

Acting
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in...
Highest rated appearances

The Making of Gladiator II
as Self

Denzel Washington: Reel Life
as Self

The Equalizer 2
as Robert McCall

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
as Roman J. Israel

Chasing Trane
as John Coltrane (voice)

Fences
as Troy Maxson

The Magnificent Seven
as Sam Chisolm

The Equalizer
as Robert McCall

2 Guns
as Robert 'Bobby' Trench

Flight
as Whip Whitaker

Safe House
as Tobin Frost

Unstoppable
as Frank Barnes

The Book of Eli
as Eli

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Walter Garber

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

Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'
as Self

The Great Debaters
as Melvin B. Tolson

American Gangster
as Frank Lucas

Déjà Vu
as Doug Carlin

Inside Man
as Keith Frazier

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

The Manchurian Candidate
as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
as Self (archive)

Man on Fire
as John W. Creasy

Out of Time
as Matt Lee Whitlock

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self

Antwone Fisher
as Dr. Jerome Davenport

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
as Self

John Q
as John Quincy Archibald

Training Day
as Alonzo

Remember the Titans
as Coach Herman Boone

Straight from the Streets
as Self

The Bone Collector
as Lincoln Rhyme

The Hurricane
as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

The Siege
as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

He Got Game
as Jake Shuttlesworth

Fallen
as John Hobbes

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)

The Preacher's Wife
as Dudley

NBA at 50
as Self - Host

Courage Under Fire
as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Devil in a Blue Dress
as Easy Rawlins

Virtuosity
as Parker Barnes

Crimson Tide
as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
as Self

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)

Philadelphia
as Joe Miller

The Pelican Brief
as Gray Grantham

Much Ado About Nothing
as Don Pedro

Malcolm X
as Malcolm X
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
as Narrator (voice)

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
as Narrator (voice)

Ricochet
as Nick Styles

Mississippi Masala
as Demetrius Williams
Rabbit Ears - Anansi
as Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - John Henry
as Narrator (voice)

Mo' Better Blues
as Bleek Gilliam

Heart Condition
as Napoleon Stone

Glory
as Pvt. Trip

The Mighty Quinn
as Xavier Quinn

The George McKenna Story
as George McKenna

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self

For Queen & Country
as Reuben

Cry Freedom
as Steve Biko

License to Kill
as Martin Sawyer

Power
as Arnold Billings

A Soldier's Story
as Private First Class Peterson

Carbon Copy
as Roger Porter