12/28/1954
Mount Vernon, New York, USA:
Actor y director de cine estadounidense, ganador de tres Globos de Oro, un Premio del Sindicato de Actores, un premio Tony y dos premios Óscar; estos por las cintas Glory como mejor actor de reparto en 1989, y por Día de entrenamiento como mejor actor principal en 2001. Ha recibido el reconocimiento de la crítica especializada a lo largo de su carrera desde su debut en 1977, encarnando en muchas ocasiones personajes de la vida real. Algunos de ellos han sido: el activista sudafricano Steve Biko en Grito de libertad de 1987, el defensor de los derechos humanos Malcolm X en Malcolm X de 1992, el boxeador canadiense Rubin Carter en The Hurricane de 1999, el entrenador de fútbol americano Herman Boone en Remember the Titans de 2000, el poeta modernista Melvin B. Tolson en Grandes debates de 2007, y el narcotraficante Frank Lucas en American Gangster de 2007, entre otros. Ha colaborado frecuentemente con el productor estadounidense Jerry Bruckheimer y ha trabajado en numerosas ocasiones con los directores Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua y Tony Scott. En 2016 fue homenajeado por la Asociación de la Prensa Extranjera de Hollywood con el Premio Cecil B. DeMille durante la septuagésima tercera -73°- ceremonia de entrega de los Globo de Oro. En 2002, Washington realizó su debut como director cinematográfico con la cinta biográfica Antwone Fisher: el triunfo del espíritu. Su segunda cinta, Grandes debates, fue estrenada en 2007. Su trabajo más reciente como director, Fences, fue estrenado el 16 de diciembre de 2016, le originó su séptima candidatura al Óscar como mejor actor principal.
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Denzel Washington: Falling Forward (2025) as |
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Highest 2 Lowest (2025) as David King |
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The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision (2024) as Self |
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The Making of Gladiator II (2024) as Self |
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Gladiator II (2024) as Macrinus |
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Denzel Washington: American Icon (2024) as Self |
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) as Robert McCall |
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Sidney (2022) as Self |
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Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as Macbeth |
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The Little Things (2021) as Joe 'Deke' Deacon |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self (archive footage) |
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Giving Voice (2020) as Self |
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Denzel Washington: Reel Life (2018) as Self |
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The Equalizer 2 (2018) as Robert McCall |
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) as Roman J. Israel |
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Chasing Trane (2017) as John Coltrane (voice) |
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Fences (2016) as Troy Maxson |
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The Magnificent Seven (2016) as Sam Chisolm |
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The Equalizer (2014) as Robert McCall |
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2 Guns (2013) as Robert 'Bobby' Trench |
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Flight (2012) as Whip Whitaker |
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Safe House (2012) as Tobin Frost |
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Unstoppable (2010) as Frank Barnes |
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The Book of Eli (2010) as Eli |
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) as Walter Garber |
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) as Self |
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Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (2008) as Self |
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The Great Debaters (2007) as Melvin B. Tolson |
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American Gangster (2007) as Frank Lucas |
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Déjà Vu (2006) as Doug Carlin |
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Inside Man (2006) as Keith Frazier |
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005) as Self |
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco |
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Man on Fire (2004) as John W. Creasy |
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Out of Time (2003) as Matt Lee Whitlock |
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) as Self |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) as Dr. Jerome Davenport |
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John Q (2002) as John Quincy Archibald |
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Training Day (2001) as Alonzo |
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Remember the Titans (2000) as Coach Herman Boone |
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Straight from the Streets (2000) as Self |
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The Bone Collector (1999) as Lincoln Rhyme |
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The Hurricane (1999) as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter |
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The Siege (1998) as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard |
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He Got Game (1998) as Jake Shuttlesworth |
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Fallen (1998) as John Hobbes |
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Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997) as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice) |
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The Preacher's Wife (1996) as Dudley |
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NBA at 50 (1996) as Self - Host |
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Courage Under Fire (1996) as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling |
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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Easy Rawlins |
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Virtuosity (1995) as Parker Barnes |
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Crimson Tide (1995) as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter |
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The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995) as Self |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) as Self (archive footage) |
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Philadelphia (1993) as Joe Miller |
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The Pelican Brief (1993) as Gray Grantham |
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Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Don Pedro of Aragon |
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Malcolm X (1992) as Malcolm X |
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Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II (1992) as Narrator (voice) |
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Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) as Narrator (voice) |
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Ricochet (1991) as Nick Styles |
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Mississippi Masala (1991) as Demetrius Williams |
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Rabbit Ears - Anansi (1991) as Narrator (voice) |
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Rabbit Ears - John Henry (1990) as Narrator (voice) |
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Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Bleek Gilliam |
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Heart Condition (1990) as Napoleon Stone |
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Glory (1989) as Pvt. Trip |
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The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Xavier Quinn |
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The George McKenna Story (1988) as George McKenna |
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) as Self |
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For Queen & Country (1988) as Reuben |
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Cry Freedom (1987) as Steve Biko |
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License to Kill (1986) as Martin Sawyer |
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Power (1986) as Arnold Billings |
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A Soldier's Story (1984) as Private First Class Peterson |
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Carbon Copy (1981) as Roger Porter |
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Flesh & Blood (1979) as Kirk |
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Coriolanus (1979) as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier |
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Wilma (1977) as Robert Eldridge, age 18 |
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American Gangster Special () as Self |
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Black Panther 3 () as |
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Here Comes the Flood () as |
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Untitled Hannibal Film () as Hannibal |
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The Piano Lesson (2024) Producer |
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La espera (2023) Thanks |
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The Equalizer 3 (2023) Producer |
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A Journal for Jordan (2021) Director |
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A Journal for Jordan (2021) Producer |
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Producer |
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The Equalizer 2 (2018) Producer |
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) Producer |
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Fences (2016) Director |
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Fences (2016) Producer |
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The Equalizer (2014) Producer |
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Safe House (2012) Executive Producer |
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The Book of Eli (2010) Producer |
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The Great Debaters (2007) Director |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) Director |
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Antwone Fisher (2002) Producer |
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Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) Producer |
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Untitled Hannibal Film () Producer |