doesn't mean you're getting a lot more done.
Trademark
In almost all the films - e.g. Man on Fire (2004), American Gangster (2007), John Q (2002) - where he handles or uses sidearms (usually a 9mm Beretta or similar pistols), there's a scene of him swiftly ejecting a bullet from the loaded chamber by ...
Nickname
D
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Height:
6' 1" (1.85 m)User Polls
The former "Big Little Lies" and Divergent star shares her view on acting with Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan in her new movie Endings, Beginnings.