Denzel Washington s-a nascut in Mount Vernon, New York, pe 28 decembrie 1954. In 1977, Denzel Washington urmeaza facultatea de jurnalism, iar dupa absolvire merge in San Francisco, unde castiga o bursa la American Conservatory Theatre. Washington ramane la American Conservatory Theatre timp de un an, dupa care incepe sa joace in mai multe filme pentru televiziune si debuteaza pe marele ecran cu Carbon Copy in 1981. In 1987 joaca in Cry Freedom, fiind nominalizat la un premiu Oscar pentru cel mai bun actor intr-un rol secundar. Unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti actori ai Hollywood-ului, Denzel Washington este un actor al carui echilibru si inteligenta ii permite sa joace in orice gen de film, de la drama si comedie pana la thriller.
A castigat mai multe premii: pentru cel mai bun actor in rol secundar in 1989 cu Glory, iar cu Training Day a luat premiul Oscar pentru cel mai bun actor.
Alte filme in care a mai jucat: Philadelphia (1993), Malcom X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), The Bone Collector (1999) si The Pelican Brief (1993).
Filmografie Denzel Washington
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Man on Fire (2004)
Out of Time (2003/I)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
John Q (2002)
Training Day (2001)
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Hurricane (1999)
The Bone Collector (1999)
The Siege (1998)
He Got Game (1998)
Fallen (1998)
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997) (TV)
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
Crimson Tide (1995)
"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) TV
Philadelphia (1993)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Malcolm X (1992)
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway (1992) (TV)
Ricochet (1991)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Heart Condition (1990)
Glory (1989)
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
For Queen and Country (1988)
Cry Freedom (1987)
The George McKenna Story (1986) (TV)
Power (1986)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
License to Kill (1984) (TV)
"St. Elsewhere" (1982) TV Series
Carbon Copy (1981)
Flesh & Blood (1979) (TV)
Wilma (1977) (TV)
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