Washington’s first feature role came in the year that he graduated from Fordham, starring in Wilma, a TV movie about the American sprinter Wilma Rudolph. On set he met Pauletta Pearson, an actress, singer and musician. The pair married five years later and now have four children. They ...
The role reunites the actor with director Ridley Scott after their work together on 2007’s crime drama “American Gangster,” and it was Scott’s involvement alone that convinced Washington to sign on for the sequel. Popular on Variety “I have to be inspired by the filmmaker, and I ...
He came up short that year to Sean Connery in The Untouchables (1987), and although no one would be willing to die on this hill, there’s a solid argument that Washington should’ve walked away the winner. Although, he did end up walking away with this very award for Gloy (1989) two...
In 2017 he starred inRoman J. Israel, Esq., portraying an idealisticLos Angeleslawyer who begins to question his principles. For his performance, Washington received his eighth Oscar nomination for acting. He thenreprisedhis role as Robert McCall inThe Equalizer 2(2018). In the crime dramaThe...
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...
By 2016, Washington was fronting big budget movies like "The Equalizer," "American Gangster" and remakes of "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The Magnificent Seven." Studio executives told Whitaker that Washington was a game changer, an actor who defied categorization and had appeal across the boar...
Denzel WashingtonDenzel Washington is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his work in “Glory” (1989), “Malcolm X” (1992), “Training Day” (2001) and “Fences” (2016). Throughout his four-decade career, Washington has earned two Oscars and a Tony award, and ...
Fortunately, he got his first leading role in Carbon Copy. In 1987, Washington played the role of South African black activist Stephen Biko in the film Cry Freedom, for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. During this period, films based on events that sought to ...
From Civil War veterans to corrupt cops, 'Magnificent Seven' to 'Malcolm X' – we rank all of Denzel Washington's performances, from worst to best.
Denzel Washington drops hints about impending retirement from acting The legendary actor made the revelation when talking about his role in the forthcoming 'Gladiator II' film 28th August 2024 Jenna Ortega names Denzel Washington film that “changed the entire course of my existence” Ortega spoke ...