Denzel Washington

Actor and producer. Born 28 December 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m15 acting · 2 directing · 2 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 15 titles

Oscars2 won · 8 nominated

Born

28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Active

1982–present

Frequently works with

Todd Black, Antoine Fuqua, Ethan Hawke, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Potts, Richard Wenk, Ridley Scott, Tony Goldwyn

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

69Fi1m

65Critics

We rate Denzel’s work 4 points above the press, across 12 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 7910

Under 602

Of 15 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 12 of 14 billed first or second
Reviewed: 14 films, 1 series
Screen time: 30 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.6bn across 14 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 8 nominated
Active: 1982–present

Genres

Drama12
Crime6
Action5
Thriller4
Adventure2
History2

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestGlory1989

54WorstThe Magnificent Seven2016

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41970s

111980s

241990s

142000s

112010s

112020s

Denzel Washington