Denzel Washington

Biography: Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He was the middle child of the 3 children of a Pentecostal minister father and a beautician mother. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at Fordham University intent on a career in journalism. However, he caught the acting bug while appearing in student drama productions and upon graduation he moved to San Francisco and enrolled at the American Conservatory Theater. He left A.C.T. after only 1 year to seek work as an actor. With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presense, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. Through the 1980s he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of Dr. Chandler in NBC's hit medical series "St. Elsewhere" (1982), a role that he would play for 6 years. In 1989 he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Tripp, the runaway slave in Ed Swick's powerful historical masterpiece Glory (1989).

Through the 1990s Denzel co-starred in such big budget productions as Pelican Brief, The (1993); Philadelphia (1993); Crimson Tide (1995); Preacher's Wife, The (1996); and Courage Under Fire (1996) - a role for which he was paid $10 million. He lives quietly in Los Angeles with his wife Pauletta and their 4 children. Cerebral and meticulous in his film work, he made his debut as a director in 1999 with Finding Fish (2001)
In 2001, he became the second African American to win the best actor oscar for Training Day.


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Denzel Washington's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 61
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 78
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 30
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Negative: 2 out of 27
27 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: tbd
The Equalizer
Apr 11, 2014 Producer / Robert McCall / Robert McCall tbd
Metascore: tbd
2 Guns
Aug 2, 2013 Bobby / Bobby tbd
Metascore: 76
Flight
Nov 2, 2012 Whip / Whip Whitaker / Whip Whitaker 7.2
Metascore: 52
Safe House
Feb 10, 2012 Tobin Frost / Tobin Frost 6.4
Metascore: 69
Unstoppable
Nov 12, 2010 Frank / Frank Barnes 6.8
Metascore: 53
The Book of Eli
Jan 15, 2010 Producer / Eli 7.3
Metascore: 55
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Jun 12, 2009 Walter Garber 6.1
Metascore: 65
The Great Debaters
Dec 25, 2007 Director / Melvin B. Tolson 7.8
Metascore: 76
American Gangster
Nov 2, 2007 Frank Lucas 7.4
Metascore: 59
Deja Vu
Nov 22, 2006 Agent Doug Carlin - ATF 5.0
Metascore: 76
Inside Man
Mar 24, 2006 Detective Keith Frazier 7.4
Metascore: 76
The Manchurian Candidate
Jul 30, 2004 Ben Marco 6.0
Metascore: 47
Man on Fire
Apr 23, 2004 Creasy 8.2
Metascore: 63
Out of Time
Oct 3, 2003 Matthias Lee Whitlock 4.8
Metascore: 62
Antwone Fisher
Dec 19, 2002 Director / Producer / Dr. Jerome Davenport 8.7
Metascore: 30
John Q
Feb 15, 2002 John Quincy Archibald 7.7
Metascore: 70
Training Day
Oct 5, 2001 Alonzo / Det. Alonzo Harris 8.0
Metascore: 48
Remember the Titans
Sep 29, 2000 Coach Herman Boone 9.0
Metascore: 74
The Hurricane
Dec 29, 1999 Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter 8.0
Metascore: 45
The Bone Collector
Nov 5, 1999 Lincoln Rhyme 6.1
Metascore: 53
The Siege
Nov 6, 1998 Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard 6.4
Metascore: 63
He Got Game
May 1, 1998 Jake Shuttlesworth 7.7
Metascore: 77
Courage Under Fire
Apr 12, 1996 Nat Serling 5.8
Metascore: 78
Devil in a Blue Dress
Sep 29, 1995 Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins 6.5
Metascore: 39
Virtuosity
Aug 4, 1995 Lt. Parker Barnes 5.7
Metascore: 66
Crimson Tide
May 12, 1995 Lt. Commander Ron Hunter 7.8
Metascore: 66
Philadelphia
Dec 23, 1993 Joe Miller 8.0
Metascore: 50
The Pelican Brief
Dec 17, 1993 Gray Grantham 5.7
Metascore: 72
Malcolm X
Nov 18, 1992 Malcolm X 8.5