Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

1954-12-28 Mount Vernon, New York, USA 99 Credits

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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, with The New York Times declaring him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020. Over his career, he has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards...

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Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

as David King

Acting

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death m...

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

2024

as Self

Acting

Join the director, cast and producers of The Piano Lesson for an illuminating, intimate conversation about about bringing August Wilson's play to the ...

The Making of Gladiator II

The Making of Gladiator II

2024

as Self

10.0
Acting

An inside look that offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the sets — including reconstructing An...

Gladiator II

Gladiator II

2024

as Macrinus

6.7
Acting

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conq...

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

2024

Producer

6.2
Producing

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy...

Denzel Washington: American Icon

Denzel Washington: American Icon

2024

as Self

6.7
Acting

This documentary dives into the life and work of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington. Explore his rise from theater beginnings to becoming a two-time Osc...

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023

as Robert McCall

7.3
Acting

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly,...

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023

Producer

7.3
Producing

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly,...

Denzel Washington: A Model American

Denzel Washington: A Model American

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexit...

Sidney

Sidney

2022

as Self

7.5
Acting

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

2022

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg is an award-winning comedian actress and human rights advocate. She has achieved amazing success in the entertainment industry. From t...

A Journal for Jordan

A Journal for Jordan

2021

Director, Producer

7.0
Directing Producing

Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant s...

The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

as Macbeth

6.9
Acting

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurre...

Val

Val

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...

The Little Things

The Little Things

2021

as Joe 'Deke' Deacon

6.3
Acting

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culp...

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

Producer

6.7
Producing

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

as Self (archive footage)

8.1
Acting

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

Giving Voice

Giving Voice

2020

as Self

6.4
Acting

Every year, thousands of high schoolers enter the August Wilson monologue competition for a chance to perform on Broadway. This film follows these stu...

The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

2018

as Robert McCall

6.8
Acting

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...

The Equalizer 2

The Equalizer 2

2018

Producer

6.8
Producing

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

as Roman J. Israel

6.3
Acting

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontma...

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017

Producer

6.3
Producing

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontma...

Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

2017

as John Coltrane (voice)

7.3
Acting

An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina...

Fences

Fences

2016

as Troy Maxson

6.9
Acting

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to r...

Fences

Fences

2016

Director, Producer

6.9
Directing Producing

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to r...

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

2016

as Sam Chisolm

6.5
Acting

Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma...

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

2014

as Robert McCall

7.3
Acting

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl u...

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

2014

Producer

7.3
Producing

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl u...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

2 Guns

2 Guns

2013

as Robert 'Bobby' Trench

6.5
Acting

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- ...

Flight

Flight

2012

as Whip Whitaker

6.8
Acting

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs ...

Safe House

Safe House

2012

as Tobin Frost

6.5
Acting

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative esc...

Safe House

Safe House

2012

Executive Producer

6.5
Producing

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative esc...

Unstoppable

Unstoppable

2010

as Frank Barnes

6.6
Acting

When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, ...

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010

as Eli

6.8
Acting

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankin...

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

2010

Producer

6.8
Producing

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankin...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Walter Garber

6.4
Acting

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

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

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

2009

as Self

4.6
Acting

A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

2007

as Melvin B. Tolson

7.3
Acting

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American ...

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

2007

Director

7.3
Directing

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American ...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Frank Lucas

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

2006

as Doug Carlin

6.9
Acting

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Inside Man

Inside Man

2006

as Keith Frazier

7.4
Acting

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiation...

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

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

2005

as Self

5.0
Acting

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

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco

6.5
Acting

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow s...

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004

as John W. Creasy

7.5
Acting

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...

Out of Time

Out of Time

2003

as Matt Lee Whitlock

6.3
Acting

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicio...

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

as Self

7.3
Acting

Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his...

Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

2002

as Dr. Jerome Davenport

6.9
Acting

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and r...

Antwone Fisher

Antwone Fisher

2002

Director, Producer

6.9
Directing Producing

A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and r...

John Q

John Q

2002

as John Quincy Archibald

7.1
Acting

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because ...

Training Day

Training Day

2001

as Alonzo

7.5
Acting

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

2000

Producer

6.0
Producing

An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musicia...

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

2000

as Coach Herman Boone

7.6
Acting

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different ...

Straight from the Streets

Straight from the Streets

2000

as Self

6.5
Acting

Straight From The Streets is a unique mosaic of inner city culture and politics that goes where no other film has dared!

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

1999

as Lincoln Rhyme

6.8
Acting

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and ...

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1999

as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

7.4
Acting

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

The Siege

The Siege

1998

as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard

6.3
Acting

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent ...

He Got Game

He Got Game

1998

as Jake Shuttlesworth

6.7
Acting

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

Fallen

Fallen

1998

as John Hobbes

6.8
Acting

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are v...

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

1997

as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)

6.7
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg is the voice of Mother Goose in this all-star, all-rhyming tale set in multi-ethnic nursery-rhyme land.

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

as Dudley

5.8
Acting

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived nei...

Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

1996

as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

6.5
Acting

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female cho...

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

as Easy Rawlins

6.5
Acting

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a my...

Virtuosity

Virtuosity

1995

as Parker Barnes

5.5
Acting

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity...

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter

7.2
Acting

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

1995

as Self

Acting

This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension thriller about the decisions faced by a submarine c...

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

as Joe Miller

7.7
Acting

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes...

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993

as Gray Grantham

6.6
Acting

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

as Don Pedro of Aragon

6.9
Acting

In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to...

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as Malcolm X

7.5
Acting

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

1992

as Narrator

5.0
Acting

An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front.

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

1992

as Narrator

8.0
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to jazz musician and composer Jelly Roll Morton. Gregory ...

Ricochet

Ricochet

1991

as Nick Styles

6.1
Acting

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

Mississippi Masala

Mississippi Masala

1991

as Demetrius Williams

6.4
Acting

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land o...

Rabbit Ears - Anansi

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Two stories feature Anansi the Spider outsmarting various creatures to get their stories. The first story involves Anansi tricking Snake to get the st...

Rabbit Ears - John Henry

Rabbit Ears - John Henry

1990

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Read by Denzel Washington

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

as Bleek Gilliam

6.5
Acting

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he ...

Heart Condition

Heart Condition

1990

as Napoleon Stone

5.6
Acting

Racist police officer Jack Moony has a vendetta against Napoleon Stone, a charismatic black lawyer who is sleeping with Jack's old flame Crystal Gerri...

Glory

Glory

1989

as Pvt. Trip

7.5
Acting

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

1989

as Xavier Quinn

6.1
Acting

Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapi...

The George McKenna Story

The George McKenna Story

1988

as George McKenna

6.2
Acting

Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore ed...

For Queen & Country

For Queen & Country

1988

as Reuben

5.3
Acting

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

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987

as Steve Biko

7.0
Acting

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods...

License to Kill

License to Kill

1986

as Martin Sawyer

5.7
Acting

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucra...

Power

Power

1986

as Arnold Billings

5.9
Acting

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio sen...

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984

as Private First Class Peterson

6.8
Acting

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also...

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1981

as Roger Porter

5.7
Acting

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopte...

Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood

1979

as Kirk

5.5
Acting

A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous ...

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

1979

as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier

3.5
Acting

A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp int...

Wilma

Wilma

1977

as Robert Eldridge, age 18

6.3
Acting

The story of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame physical handicaps to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics.

Untitled Hannibal Project

N/A

as Hannibal Barca

Acting

Based on the real warrior Hannibal, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history, the film will cover the crucial battles he led agai...

Number 4

Number 4

N/A

as Self

Acting

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington discuss their fourth film together Inside Man.

Black Panther 3

N/A

Acting

Rumored third installment in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther franchise.

The Equalizer 4

The Equalizer 4

N/A

as Robert McCall

Acting

In development.

The Equalizer 5

The Equalizer 5

N/A

as Robert McCall

Acting

In development.

Here Comes the Flood

Here Comes the Flood

N/A

Acting

An unconventional heist movie about three people locked in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.

Untitled Hannibal Project

N/A

Producer

Producing

Based on the real warrior Hannibal, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history, the film will cover the crucial battles he led agai...