Actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. He won a scholarship to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and afterwards worked with the Shakespeare in the Park ensemble. He appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions and in television movies before making his feature-film debut in the comedy A Carbon Copy (1981). He had a starring role in the television medical drama St Elsewhere (19828). He was Oscar-nominated for Cry Freedom (1987) and Malcolm X (1992), and won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Glory (1989). Later films include Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), The Hurricane (1999, Golden Globe), Training Day (2001, Best Actor Oscar), and Inside Man (2006).
Portions of the summary below have been contributed by Wikipedia.
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Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington at premiere of The Hurricane, 2000 Berlinale, photo by Michael Weiner
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Birth name
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Denzel Jermaine Washington, Jr. Vernon, New York
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Height
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183 cm / 6 ft
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Notable roles
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Pvt.
Selected filmography
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Other notes
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2008
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The Great Debaters
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In production
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2007
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American Gangster
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Frank Lucas
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2006
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Deja Vu
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Doug Carlin
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2006
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Inside Man
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Keith Frazier
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2004
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The Manchurian Candidate
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Ben Marco
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2004
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Man on Fire
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John Creasy
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2003
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Out of Time
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Matthias Lee Whitlock
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2002
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Antwone Fisher
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Dr. Jerome Davenport
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also as director
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2002
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John Q
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John Quincy Archibald
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2001
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Training Day
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Detective Alonzo Harris
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Academy Award, Best Actor
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2000
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Remember the Titans
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Coach Herman Boone
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1999
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The Hurricane
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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1999
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The Bone Collector
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Lincoln Rhyme
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1998
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The Siege
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Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
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1998
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He Got Game
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Jake Shuttlesworth
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1998
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Fallen
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Det. John Hobbes
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1996
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The Preacher's Wife
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Dudley
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1996
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Courage Under Fire
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Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling
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1995
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Devil in a Blue Dress
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Easy Rawlins
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1995
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Virtuosity
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Lt. Parker Barnes
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1995
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Crimson Tide
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Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
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1993
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Philadelphia
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Joe Miller
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1993
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The Pelican Brief
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Gray Grantham
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1993
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Don Pedro of Aragon
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1992
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Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
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1992
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Mississippi Masala
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Demetrius Williams
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1991
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Ricochet
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Nick Styles
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1990
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Mo' Better Blues
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Bleek Gilliam
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1990
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Heart Condition
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Napoleon Stone
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1989
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Glory
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Pvt. Trip
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Academy Award, Best Supporting Actor
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1989
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For Queen and Country
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Reuben James
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1989
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The Mighty Quinn
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Xavier Quinn
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1987
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Cry Freedom
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Steve Biko
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1984
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A Soldier's Story
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Pfc. Peterson
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1981
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Carbon Copy
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Roger Porter
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Academy Awards and nominations
1987 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Cry Freedom 1989 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Glory 1992 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role -
Malcolm X 1999 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Hurricane 2001 - Won - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Training Day
Preceded by:
Kevin Kline
for A Fish Called Wanda
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1989
for Glory
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Succeeded by:
Joe Pesci
for Goodfellas
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Preceded by:
Russell Crowe
for Gladiator
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Academy Award for Best Actor
2001
for Training Day
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Succeeded by:
Adrien Brody
for The Pianist
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Physical appearance and symmetry
Denzel Washington is often cited as an example of human physical attractiveness due to the symmetry of his facial features.
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