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Denzel Washington

Born 1954 · American actor

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor and film producer. 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 honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award (2016), AFI Life Achievement Award (2019) the Honorary Palme d'Or (2025), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025). Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide.

Denzel Washington, in order

  1. 1977 Wilma: acted · directed by Bud Greenspan
  2. 1979 Coriolanus: acted · directed by Wilford Leach
  3. 1981 Carbon Copy: acted · directed by Michael Schultz
  4. 1982 St. Elsewhere (TV series): acted
  5. 1984 A Soldier's Story: acted · directed by Norman Jewison
  6. 1984 Rabbit Ears Productions (TV series): acted
  7. 1986 Power: acted · directed by Sidney Lumet · critics 50%, audiences 43%
  8. 1986 The George McKenna Story (TV movie): acted · directed by Eric Laneuville
  9. 1987 Cry Freedom: acted · directed by Richard Attenborough
  10. 1988 For Queen and Country: acted · directed by Martin Stellman
  11. 1989 Glory: acted · directed by Edward Zwick · critics 95%, audiences 93% · streaming on Fawesome
  12. 1989 The Mighty Quinn: acted · directed by Carl Schenkel
  13. 1990 Heart Condition: acted · directed by James D. Parriott
  14. 1990 Mo' Better Blues: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 73%, audiences 75%
  15. 1991 Mississippi Masala: acted · directed by Mira Nair
  16. 1991 Ricochet: acted · directed by Russell Mulcahy
  17. 1992 Malcolm X: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 89%, audiences 91% · streaming on Starz
  18. 1993 Much Ado About Nothing: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh
  19. 1993 Philadelphia: acted · directed by Jonathan Demme · critics 81%, audiences 89%
  20. 1993 The Pelican Brief: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula · critics 59%, audiences 61%
  21. 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
  22. 1995 Crimson Tide: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 89%, audiences 84% · streaming on MGM+
  23. 1995 Devil in a Blue Dress: acted · directed by Carl Franklin
  24. 1995 Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream: produced · directed by Michael Tollin
  25. 1995 Virtuosity: acted · directed by Brett Leonard · critics 29%, audiences 32% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, MGM+
  26. 1996 Courage Under Fire: acted · directed by Edward Zwick · critics 85%, audiences 66%
  27. 1996 The Preacher's Wife: acted · directed by Penny Marshall
  28. 1998 Fallen: acted · directed by Gregory Hoblit · critics 43%, audiences 72% · streaming on Apple TV
  29. 1998 He Got Game: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 81%, audiences 83% · streaming on Philo
  30. 1998 The Siege: acted · directed by Edward Zwick · critics 42%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video, Starz
  31. 1999 The Bone Collector: acted · directed by Phillip Noyce
  32. 1999 The Hurricane: acted · directed by Norman Jewison · critics 83%, audiences 87% · streaming on Starz
  33. 2000 Remember the Titans: acted · directed by Boaz Yakin · critics 72%, audiences 93% · streaming on Disney+
  34. 2001 Training Day: acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua · critics 74%, audiences 89% · streaming on Roku Channel, MGM+, Tubi
  35. 2002 Antwone Fisher: directed, acted
  36. 2002 John Q: acted · directed by Nick Cassavetes · critics 25%, audiences 78% · streaming on YouTube (free), Fawesome, Starz
  37. 2003 Out of Time: acted · directed by Carl Franklin · critics 66%, audiences 58% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  38. 2004 Man on Fire: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 38%, audiences 89% · streaming on Starz
  39. 2004 The Manchurian Candidate: acted · directed by Jonathan Demme · critics 79%, audiences 63% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, MGM+
  40. 2006 Déjà Vu: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 55%, audiences 73% · streaming on Tubi
  41. 2006 Inside Man: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 86%, audiences 85% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  42. 2007 American Gangster: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 81%, audiences 90% · streaming on Philo, MGM+, Starz
  43. 2007 The Great Debaters: directed, acted
  44. 2009 The Taking of Pelham 123: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 51%, audiences 52%
  45. 2010 The Book of Eli: produced, acted · directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes · critics 46%, audiences 65%
  46. 2010 Unstoppable: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 87%, audiences 73%
  47. 2012 Flight: acted · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 77%, audiences 75% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
  48. 2012 Safe House: acted · directed by Daniel Espinosa · critics 52%, audiences 63% · streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Starz
  49. 2013 2 Guns: acted · directed by Baltasar Kormákur
  50. 2014 Champs: acted · directed by Bert Marcus · critics 57%, audiences 92% · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Tubi
  51. 2014 Once in a Lifetime: acted · directed by Marie-Castille Mention Schaar
  52. 2014 The Equalizer: produced, acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua · critics 61%, audiences 77% · streaming on Netflix
  53. 2016 Fences: directed, acted
  54. 2016 Grey's Anatomy (TV series): directed · critics 84%, audiences 72% · streaming on Hulu, Netflix, Disney+
  55. 2016 The Magnificent Seven: acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua · critics 64%, audiences 71% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  56. 2017 Roman J. Israel, Esq.: acted · directed by Dan Gilroy
  57. 2018 The Equalizer 2: produced, acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua
  58. 2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: produced · directed by George C. Wolfe
  59. 2021 A Journal for Jordan: directed, produced
  60. 2021 The Little Things: acted · directed by John Lee Hancock
  61. 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth: acted · directed by Joel Coen
  62. 2023 The Equalizer 3: produced, acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua · critics 76%, audiences 94% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, HBO Max
  63. 2024 Gladiator II: acted · directed by Ridley Scott · critics 70%, audiences 80% · streaming on Netflix, MGM+, Paramount+
  64. 2024 The Piano Lesson: produced · directed by Malcolm Washington
  65. 2025 Highest 2 Lowest: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 83%, audiences 83% · streaming on Apple TV
  66. 2026 Here Comes the Flood: acted · directed by Fernando Meirelles
  67. Untitled Antoine Fuqua film: acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua