Denzel Washington Net Worth

Denzel Washington net worth is
$200 Million

Denzel Washington salary is
$60 Million

American actor, film producer, director, screenwriter as well as spokesperson Denzel Hayes Washington Jr, was born on 28 December 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York State, and is one of the most respected of Hollywood actors, with two Oscars, three Golden Globes and a Tony Award to his credit, gained during a career in the film industry which now spans more than 40 years.

So just how rich is Denzel Washington? According to authoritative sources, Denzel’s net worth is estimated to be over $200 million as of early 2017, with acting being the main source of his wealth.

Denzel Washington Net Worth $200 Million

Denzel Washington attended Oakland Military Academy and Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, then graduated from Fordham University in New York City in 1977 with a BA  degree in Drama and Journalism.

Washington’s first introduction to acting included as Othello in Shakespeare’s play, but after university in the play “Wings of the Morning”, as well as a series of commercials for Fruit of the Loom ensemble. Denzel’s career began to expand when he received an Obie Award for his portrayal of Melvin Peterson in the drama written by Charles Fuller, entitled “A Soldier’s Play”.

Then Washington’s major television breakthrough came in 1982, when he starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in the hospital drama “St. Elsewhere”. Around the same time, Washington made appearances in such movies as “A Soldier’s Story”, “Hard Lessons”, as well as “Power”. In 1987 he received his first nomination for an Academy Award, playing Steve Biko in “Cry Freedom”, and a year later won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as a slave in the film Glory”.

The early 1990s were extremely successful for Denzel Washington, as he landed roles in such films as “Mo’ Better Blues” written and directed by Spike Lee, and played a lead part in the critically acclaimed biographical drama “Malcolm X” that gained him another nomination for an Oscar. Washington continued to make memorable appearances in such films as “He Got Game” directed by Spike Lee, “Courage Under Fire” with Meg Ryan, and Norman Jewinson’s “The Hurricane” – for his portrayal of Rubin Carter in the latter movie, Denzel received both a Golden Globe as well as a Silver Bear Award, that he was given at the Berlin International Film Festival. His net worth was constantly rising.

Washington’s critically and commercially successful career continued with appearances in Spike Lee’s “Inside Man” which grossed over $184 million worldwide, Tony Scott’s “Man on Fire” for which he earned $20 million, as well as Ridley Scott’s “American Gangster”, in which he starred alongside Russell Crowe and Norman Reedus and for which he is reported to have received $40 million for his role.

In 2005, Denzel Washington came back to theatre performances, and played Marcus Brutus in “Julius Caesar” on Broadway, and in 2010 played alongside Viola Davis in a revival of “Fences” written by August Wilson in 1983. Washington’s role in this play was rewarded by a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

In his personal life, Denzel Washington currently resides in Beverly Hills, California with his wife Pauletta Pearson who he married in 1984 – they have four children.

 

 

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Full NameDenzel Washington
Net Worth$200 Million
Salary$60 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 28, 1954
Place Of BirthMount Vernon, New York, United States
Height6 ft (1.85 m)
Weight212 lbs (96 kg)
ProfessionActor, Film Producer, Film director, Spokesperson, Voice Actor
EducationPennington-Grimes Elementary School (1968), Fordham University, Mainland High School, Oakland Military Academy
NationalityAmerican
SpousePauletta Pearson Washington (m. 1983)
ChildrenJohn David Washington, Olivia Washington, Katia Washington, Malcolm Washington
ParentsDenzel H. Washington, Sr., Lennis Washington
NicknamesDenzel Jermaine Washington, Jr. , Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. , Denzel Washington, Jr. , D , Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/
AwardsAcademy Awards (1989, 2001), Black Reel Awards, Golden Globe Awards (1989, 1999, 2016), MTV Movie Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (2016), Film critic awards, Miscellaneous awards
NominationsSatellite Awards
MoviesCry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), Remember the Titans (2000), The Great Debaters (2007), American Gangster (2007), Training Day (2001), Antwone Fisher (2002), Glory (1989)
TV ShowsGrey's Anatomy (2016), The Hurricane (1999), Fences (2016), Flight (2012)
#Trademark
1Frequently when his character is making a decision or changing his course of action, he will say, "Okay. Okay."
2Frequently works with director Edward Zwick
3Frequently works with directors Spike Lee and Tony Scott
4Fiery anger driven tirades
5In almost all the films - e.g. Man on Fire (2004), American Gangster (2007), John Q (2002) - where he handles or uses sidearms (usually a 9mm Beretta or similar pistols), there's a scene of him swiftly ejecting a bullet from the loaded chamber by pulling back the slide assembly and subsequently catching the bullet before it falls to the ground.
6Frequently plays military commanders and law enforcement officers
7Often portrays real people: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in The Hurricane (1999), Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), Herman Boone in Remember the Titans (2000), Frank Lucas in American Gangster (2007), Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987) and Melvin Tolson in The Great Debaters (2007).
TitleSalary
The Equalizer (2014)$20 .000.000
2 Guns (2013)$20,000,000
American Gangster (2007)$40,000,000
Man on Fire (2004)$20,000,000
Out of Time (2003)$20,000,000
Training Day (2001)$12,000,000
The Hurricane (1999)$10,000,000
The Siege (1998)$12,000,000
Fallen (1998)$12,000,000
Courage Under Fire (1996)$10,000,000
Virtuosity (1995)$7,500,000
#Quote
1[Excerpt from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] While you're on your knees in the morning, say thank you. Say thank you in advance for what is already yours. ... True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand that it's already yours. ... When you get it, reach back, pull someone else up. Each one, teach one. Don't just aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.
2[Excerpt from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] You'll never see a U-Haul truck behind a hearse, I don't care how much money you make, you can't take it with you. ... It's not about how much money you have, it's what you do with it.
3[Excerpt from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big, but remember, dreams without goals, are just dreams. And they ultimately fuel disappointment. I try to give myself a goal every day, sometimes it's just not to curse somebody out.
4[from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] Put God first: Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift. I didn't always stick with Him, but He stuck with me.
5[Excerpt from his commencement speech to the 2015 graduates of Dillard University] Just because you're doing a lot more, doesn't mean you're getting a lot more done.
6I started on the stage. I prefer the stage. I'd never thought that what has happened would happen. Get on the stage. You learn how to act on stage. Not in film, not in TV. [2015]
7[on Flight (2012)] If it ain't on the page, it ain't on the stage. I read tons of scripts, and I know it's very rare, but this is like a Eugene O'Neil play - the tears are on the page.
8Tony Scott was a great director, a genuine friend, and it is unfathomable to think that he is now gone. He had a tremendous passion for life and for the art of filmmaking, and was able to share this passion with all of us through his cinematic brilliance.
9Long ago, I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me, spiritually and financially.
10(1995 quote) This "famous" stuff, I guess you can get caught up in it. You can even get caught up in fighting it, pretending it doesn't exist. But it already alters who you are, just in the fact that you're trying to deny it. I just turned 40 and my wife and I had a quiet getaway. I didn't want a big party or anything. I just wanted to reflect on what I've done with the first 40 years and what I want to do now. I think I'm just starting to figure out how to do it, you know, how to simplify things in life. Around my birthday, I was listening to this motivational speaker, Les Brown, who made this analogy about ghosts around his bed. He was saying when you die, imagine you had these ghosts around your bed that represent your unfulfilled potential. Things that should have been done, should have been experienced. How many ghosts are going to be around your bed when your time comes? People can say about me or anyone, "Oh, you're great at this", but you have to look at yourself and say, "How do I feel about what I've done?". That's all that matters.
11(1995 quote) It was never my dream to be famous. I didn't start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire was to get better at my craft. It's still my desire. I don't consider myself a movie star, nor do I really have the desire to be one. I'm just an entertainer. An actor who works hard at his craft. Whatever labels people give me, that's not really me or part of my process. Come and talk with me again on my 50th birthday and I may feel differently, but right now, I'm just taking the lesson from one of my old teachers who said, "Don't be afraid to fail big.".
12[on the whipping scene in Glory (1989)] - I remember walking around before that scene, just praying and calling on the spirits of all the slaves, because I didn't know how to play it. I was like, "Okay, fellas, just tell me what to do." And I went out there with an arrogance. I spit on the ground. I had this attitude and this strength -- it all came out of this meditation. It wasn't calculated. It was organic. That whip actually hurt, but I was like, "Don't let him win."
13[on Philadelphia (1993)] - [Director] Jonathan Demme said to me, 'Look, we don't want your character to go 360 degrees. It's not like by the end of the movie he's leading a gay and lesbian parade'. If we'd done that, it would have let people like this character off the hook. But at the end, he touches [Tom Hanks' character] -- and that's huge for him. [Pauses, then laughs] I used to mess with Tom. He was barely eating at all, and I would put out, like, 200 Almond Joys in his drawer to give him a hard time. I'd pretend to sneeze and all these Snickers would fall on the ground. I'm sure he laughed all the way up to the podium when he won the Oscar.
14[on the supposed factual inaccuracies of The Hurricane (1999)] - I heard that. We'll never know, will we? The film was touchy because people were murdered and a lot of people felt that Rubin did it. So you're opening old wounds. Malcolm X (1992) was more dangerous, but The Hurricane (1999) might have been more controversial.
15[on Training Day (2001)] - My son talked me into doing that movie. He was like, 'Dad, you've never done anything like this'. I just hadn't been asked before. The only film that was sort of dark that I'd turned down was _Se7en (1995)_. They offered me the Brad Pitt part, but I was like, "This is so dark and evil." Then when I saw the movie, I was like, "Oh, shoot".
16[on The Book of Eli (2010)] - We shot in New Mexico, and the environment definitely helped. It was bleak. It got chilly and windy. The wind was the biggest deal. You'd have to wash the sand out of your nose and eyes. The world that the movie takes place in, the opportunity to do all this "Blade" kind of martial-arts stuff, working with the Hughes brothers -- it was an interesting combination of things.
17[on the 2002 Academy Awards and his win] - I didn't want to go to the Oscars. After Hurricane, I was like, "I don't feel like dealing with these people. I'm just not going to go." In order to protect yourself, you almost have to not care. So that night I didn't care -- and, of course, they go, "Here".
18Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
19The acting coach Stanislavsky talks about cutting 90 percent. So you do research, research, research, then you drop it and listen when you're in the scene and know who you are. You never know how it's gonna come around. That's why you go out there and find out. It's because you need the human beings that hook you into the character. Maybe I'm not as imaginative as the average actor. I need some kind of a hook sometimes.
20(on having to do publicity) I'm an actor, so that's the bottom line. I'm not a marketing whatever. My strength does not lie in marketing a product called "Denzel". That's not what I do. My strength lies in playing a part and hopefully entertaining and affecting people on some level. Now I'm not being naive. I know that marketing comes into play when you're spending 50 or 60 million dollars of other people's money to make a film. You have to be involved in marketing that product. But the publicity gets to be boring. How many times can I tell the same story? I understand the importance of doing publicity for a film, so I'm willing to do that, but I don't want to sit around talking about myself. That's not a great day for me. That's not my idea of fun.
21(1998 quote on his career) In any craft or artistic endeavor you want to do different things. You want to go to different places, you want to find different ways to go about it. You may have your constants, but you're looking to go into new territories, new angles, new challenges. So that's how it is for me as an actor. I couldn't play the same guy eight times and I don't have to. I think I've said all of my career, I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actor who is more popular right now. I don't even know what a movie star is. And one of the reasons why I keep on going back to make movies that don't have such huge budgets is that it's not as much pressure. You feel like you can take more chances.
22(on what inspires him as an actor) I like to go to new places. To specify, it is to say that I like not knowing. I like knowing when I get there. I know when it starts coming around and it raises the hair or it doesn't. I was trained in the theater. So it was instilled in me as a young performer to take chances and not to worry about all that, because failure is a part of growth. If you're gonna fail, fail big and take chances. So I've done that, or I've tried to do that.
23(on what he enjoys about making films) The magic. There's fun creating that magic. Bringing something to life, whatever. Putting together a character. The twists and the turns that people don't expect. So to sit around and talk about it before someone sees it is boring. I think there should be some mystery in it. Who wants to know everything about it? I think it ruins movies when you know everything about how the movie was made and put together. If you explain, it's like showing you the trick before I show you the magic. Let me explain to you how it works. All right, now come see the show. It's supposed to be magic. And being an actor is about creating that magic.
24(1998 quote on his long-standing marriage) She puts up with me. I think, also, in a way the traveling helps. We're able to travel together and also be apart sometimes. Not everybody gets to live like that. Twenty years now. It's like you start to pat yourself on the back when you look around you and you see that very few people have 20 years into a marriage.
25(1998 quote on his career) With four children I have to maximize the work I do now financially. It's like I have to do one film for financial reasons, as opposed to when I was single, or before we had all of these children. I find that I'm not as good at not working as I thought I would be. I get itchy. My wife also says I'm only good for about three weeks of downtime. But I'm learning a decent pace now. I try to take four or five months off between jobs.
26(on making movies) It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.
27(on refusing the role in Amistad (1997)) I just didn't see myself in Amistad (1997). I ain't putting no chains around my neck. I'm not in the mood right now, too edgy. It just wasn't for me. I'm not having it. I'm like, "Yeah, that's what happened then, but how about me cutting everybody's head off and end the movie there?".
28For the movie Glory (1989), before going out to shoot the whipping scene, I'm backstage in a room, and I'm thinking, how am I gonna do this scene? All I did - you know people ask me, how did you prepare? - I say, I prayed. And I got on my knees and they were waiting for me, and I prayed. And then I prayed to all the spirits. I said, "Look fellas, ladies" and I'm talking about those who have been, and I said, "Look I don't know, I'm just rolling with you all. Just whatever happens, I'm going. And I said are you with me? Come on!" I'm serious! And I went out there and what hit me was, I'm in charge. Never put my head down. This isn't the first time this has happened to me, the character - and ,in fact, I had the guy build all the scars to put on my back - and I went out there with an attitude that I'm going to take this and not fold. But it hurt. And the tear was actually real. You know, you just allow it and you're thankful for it. It's not technical. It's not science. It's spirit.
29Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
30I remain thankful for the gifts that I've been given and I try to use them in a good way, in a positive way.
31(when asked what prompted him to go to Hollywood) The only way I'm going to L.A. is with a job.
32(when asked which does he call home, Los Angeles or New York City) I root for the Knicks. I root for the Yankees.
33[on being late for the 1987 Oscars] I was a mess. I don't know if I ate bad food or if it was too much tension, but I got sick. There was a huge traffic jam, and I remember saying "Look, it took me all this time to get here - I'm showing up in a limousine and I don't care how late I am." By the time I got there, there was no red carpet. Everyone was inside because the show had already started.
34[on what roles he would like to redo] Probably Shakespeare. I did "Othello" in college, and "Richard III", and those are the two roles I'd like to revisit. Movies? There's a couple I wish I hadn't done. I won't say which ones, but there are a couple of mistakes there.
35People say, "Congratulations, you finally got the Oscar", and I have to correct them: "Actually, it's my second one. I won for Glory (1989) in 1989." Some people say, "Yeah, but that was for a supporting actor role", but for me, it's the same thing.
36[on shooting action scenes] I have to try and find a way to remain positive because those days are boring to me, really, just hanging off the side of a building, fighting or grunting.
37[on working with young female co-stars] That ain't fair, really. Michelle Pfeiffer hasn't been finding a lot of work recently because she doesn't like what a woman her age is offered. That's a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesn't work the other way around.
38[on approaching 50] I have a friend who says "The first 50 was for them, this 50's for me." I like that. The weirdest part of it, or even the saddest part, is that you start to see people die. You go "Man! He wasn't even that old." I lost a friend recently who died of a heart attack. He was 58. When I was 20, 58 was old. It ain't now.
39[on where he likes to keep his Oscars] Next to each other.
40I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
41(In 1998) Acting's like someone asking you for years to write the characters, but they write the book.
#Fact
1Directed 2 actors to an Oscar nominated performance: Viola Davis and himself, who are both nominated for Fences (2016).
2Dropped out of junior college with a 1.7 GPA.
3He was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.
4Became only the sixth actor to win both leading and supporting acting Oscars. The other five are Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon and Jack Nicholson.
5Became a father for the 3rd and 4th time at age 36 when his wife Pauletta Washington gave birth to their twins Malcolm Washington and Olivia Washington on April 10, 1991.
6Became a father for the 2nd time at age 32 when his wife Pauletta Washington gave birth to their daughter Katia Washington on November 27, 1987.
7Revealed on The Graham Norton Show (2007) that he dislocated his right hand little finger while playing football, so much so that it frequently pops out of joint. In several of his films, this would happen in the middle of a take, so he can frequently be seen fidgeting to conceal or fix it. He has since had the condition surgically corrected.
8Became a father for the 1st time at age 29 when his wife Pauletta Washington gave birth to their son John David Washington on July 28, 1984.
9Eva Mendes and Paula Patton have each played his love interest twice - Mendes in Training Day (2001) and Out of Time (2003), and Patton in Deja Vu (2006) and 2 Guns (2013).
10Won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for "Fences".
11The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is 11 years, between Training Day (2001) and Flight (2012).
12Has starred in three remakes: The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) and Man on Fire (2004).
13Has worked twice with Chiwetel Ejiofor. In Inside Man (2006), they played police detectives; in American Gangster (2007), they played criminals.
14Among his favorite black actors are - Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor - who happen to be British, and both of whom co-starred with Washington in American Gangster (2007).
15Likes to point out the difference between his father's and his first name: Denzel. Though both are spelled the same, his dad's name is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable - DEN-zel, whereas the actor's name is pronounced - den-ZEL.
16Lives in Los Angeles, California.
17Turned down the role that went to George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007).
18Performed all of his own stunts for the hand to hand fight sequences in the post-apocalyptic action film The Book of Eli (2010).
19Was considered for the role of Curtis Taylor Jr. in Dreamgirls (2006). However, Jamie Foxx was cast instead.
20His performance as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992) is ranked #17 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
21Brother-in-law of actress Rita Pearson.
22As of 2009, Washington and sound engineers Willie D. Burton and Russell Williams II are the only African-Americans to win two Oscars.
23(November 11, 2008) Attended the star-studded opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort. Guests were welcomed in style with a display of one million fireworks, said to be visible from space.
24Broke the pinky finger of his right hand during a childhood basketball accident and never had it set correctly, resulting in the finger healing in a crooked position. The finger is still crooked to this day, bent at the bottom knuckle a full 45 degrees outward from his other fingers.
25Was considered for the role of Detective Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice (1984), which went to Philip Michael Thomas.
26Was the original choice to play the title character in Blade (1998), which went to Wesley Snipes.
27The offer he regrets turning down the most is Brad Pitt's role in Se7en (1995).
28The actors he most wants to work with are Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. The director he most wants to work with is Martin Scorsese.
29Named Gene Hackman, Angelina Jolie and Dakota Fanning as the most talented actors he has ever worked with.
30Is a huge fan of the television series Monk (2002). He requested Ted Levine to play a role in American Gangster (2007) because he was a fan of the series. He also worked with Tony Shalhoub in The Siege (1998).
31When Washington won the Best Actor Oscar for Training Day (2001), Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball (2001), and Sidney Poitier won the Honorary Award (2001), 2002 marked the first time in Academy Awards history that three African-Americans so dominated the Oscar ceremonies (2002).
32In 2006, he donated $1 million to Save Africa's Children.
33According to Forbes, for each dollar he got paid, his movies averaged $10 of gross income. [December 2007]
34Has worked with both Fanning sisters. He worked with Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004); he worked with (although did not have any scenes with) Elle Fanning in Deja Vu (2006).
35He spent months on the beat with Washington Post reporters to prepare for The Pelican Brief (1993).
36To prepare for his attorney role in Philadelphia (1993), he met with two lawyers who were about to become celebrities in their own right: Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. and Carl Douglas.
37For Courage Under Fire (1996), he trained at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in California, where he qualified on the M1A1 tank and the 120mm gun, participated in battle games and listened to audiotapes of tank battles in Desert Storm.
38Almost every summer he and his family go to Italy on vacation.
39Son of Lennis Washington, a beautician and former Gospel singer.
40Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia on May 20, 2007.
41At one point, was to star as Dr. Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls (1997), had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
42Voted as America's Favorite Movie Star in the 2006 and 2007 Harris Polls.
43Good friends with actress Julia Roberts.
44His daughter, Katia Washington, currently attends Yale University.
45Turned down the role of Cinque in Amistad (1997), which went to Djimon Hounsou.
46Turned down the role of Detective David Mills in Se7en (1995), which went to Brad Pitt.
47Claims his personal favorite performances are his works in Cry Freedom (1987), Glory (1989), Malcolm X (1992) and Training Day (2001).
48Turned down Se7en (1995). He opted to do another detective thriller that year, Devil in a Blue Dress (1995).
49Has worked with both Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. Ridley directed him in American Gangster (2007). He has worked with Ridley's brother, Tony, on five films, which are: Crimson Tide (1995), Man on Fire (2004), Deja Vu (2006), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) and Unstoppable (2010).
50Has two films on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are: Glory (1989) at #31 and Philadelphia (1993) at #20.
51Son John David Washington recently signed as a running back with the St. Louis Rams. [May 2006]
52As of 2017, he is the most Oscar-winning (two) and most nominated (eight) black actor/actress in Academy history.
53Is the second of three children.
54He and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center, in San Antonio, Texas (BAMC). There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time. He was given a tour of one of the Fisher Houses and subsequent to his visit sent them one of the largest donations they've ever received.
55Though his first theatrical film was a comedy (Carbon Copy (1981)), he has only done three more since. Has mentioned that he's always wanted to do a great one.
56Has played two soldiers who have suffered traumatic, life-changing experiences while fighting in the 1991 Persian Gulf War: Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling in Courage Under Fire (1996) and Major Ben Marco in The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
57Is the first African-American actor to receive two Academy Awards.
58Chosen as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (1996).
59Premiere magazine ranked him as #39 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
60Ranked #59 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
61Has worn some kind of military uniform in at least six of his films.
62First studied Biology in hopes of becoming a doctor, then switched to Political Science then to a Journalism/Drama major in college.
63Cites star-athletes like Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as the role models of his youth.
64He was at his mother's beauty parlor, when a woman getting her hair done saw him and told someone to get her a piece of paper and she wrote at the top "Prophecy" and then wrote that Denzel would grow up and one day speak to millions. Denzel kept the bit of paper in his wallet. The woman was known as a prophetess in their church and community.
65Tom Hanks said working with Washington on Philadelphia (1993) was like "going to film school". Hanks said he learned more about acting by watching Denzel than from anyone else.
66Was awarded the title of "Police Chief for a Day" when he was a member of The Boys and Girls Club of America as a child. The photo was shown during his latest appearance on Live with Kelly and Michael (1988).
67He and his family are members of the same church as actors Dwayne Winstead, Sy Richardson, Marvin Wright-Bey and Fitz Houston.
68Cousin is newsman Ukee Washington, who co-anchors the news on the CBS affiliate in Philadelphia.
69Ranked #28 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #40 in 2002.
70Named by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2002).
71Only the second black actor (after Sidney Poitier) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Training Day (2001)). Poitier received the honorary Academy Award that same year.
72Is a spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, having been a member of the Boys Club once himself.
73His father was a Pentecostal minister; his mother a beautician and former gospel singer. They divorced when he was 14.
74Met his wife Pauletta Washington in 1977 when both had small roles in the television movie Wilma (1977) (she was billed as Pauletta Pearson), the story of runner Wilma Rudolph. They wed five years later.
75Supports charities such as the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, and the Gathering Place (an AIDS hospice).
76Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001".
77Frequent collaborator of Spike Lee.
78In the early 1980s, years before he portrayed Malcolm X in the Spike Lee film Malcolm X (1992), Washington portrayed Malcolm in the off-Broadway production of "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost", at the Henry Street Theatre in New York City.
79Denzel is named after his father who was in turn named after the doctor, Doctor Denzel, who had delivered him.
80According to a 1995 Premiere magazine article, Denzel confronted director Quentin Tarantino when he visited the set of Crimson Tide (1995). Quentin had done an uncredited rewrite of the script. Denzel lambasted Tarantino about his use of racial slurs in his films. Tarantino got embarrassed and wanted to move the conversation to a more private area. Denzel said, "No, if we're going to discuss it, let's discuss it now." Denzel later said he still felt that Quentin was "a fine artist".
81Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1990).
82In a Newsweek cover story about the biological basis of the perception of beauty, he was used as a key example in a scientific explanation why he is considered an extremely handsome man.
831996 Harvard Foundation Award
84Received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Fordham University in New York City.
85To prepare for his role as boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in The Hurricane (1999), Washington worked out for a year with Los Angeles boxing trainer Terry Claybon.
86Son, Malcolm, was named in honor of Malcolm X.
87Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#77) (1995).

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Equalizer 22018pre-productionRobert McCall
Inner City2018filmingRoman J. Israel
Fences2016Troy Maxson
The Magnificent Seven2016Chisolm
The Equalizer2014Robert McCall
2 Guns2013Bobby
Flight2012/IWhip Whitaker
Safe House2012Tobin Frost
Unstoppable2010Frank
The Book of Eli2010Eli
The Taking of Pelham 1232009Walter Garber
The Great Debaters2007Melvin B. Tolson
American Gangster2007Frank Lucas
Deja Vu2006Doug Carlin
Inside Man2006Detective Keith Frazier
The Manchurian Candidate2004Ben Marco
Man on Fire2004John W. Creasy
Out of Time2003/IMatt Lee Whitlock
Antwone Fisher2002Dr. Jerome Davenport
John Q2002John Quincy Archibald
Training Day2001Alonzo
Remember the Titans2000Coach Herman Boone
The Hurricane1999Rubin Carter
The Bone Collector1999Lincoln Rhyme
The Siege1998Anthony Hubbard
He Got Game1998Jake Shuttlesworth
Fallen1998John Hobbes
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995-1997TV SeriesHumpty Dumpty / Crooked Man / King Omar
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special1997TV MovieHumpty Dumpty / The Crooked Man (voice)
The Preacher's Wife1996Dudley
Courage Under Fire1996Nat Serling
Devil in a Blue Dress1995Easy Rawlins
Virtuosity1995Lt. Parker Barnes
Crimson Tide1995Hunter
The Pelican Brief1993Gray Grantham
Philadelphia1993Joe Miller
Much Ado About Nothing1993Don Pedro
Malcolm X1992Malcolm X
Great Performances1992TV SeriesNarrator
Ricochet1991Nick Styles
Mississippi Masala1991Demetrius Williams
Mo' Better Blues1990Bleek Gilliam
Heart Condition1990Napoleon Stone
Glory1989Pvt. Trip
The Mighty Quinn1989Xavier Quinn
St. Elsewhere1982-1988TV SeriesDr. Philip Chandler
For Queen & Country1988Reuben James
Cry Freedom1987Steve Biko
The George McKenna Story1986TV MovieGeorge McKenna
Power1986Arnold Billings
A Soldier's Story1984Private First Class Peterson
License to Kill1984TV MovieMartin Sawyer
Carbon Copy1981Roger Porter
Coriolanus1979VideoAedile Roman Citizen Volscian Citizen ...
Flesh & Blood1979TV MovieKirk
Wilma1977TV MovieRobert Eldridge, age 18

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Fences2016producer - produced by
Tyrese Gibson: Shame2015Video short producer
The Equalizer2014producer
Safe House2012executive producer
The Book of Eli2010producer
Antwone Fisher2002producer
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks2000TV Movie documentary producer
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream1995Documentary executive producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Fences2016arranger: "Old Blue" / performer: "Old Blue"
Mo' Better Blues1990performer: "Pop Top 40"
Heart Condition1990performer: "Baby Please Don't Go"
The Mighty Quinn1989performer: "CAKEWALK INTO TOWN"

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Fences2016directed by
Grey's Anatomy2016TV Series 1 episode
The Great Debaters2007
Antwone Fisher2002

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Assassin2008Short special thanks
HBO First Look1999TV Series documentary short thanks - 1 episode
A Brother's Kiss1997special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Nobel Peace Prize Concert2010TV SpecialHimself - Host
Breakfast2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Cubed2010TV SeriesHimself
Mike & Mike2010TV SeriesHimself - Telephone Interviewee
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2009-2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Wetten, dass..?2006-2010TV SeriesHimself
Stand Up to Cancer2010TV SpecialHimself
The Book of Eli: Eli's Journey2010Video shortHimself
The Book of Eli: Survival Guide Focus Points2010Video documentary shortHimself
The 64th Annual Tony Awards2010TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Fences & Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Play
The 76th Annual Drama League Awards2010TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The Official Inaugural Celebration2010Video documentaryHimself
The 7PM Project2010TV SeriesHimself
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
Live from Studio Five2010TV SeriesHimself
The Jay Leno Show2010TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Rencontres de cinéma2010TV SeriesHimself
No Time to Lose: The Making of 'Pelham 123'2009Video documentary shortHimself
The Third Rail: New York Underground2009Video documentary shortHimself
The Third Rail: The NYC Subway System2009Video shortHimself
Gomorron1995-2009TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Om Filmen
Xposé2009TV SeriesHimself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2006-2009TV SeriesHimself - Guest
2009 MTV Movie Awards2009TV SpecialHimself
The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration2009TV MovieHimself - Host
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial2009TV SpecialHimself
The Last Days of the Big Lie2009DocumentaryHimself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts2008TV MovieHimself
Samuel L. Jackson: An American Cinematheque Tribute2008TV Movie documentaryHimself
Shootout2004-2008TV SeriesHimself
Urban Style2008TV Series documentaryHimself - Guest
The 80th Annual Academy Awards2008TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Picture
Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster'2008Video documentaryHimself
The Making of American Gangster2008TV ShortHimself
39th NAACP Image Awards2008TV SpecialHimself
We Have a Dream2008TV Movie documentaryHimself
TV One on One2007TV SeriesHimself
Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute2007TV MovieHimself
The Oprah Winfrey Show2000-2007TV SeriesHimself - Guest
HBO First Look2001-2007TV Series documentary shortHimself
The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather2007TV MovieHimself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Déjà Vu: Double Take Behind the Scenes2007Video documentaryHimself
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window2007Video documentaryHimself
The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever)2007DocumentaryHimself
2007 Britannia Awards2007TV SpecialHimself
Dateline NBC: American Gangster: First Look2007TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Early Show2006TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Movie Rush2006TV Series documentaryHimself
The Making 'Inside Man'2006Video shortHimself
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank?2006TV MovieHimself
The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man'2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
Corazón de...2006TV SeriesHimself
Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man2006TV ShortHimself
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards2006TV Movie documentaryHimself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Reichen Show2006TV SeriesHimself
What It Takes2006TV SeriesHimself
BET Awards 20052005TV SpecialHimself
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'2005Video documentaryHimself
The Cast of 'The Manchurian Candidate'2004Video shortHimself
The Enemy Within: Inside 'The Manchurian Candidate'2004Video shortHimself
Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate'2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Parkinson2004TV SeriesHimself - Guest
ESPY Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
4th Annual BET Awards2004TV SpecialHimself
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Moving Image Salutes Richard Gere2004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Total Request Live2002-2004TV SeriesHimself
The Making of 'Man on Fire'2004TV Short documentaryHimself
Out of Time: Crime Scene2004Video documentary shortHimself
Tinseltown TV2003TV SeriesHimself
Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker2003Video documentary shortHimself
Kela on the Karpet2003TV Mini-SeriesHimself
The 75th Annual Academy Awards2003TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role / Past Winner
34th NAACP Image Awards2003TV SpecialHimself
Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute2003TV Special documentaryHimself
The 14th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards2003TV SpecialHimself - Winner
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'2002Video documentary shortHimself
Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson2002TV SeriesHimself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks2002TV SpecialHimself
Rank2002TV Series documentaryHimself
The 74th Annual Academy Awards2002TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role and Presenter: Honorary Award to Sidney Poitier
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards2002TV Special documentaryHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
Bravo Profiles2002TV Series documentaryHimself
The Making of 'Antwone Fisher'2001TV Short documentaryHimself
+ de cinéma2001TV Series documentary shortHimself
Spotlight on Location: Hurricane2001Video documentary shortHimself
Essence Awards2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
Making of Remember the Titans2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards2001TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
The Making of 'Courage Under Fire'2000Video documentary shortHimself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996-2000TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Straight from the Streets2000Video documentaryHimself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards2000TV Special documentaryHimself
31st NAACP Image Awards2000TV SpecialHimself
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards2000TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Spotlight on Location: 'The Bone Collector' a Collection of Stories2000Video documentary shortHimself
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2000TV SpecialHimself
American Masters2000TV Series documentaryHimself - Actor
The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards2000TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
The Making of 'The Siege'2000Video documentary shortHimself
Celebrity Profile1999TV Series documentaryHimself
The Great Christmas Movies1998TV Movie documentaryHimself
Mundo VIP1998TV SeriesHimself
The 70th Annual Academy Awards1998TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Cinematography / Past Winner
28th NAACP Image Awards1997TV SpecialHimself
NBA at 501996TV Movie documentaryHimself
27th NAACP Image Awards1996TV SpecialHimself - Co-host
ESPY Awards1996TV SpecialHimself
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'1995Video documentary shortHimself
The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards1995TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The 67th Annual Academy Awards1995TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: 'The Shawshank Redemption' Film Clip
A Century of Cinema1994DocumentaryHimself
The Essence Awards1994TV SpecialHimself
Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards1994TV SpecialHimself
26th NAACP Image Awards1994TV SpecialHimself
1993 MTV Movie Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Ebony/Jet Showcase1987-1993TV SeriesHimself
The 65th Annual Academy Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short
The Barbara Walters Summer Special1993TV SeriesHimself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast1993TV SeriesHimself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier1992TV SpecialHimself
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II1992TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration1992TV SpecialHimself
The 45th Annual Tony Awards1991TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor & Actress in a Play
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards1991TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Motown 30: What's Goin' On!1990TV SpecialHimself
The Making of 'Mo' Better Blues'1990Documentary shortBleek Gilliam
Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa1990TV MovieHimself
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Arsenio Hall Show1990TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1990TV SeriesHimself - Guest
22nd NAACP Image Awards1990TV SpecialHimself
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars1989TV SeriesHimself
The Media Show1989TV Series documentaryHimself
Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation1988TV Special documentaryHimself
The 60th Annual Academy Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
20th NAACP Image Awards1988TV SpecialHimself
Baka: The People of the Rainforest1987TV MovieNarrator
19th Annual NAACP Image Awards1987TV SpecialHimself - Co-Host
The 1986 Jewish National Funds Annual Tree of Life Awards1986TV SpecialHimself
The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards1985TV SpecialHimself
The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards1983TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
The Legacy: 75 Years of Blacks on Television2017TV Series documentary post-productionHimself
The 40 Year Journey of Marvin L. Winans2017DocumentaryHimself
Extra2004-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - The Equalizer
E! Live from the Red Carpet2017TV SeriesHimself
The 89th Annual Academy Awards2017TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Made in Hollywood2010-2017TV SeriesHimself
The Insider2014-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - The Equalizer
ABFF Honors2017TV SpecialHimself
Film '721996-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Interviewee
Entertainment Tonight2006-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - The Equalizer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2009-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
The Graham Norton Show2013-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Good Morning Britain2017TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Access Hollywood2016-2017TV SeriesHimself
23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2017TV SpecialHimself
IMDb First Credit2017TV SeriesHimself
CBS This Morning2017TV SeriesHimself
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter2017TV SeriesHimself
Live with Kelly and Ryan2004-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Good Morning America2005-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
Tavis Smiley2004-2017TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
The 74th Golden Globe Awards2017TV Special documentaryHimself - Nominee
Today2004-2016TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Seven Tales of 'The Magnificent Seven'2016Video documentary shortHimself
The Magnificent Seven: Directing the Seven2016Video documentary shortHimself
The Magnificent Seven: Gunslingers2016Video documentary shortHimself
The Magnificent Seven: The Seven2016Video documentary shortHimself
The Magnificent Seven: The Taking of Rose Creek2016Video documentary shortHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014-2016TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest
WGN Morning News2016TV SeriesHimself
60 Minutes2000-2016TV Series documentaryHimself - Actor (segment "Denzel") / Himself - Actor (segment "And the Winner Is...")
Rotten Tomatoes2016TV SeriesHimself
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary2016DocumentaryJohn Coltrane (voice)
2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special2016TV SpecialHimself
73rd Golden Globe Awards2016TV SpecialHimself - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Champs2015DocumentaryHimself
The Queen Latifah Show2014-2015TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Denzel Washington: A Different Kind of Superhero2014Video shortHimself
Equalizer Vision: Antoine Fuqua2014Video shortHimself
Home Mart: Taking Care of Business One Bolt at a Time2014Video shortHimself
Inside 'The Equalizer'2014Video shortHimself
The Equalizer: Children of the Night2014Video shortHimself
The Equalizer: One Man Army - Training and Fighting2014Video shortHimself
The Equalizer: Vengeance Mode2014Video documentary shortHimself
Días de cine2013-2014TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Circus Halligalli2014TV SeriesHimself
IMDb: What to Watch2014TV Series documentaryHimself
Le grand journal de Canal+2013-2014TV Series documentaryHimself
Cinema 31994-2014TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
Janela Indiscreta2014TV SeriesHimself
Late Show with David Letterman1998-2014TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Weekend Ticket2014TV Series shortHimself
Festival de cine de San Sebastián 2014: Gala de inauguración2014TV MovieHimself - Honoree
The Broadway.com Show2014TV SeriesHimself
Baltasar Kormákur: A Viking in Hollywood2013Video documentary shortHimself
Going Undercover: The Role of a Lifetime2013Video documentary shortHimself
Lines of Fire: Improv on the Set of '2 Guns'2013Video documentary shortHimself
17th Annual PRISM Showcase2013TV SpecialHimself
El hormiguero2012-2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The March2013TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
Larry King Now2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 85th Annual Academy Awards2013TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Katie2013TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Revealed2013TV SeriesHimself
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2013TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
70th Golden Globe Awards2013TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
Les Coulisses des Golden Globes2013TV Movie documentaryHimself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2006-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Charlie Rose2000-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1993-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Making 'Safe House'2012Video documentary shortHimself
Safe House: Behind the Action2012Video shortHimself
Safe House: Building the Rooftop Chase2012Video shortHimself
Safe House: Hand-to-Hand Action2012Video documentary shortHimself
Shooting the 'Safe House' Attack2012Video shortHimself
Face to Face with 'Weird Al' Yankovic2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
ES.TV HD2011-2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Daybreak2012TV SeriesHimself
Entertainers with Byron Allen2012TV Series documentaryHimself - Guest
The Jonathan Ross Show2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Attack of the Show!2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Hanging Off the Train: Stunt Work of 'Unstoppable'2011Video documentary shortHimself
On the Rails with the Director and Cast of 'Unstoppable'2011Video documentary shortHimself
The Fastest Track: Unleashing 'Unstoppable'2011Video documentary shortHimself
Close Up2011TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
The Start of Dreams2010DocumentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Good Morning Britain2017TV SeriesHimself
Lorraine2017TV SeriesHimself
Extra2014-2017TV SeriesHimself / Himself - The Equalizer
Access Hollywood2017TV SeriesHimself
Entertainment Tonight2009-2017TV SeriesHimself
The Insider2017TV SeriesHimself
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore2016TV SeriesPvt. Trip
Els dies clau2015TV Series documentaryJoe Miller
Welcome to the Basement2015TV SeriesMalcom X
Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture2015TV Mini-Series documentaryJoe Miller
Live with Kelly and Ryan2014TV SeriesHimself
Les héritiers2014/IFrank Lucas (uncredited)
Inside Edition2014TV Series documentaryHimself
Pioneers of Television2014TV Mini-Series documentaryDr. Philip Chandler - St. Elsewhere
And the Oscar Goes To...2014TV Movie documentaryHimself
Movie Guide2013TV SeriesBobby
The Graham Norton Show2013TV SeriesHimself
Ebert Presents: At the Movies2011TV SeriesHimself - Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien2010TV SeriesHimself
Io sono l'amore2009Joe Miller (uncredited)
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo2008TV Movie documentaryHimself / Frank Lucas (uncredited)
The Siege: Freedom Is History2007Video shortHimself
The Siege: Taking New York2007Video shortHimself
For the Bible Tells Me So2007DocumentaryCoach Herman Boone
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters2006DocumentaryAlonzo (uncredited)
80s2005TV Series documentarySteve Biko
E! True Hollywood Story2005TV Series documentaryHimself
Tvist2005TV SeriesDr. Philip Chandler
Cinema mil2005TV SeriesHimself
Die Geschichte des erotischen Films2004TV Movie documentary
Michael Moore, el gran agitador2004TV Short documentaryHimself (uncredited)
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2003Video documentaryHimself
Century of Black Cinema2003Video documentaryHimself
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men2002TV Movie documentaryHimself (uncredited)
Headliners & Legends: Denzel Washington2002TV Movie documentaryHimself
60 Minutes2000TV Series documentaryHimself - Actor (segment "Denzel")
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits2000Video documentaryDudley (segment "Step by Step")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater1995TV SeriesJoe Miller
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!1994TV SpecialHimself
Peter Gabriel: Biko1988Video shortSteve Biko

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Board of the Governors AwardAmerican Society of Cinematographers, USA

"Denzel Washington is an amazing director and actor, and a conscious force in these challenging ... More

2017COFCA AwardCentral Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest ActorFences (2016)
2017Modern Master AwardSanta Barbara International Film Festival
2016Cecil B. DeMille AwardGolden Globes, USA
2016AAFCA AwardAfrican-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)Best ActorFences (2016)
2016All Def Movie AwardAll Def Movie AwardsBest Bad Mu#&a AwardTraining Day (2001)
2016BFCC AwardBlack Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016Best of the FestL.A. Shorts FestBest FilmTyrese Gibson: Shame (2015)
2016SFFCC AwardSan Francisco Film Critics CircleBest ActorFences (2016)
2014Donostia Lifetime Achievement AwardSan Sebastián International Film Festival
2013Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013EDA Special Mention AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsMost Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love InterestFlight (2012)
2013Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureFlight (2012)
2012AAFCA AwardAfrican-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)Best ActorFlight (2012)
2012Golden CameraGolden Camera, GermanyBest International Actor
2011Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureThe Book of Eli (2010)
2008BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorThe Great Debaters (2007)
2008Christopher AwardChristopher AwardsFeature FilmsThe Great Debaters (2007)
2008Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureThe Great Debaters (2007)
2007Britannia AwardBAFTA/LA Britannia AwardsExcellence in Film
2005BET AwardBET AwardsHumanitarian Award
2004BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorOut of Time (2003)
2003Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best DirectorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest FilmAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Freedom AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Christopher AwardChristopher AwardsFilmAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureJohn Q (2002)
2003Stanley Kramer AwardPGA AwardsAntwone Fisher (2002)
2002WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest DirectorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2002OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleTraining Day (2001)
2002AFI AwardAFI Awards, USAActor of the Year - Male - MoviesTraining Day (2001)
2002American Cinematheque AwardAmerican Cinematheque Gala Tribute
2002Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best ActorTraining Day (2001)
2002Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureTraining Day (2001)
2002MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest VillainTraining Day (2001)
2001BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorRemember the Titans (2000)
2001Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best ActorRemember the Titans (2000)
2001BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2001Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureRemember the Titans (2000)
2001KCFCC AwardKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2001LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2000Humanitarian AwardWomen in Film Crystal Awards
2000Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaThe Hurricane (1999)
2000Silver Berlin BearBerlin International Film FestivalBest ActorThe Hurricane (1999)
2000Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best ActorThe Hurricane (1999)
2000Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureThe Hurricane (1999)
1998Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/SpecialHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
1997ShoWest AwardShoWest Convention, USAMale Star of the Year
1997SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorCourage Under Fire (1996)
1997Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureCourage Under Fire (1996)
1997Entertainer of the Year AwardImage Awards
1997Lone Star Film & Television AwardLone Star Film & Television AwardsBest ActorCourage Under Fire (1996)
1996Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureCrimson Tide (1995)
1996Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children's Series/SpecialHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
1995Golden AppleGolden Apple AwardsMale Star of the Year
1995Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureMalcolm X (1992)
1994Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureMississippi Masala (1991)
1993SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1993Tribute to Independent Vision AwardSundance Film Festival
1993Silver Berlin BearBerlin International Film FestivalBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1993CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1993DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1993MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceMalcolm X (1992)
1992BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1992Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureGlory (1989)
1992KCFCC AwardKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1992NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1990OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleGlory (1989)
1990Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureGlory (1989)
1989Best ActorCognac Festival du Film PolicierFor Queen & Country (1988)
1989KCFCC AwardKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorGlory (1989)
1988Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PicturePower (1986)
1988Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureCry Freedom (1987)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Screen Actors Guild AwardScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleFences (2016)
2017ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureFences (2016)
2017VFCC AwardVancouver Film Critics CircleBest ActorFences (2016)
2017Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaFences (2016)
2017AACTA International AwardAACTA International AwardsBest Lead ActorFences (2016)
2017Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Grownup Love StoryFences (2016)
2017Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest DirectorFences (2016)
2017Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Buddy PictureFences (2016)
2017EDA AwardAlliance of Women Film JournalistsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Motion PictureFences (2016)
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Actor, Motion PictureFences (2016)
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Actor, Motion PictureThe Magnificent Seven (2016)
2017Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Director, Motion PictureFences (2016)
2017DFCS AwardDenver Film Critics SocietyBest ActorFences (2016)
2017GFCA AwardGeorgia Film Critics Association (GFCA)Best ActorFences (2016)
2017HFCS AwardHouston Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureFences (2016)
2017Jupiter AwardJupiter AwardBest International ActressThe Magnificent Seven (2016)
2017NCFCA AwardNorth Carolina Film Critics AssociationBest ActorFences (2016)
2017OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Movie Icon
2017PGA AwardPGA AwardsOutstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion PicturesFences (2016)
2016Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Motion PictureFences (2016)
2016Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest DirectorFences (2016)
2016VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest ActorFences (2016)
2016WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016All Def Movie AwardAll Def Movie AwardsMost Likely To Steal Your Girl Award
2016Austin Film Critics AwardAustin Film Critics AssociationBest ActorFences (2016)
2016Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest DirectorFences (2016)
2016CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016DFCS AwardDetroit Film Critic Society, USBest DirectorFences (2016)
2016DFCS AwardDetroit Film Critic Society, USBest ActorFences (2016)
2016FFCC AwardFlorida Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016ICP AwardIndiewire Critics' PollBest Lead ActorFences (2016)
2016Sierra AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleFences (2016)
2015Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsOutstanding Actor, Motion PictureThe Equalizer (2014)
2015Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureThe Equalizer (2014)
2015People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Action Movie Actor
2013ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleFlight (2012)
2013OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleFlight (2012)
2013Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaFlight (2012)
2013AACTA International AwardAACTA International AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest WTF MomentFlight (2012)
2013NCFCA AwardNorth Carolina Film Critics AssociationBest ActorFlight (2012)
2013OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Motion PictureFlight (2012)
2012SLFCA AwardSt. Louis Film Critics Association, USBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012SLFCA AwardSt. Louis Film Critics Association, USSpecial Merit (for best scene, cinematic technique or other memorable aspect or moment)Flight (2012)
2012VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorSafe House (2012)
2012CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012Golden SchmoesGolden Schmoes AwardsBest Actor of the YearFlight (2012)
2012HFCS AwardHouston Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorFlight (2012)
2012IGN AwardIGN Summer Movie AwardsBest Movie ActorFlight (2012)
2011Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest ActorUnstoppable (2010)
2011Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest ActorThe Book of Eli (2010)
2011Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest FilmThe Book of Eli (2010)
2011Grace AwardMovieGuide AwardsMost Inspiring Movie ActingThe Book of Eli (2010)
2010Scream AwardScream AwardsBest Science Fiction ActorThe Book of Eli (2010)
2010Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActorThe Book of Eli (2010)
2010BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
2010Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest ActorThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
2010Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
2008ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureAmerican Gangster (2007)
2008Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaAmerican Gangster (2007)
2008Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActorAmerican Gangster (2007)
2008Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)The Great Debaters (2007)
2008MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceAmerican Gangster (2007)
2008MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest VillainAmerican Gangster (2007)
2008People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Male Movie Star
2007Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actor in a Motion Picture, DramaAmerican Gangster (2007)
2007Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsBest ActorInside Man (2006)
2007Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureInside Man (2006)
2007People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Male Movie Star
2006BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorInside Man (2006)
2006Black Movie AwardBlack Movie AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleInside Man (2006)
2005Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureMan on Fire (2004)
2005Jupiter AwardJupiter AwardBest International ActorThe Manchurian Candidate (2004)
2005People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Male Movie Star
2004Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsFilm: Best ActorOut of Time (2003)
2004Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Motion PictureOut of Time (2003)
2003Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest DirectorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best ActorJohn Q (2002)
2003Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsTheatrical - Best Supporting ActorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2003MTV TRL AwardMTV TRL AwardsBiggest Friggin Star to Ever Appear on TRL Award
2003PFCS AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest DirectorAntwone Fisher (2002)
2002Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, DramaTraining Day (2001)
2002ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleTraining Day (2001)
2002Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaTraining Day (2001)
2002BET AwardBET AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2002CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2002DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2002Sierra AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2002MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest LineTraining Day (2001)
2002OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2001Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, DramaRemember the Titans (2000)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Non-Fiction SpecialHalf Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
2001Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - DramaRemember the Titans (2000)
2001Golden SchmoesGolden Schmoes AwardsBest Actor of the YearTraining Day (2001)
2000Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, DramaThe Hurricane (1999)
2000ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleThe Hurricane (1999)
2000OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleThe Hurricane (1999)
2000Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - DramaThe Hurricane (1999)
2000CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorThe Hurricane (1999)
2000OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest ActorThe Hurricane (1999)
2000People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1999Black Film AwardAcapulco Black Film FestivalBest ActorHe Got Game (1998)
1999Blockbuster Entertainment AwardBlockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Actor - SuspenseThe Siege (1998)
1999Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureHe Got Game (1998)
1999People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1999People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1997CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorCourage Under Fire (1996)
1997OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Drama ActorCourage Under Fire (1996)
1997People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Motion Picture Actor
1996CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorDevil in a Blue Dress (1995)
1996MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest Male PerformanceCrimson Tide (1995)
1995Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational SpecialHank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995)
1995Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureMuch Ado About Nothing (1993)
1994MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsMost Desirable MaleThe Pelican Brief (1993)
1994MTV Movie AwardMTV Movie AwardsBest On-Screen DuoPhiladelphia (1993)
1993OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Leading RoleMalcolm X (1992)
1993Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaMalcolm X (1992)
1990CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActorGlory (1989)
1988OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actor in a Supporting RoleCry Freedom (1987)
1988Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaCry Freedom (1987)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Seattle Film Critics AwardSeattle Film Critics AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActorFences (2016)
2017OFCC AwardOklahoma Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2016DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2002NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActorTraining Day (2001)
2001ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actor in a Leading RoleTraining Day (2001)
1996BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest ActorCourage Under Fire (1996)
1992LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ActorMalcolm X (1992)
1990NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest Supporting ActorGlory (1989)
1989NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActorGlory (1989)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017IFC AwardIowa Film Critics AwardsBest ActorFences (2016)
2017NTFCA AwardNorth Texas Film Critics Association, USBest ActorFences (2016)
2001NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActorTraining Day (2001)
1993NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest ActorMalcolm X (1992)

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