Biography
Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor, playing key roles in the films The Great Debaters and Training Day, as well as TV shows ER, Brothers & Sisters and The War At Home. He later went on to be a featured cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That. He was also in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped. He also appeared on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as a player on Zack and Cody's basketball team, and in ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Too Many Christmases
2024
as Jerome
Jerome and Kayla are excited to spend their first Christmas together as husband and wife. The only problem is that they’ve never celebrated Christmas ...
Brand New
2024
as Antoine
When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend.
Brand New
2024
Editor, Writer
When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend.
The Private Eye
2024
as Bradley
Private investigator Mort Madison's life begins spiraling downward when a beguiling, slightly familiar woman hires him for his most unusual case.
No Words
2023
After roasting the attendees of his sister’s funeral for their lackluster condolences, a curmudgeon struggles to workshop the perfect words of comfort...
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
2023
as Kango
Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a...
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022
as Self
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as ...
5150
2021
Director, Writer
A world-famous black celebrity is detained at a mysterious psychiatric facility following his erratic behavior and political activism.
Alieu the Dreamer
2020
as Alieu
In a world where mankind hasn't dreamed for three decades, a driven government agent finds a young man living in the projects who has suddenly started...
Cut Throat City
2020
as Andre
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. ...
Follow Me
2020
as Thomas
A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful vlog. Always pushing the limits and catering t...
U Shoot Videos?
2019
as Moji
Moji, a young filmmaker in Kansas City, shoots low budget music videos for a living. He has talent and wants to take his career to the next level, but...
Will "The Machine"
2019
as Joe
Will Vaughn's obsessive discipline has made him the top high school football recruit in the country. But when a new kid in town effortlessly beats him...
Will "The Machine"
2019
Executive Producer
Will Vaughn's obsessive discipline has made him the top high school football recruit in the country. But when a new kid in town effortlessly beats him...
Black Panther
2018
as James / Young Zuri
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Chall...
Jump
2018
Producer
An intimate portrait of grief and detachment, JUMP follows Ziggy, a haunted man, displaying black apathy without condemnation and emotional crisis wit...
Do I Say I Do?
2017
as Connor
An author is forced to work with her ex-boyfriend, who is also her editor.
Brothers Blood
2017
as Shawn
Submerged
2016
as Eddie
A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.
Back to School Mom
2015
as Noah Riley
Mary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but at age 41 she decides to go back to college and finish ...
Criminal
2014
Director, Screenplay, Story
After his wife is murdered, Innis decides to take the law into his own hands. But as he comes closer to catching the man that killed his wife, Innis d...
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Paul Dunbar
Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhe...
Abduction
2011
as Gilly
For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the tru...
Warrior
2011
as Stephon
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a pa...
My Soul to Take
2010
as Jerome
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2009
as Daryl
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to hi...
Dadnapped
2009
as Sheldon
Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry, only her competition is a fictional character in her father's best-selling novel about a teenage super spy....
The Great Debaters
2007
as James Farmer Jr.
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 Ant Bully
2006
as Albert (voice)
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the i...
Training Day
2001
as Dimitri
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.
Compound 9
N/A
as Kane
A group of United States marine corps veterans who were decorated for valor during combat all subsequently experience serious mental disorders. To pro...
GRQ the Movie
N/A
as Michael
Eight hours to save his world. Surely investing all he has in a shaky enterprise is a good idea?