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Height:
1.84 m
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 48 nominations »
Biography:
Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pente... More »
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Unstoppable (2010)
Denzel Washington as Frank Barnes
A rail company frantically works to prevent an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train carrying combustible liquids and poisonous gas from wiping out a city.
The Book of Eli (2010)
Denzel Washington as Eli
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 humankind.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Denzel Washington as Walter Garber
Remake of the 1974 film "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" directed by Joseph Sargent. The latest incarnation takes place in contemporary New York and is set in motion when four hijackers take over a subway train and hold the passengers for ransom. They threaten to shoot one hostage each minute until a ransom is fully paid.
The Great Debaters (2007)
Denzel Washington as Melvin B. Tolson
Professor Melvin Tolson, a brilliant but volatile debate team coach, uses the power of words to shape a group of underdog students from a small African American college in the deep south into a historically elite debate team. A controversial figure, Professor Tolson challenged the social mores of the time and was under constant fire for his unconventional and ferocious teaching methods as well as his radical political views. In their pursuit for excellence, Tolson\'\'s debate team receives a groundbreaking invitation to debate Harvard University \'\'s championship team.
American Gangster (2007)
Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas
Deja Vu (2006)
Denzel Washington as Agent Doug Carlin - ATF
An ATF agent travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her during the process.
Inside Man (2006)
Denzel Washington as Detective Keith Frazier
The Inside Man takes places during a hostage situation in which a tough cop matches wits a clever bank robber, who sets to pull the the perfect heist.
Washington stars as New York police detective Keith Miller, a tough, street-smart cop fighting for a promotion while trying to live down accusations of misconduct connected to his last case. When he and his partner are dispatched to the scene of an in-progress bank robbery and hostage crisis, Miller must face off against a well-educated criminal (Owen) masterminding a concisely plotted operation. As negotiations grow more strained, a powerful lawyer with mysterious ties (Foster) becomes involved in the crisis... and Miller slowly begins to realize that in this ultimate game of cat and mouse, rules are arbitrary, all roles are up for grabs and the black-and-white of right an wrong has blurred to a shadowy landscape of gray.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Denzel Washington as Ben Marco
Man on Fire (2004)
Denzel Washington as Creasy
Out of Time (2003)
Denzel Washington as Matthias Lee Whitlock
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Denzel Washington as Dr. Jerome Davenport
John Q (2002)
Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald
Training Day (2001)
Denzel Washington as Det. Alonzo Harris
Remember the Titans (2000)
Denzel Washington as Coach Herman Boone
The Hurricane (1999)
Denzel Washington as Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
The Bone Collector (1999)
Denzel Washington as Lincoln Rhyme
The Siege (1998)
Denzel Washington as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
He Got Game (1998)
Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth
Fallen (1998)
Denzel Washington as John Hobbes
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
Denzel Washington as Humpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1997)
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The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Denzel Washington as Dudley
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Denzel Washington as Nat Serling
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Denzel Washington as Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins
Virtuosity (1995)
Denzel Washington as Lt. Parker Barnes
Crimson Tide (1995)
Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
Philadelphia (1993)
Denzel Washington as Joe Miller
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Denzel Washington as Don Pedro
Malcolm X (1992)
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X
Great Performances (1992)
Denzel Washington as Narrator -
Ricochet (1991)
Denzel Washington as Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Denzel Washington as Demetrius Williams
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam
Heart Condition (1990)
Denzel Washington as Napoleon Stone
Glory (1989)
Denzel Washington as Pvt. Trip
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
Denzel Washington as Xavier Quinn
For Queen & Country (1988)
Denzel Washington as Reuben James
Cry Freedom (1987)
Denzel Washington as Steve Biko
The George McKenna Story (1986)
Denzel Washington as George McKenna
Power (1986)
Denzel Washington as Arnold Billing
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson
License to Kill (1984)
Denzel Washington as Martin Sawyer
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Denzel Washington as Dr Philip Chandler -
Carbon Copy (1981)
Denzel Washington as Roger Porter
Flesh & Blood (1979)
Denzel Washington as Kirk
Coriolanus (1979)
Denzel Washington as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Wilma (1977)
Denzel Washington as Robert Eldridge, age 18
Death Wish (1974)
Denzel Washington as Alley Mugger #1
