Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, film director, and film producer.

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 is a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and was a frequent collaborator of the late director Tony Scott.

Washington has received two Golden Globe awards and a Tony Award,[2] and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001).

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1974	Death Wish	Street Thug	Uncredited; screen debut
1977	Wilma	Robert Eldridge	Television film
1979	Coriolanus	Aedile/Roman Citizen	(video)
1981	Carbon Copy	Roger Porter
1982	License to Kill	Martin Sawyer	Television film
1984	Soldier’s Story, AA Soldier’s Story	Pfc. Melvin Peterson
1984	George McKenna Story, TheThe George McKenna Story	George McKenna	United States title – Hard Lessons, television film
1986	Power	Arnold Billings	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1987	Cry Freedom	Steve Biko	Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1989	Mighty Quinn, TheThe Mighty Quinn	Xavier Quinn
	For Queen and Country	Reuben James	Festival du Film Policier de Cognac Award for Best Actor
	Glory	Pvt. Trip	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990	Heart Condition	Napoleon Stone
1990	Mo’ Better Blues	Bleek Gilliam
1991	Ricochet	Nicholas Styles
1992	Mississippi Masala	Demetrius Williams	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
1992	Malcolm X	Malcolm X	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Male NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor – 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1993	Much Ado About Nothing	Don Pedro of Aragon
	Pelican Brief, TheThe Pelican Brief	Gray Grantham	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
	Philadelphia	Joe Miller	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared with Tom Hanks
1995	Crimson Tide	Lt. Commander Ron Hunter	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Male, First film for both producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott.
	Virtuosity	Lt. Parker Barnes
	Devil in a Blue Dress	Easy Rawlins	Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1996	Courage Under Fire	Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1996	Preacher’s Wife, TheThe Preacher’s Wife	Dudley
1998	Fallen	Detective John Hobbes
	He Got Game	Jake Shuttlesworth	Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
	Siege, TheThe Siege	Special Agent Anthony ‘Hub’ Hubbard FBI
1999	Bone Collector, TheThe Bone Collector	Lincoln Rhyme
1999	Hurricane, TheThe Hurricane	Rubin “Hurricane” Carter	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Silver Bear for Best Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2000	Remember the Titans	Coach Herman Boone	BET Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2000	Loretta Claiborne Story, TheThe Loretta Claiborne Story	Himself
2001	Training Day	Detective Alonzo Harris	Academy Award for Best Actor American Film Institute Award for Actor of the Year – Male – Movies Black Reel Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Villain NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2002	John Q	John Quincy Archibald	Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2002	Antwone Fisher	Dr. Jerome Davenport	Also director/producer Black Reel Award for Best Director NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Producers Guild of America Stanley Kramer Award Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Director Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Director
2003	Out of Time	Police Chief Matthias Lee Whitlock	Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2004	Man on Fire	John Creasy	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2004	Manchurian Candidate, TheThe Manchurian Candidate	Major Ben Marco
2006	Inside Man	Detective Keith Frazier	Nominated – Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2006	Déjà Vu	Special Agent Doug Carlin
2007	American Gangster	Frank Lucas	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Performance – Male Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2007	Great Debaters, TheThe Great Debaters	Melvin B. Tolson	Also director Christopher Award for Best Feature Film NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Director
2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	Walter Garber
2010	Book of Eli, TheThe Book of Eli	Eli	Also producer Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
2010	Unstoppable	Frank Barnes	Last film with director Tony Scott
2012	Safe House	Tobin Frost	Nominated – BET Award for Best Actor
2012	Flight	Captain Whip Whitaker^[2]	African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Actor NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society for Best Actor Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2013	2 Guns	Robert “Bobby” Trench
2014	The Equalizer	Robert McCall	Post-Production, adaptation of TV series The Equalizer

Recommended Viewing

Safe House
Unstoppable
American Gangster
Inside Man
Man on Fire
Training Day
Remember the Titans
The Hurricane
The Bone Collector
The Siege
Courage Under Fire
Crimson Tide
Philadelphia
The Pelican Brief
Malcolm X
Cry Freedom

They Said…

Daniel Wymbs: Denzel is not so cool in my opinion.

Flo McSweeney (actress): will pick the actors I like / admire. William Dafoe … De Niro… Pacino…. Denzel.

Ferdia McAnna (writer): Denzel was great in man on fire.

Stuart Dunne (actor): De Niro, Di Caprio, Cage, Crowe, Washington, they would give me some thing to think of, and their interpretation of their roles.

June Rogers (comedian): I don’t really know any of those guys.

Erin Feeney (actress): Denzel is a pro and very, very cranky. He’s not humourless but he can be extremely moody. Great actor though – He sucks the energy right out.