Denzel Washington is an award-winning actor, director, and producer, celebrated for his powerful performances and commanding screen presence. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he is widely regarded as one of the best actors of his generation, with The New York Times declaring him the greatest actor of the 21st century in 2020.

After studying journalism at Fordham University, Washington discovered his passion for acting and pursued formal training at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. His breakthrough role came in the 1980s as Dr. Phillip Chandler in the television drama "St. Elsewhere," which paved the way for a distinguished film career, beginning with his critically acclaimed performance in "A Soldier's Story."

Washington's filmography is marked by a series of critically acclaimed roles in movies such as "Glory," for which he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and "Training Day," earning him the Oscar for Best Actor. He has portrayed historical figures like the title role in Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" and Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter in "The Hurricane." A prominent leading man, Washington also acted in "Mo' Better Blues," "Mississippi Masala," "Philadelphia," "Courage Under Fire," "Remember the Titans," "Man on Fire," "Inside Man," "American Gangster," "The Equalizer" trilogy, "The Magnificent Seven," and "Gladiator II," for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Additionally, Washington directed and starred in the films "Antwone Fisher," "The Great Debaters" and "Fences."

On stage, he has acted in productions of both "Coriolanus" and "The Tragedy of Richard III" at the The Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the Ron Milner play "Checkmates" and won the Tony Award for Best Actor for his role as a disillusioned working class father in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's "Fences." He has also acted in the Broadway revivals of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," and Eugene O'Neill's play "The Iceman Cometh."

Over the course of his career, Washington has received several accolades: besides the Academy and Tony awards, he is the recipient of three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025.

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