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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. 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. Over his career, he has received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Washington has been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022. After training at the American Conservatory Theatre, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in performances off-Broadway. He first came to prominence in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–1988) and in the war film A Soldier's Story (1984). He won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and his second for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his performances in Cry Freedom (1987), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). A prominent leading man, Washington also acted in Mo' Better Blues (1990), Mississippi Masala (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Courage Under Fire (1996), Remember the Titans (2000), Man on Fire (2004), Inside Man (2006), American Gangster (2007), and The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023). Washington directed and starred in the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), and Fences (2016). On stage, he has acted in productions of both Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990) at the Public Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the Ron Milner play Checkmates (1988). He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as a disillusioned working-class father in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's play Fences (2010). He has also acted in the Broadway revivals of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (2005), Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).
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Jack "Blaze" Turner
for Jack "Blaze" Turner in Hunted
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25 years ago, a team of elite thieves pulled off a near-perfect heist. Led by the Victor "Coon" Kane, the group, each a specialist in their field, escaped with millions from a high-security vault, leaving their trail cold. But their success came at a cost. One of them, the ruthless and conceited Malcolm "Mad Dog" Stone, was caught during escape after killing guard. Distrusted by the team. Malcolm was sentenced to 25y in prison due to extensive criminal record and the murder. Now, Malcolm is free and out for revenge. One by one, he begins hunting down his former teammates, blaming them for his incarceration and the life he lost behind bars. One day Liam "Ace" Calloway were visited by Malcolm and sent to hospital in critical condition. The aging thieves are forced to reunite, not for money, but for survival. Led by Victor, they must outsmart Malcolm, who has become dangerous. Victor, now retired, runs a car repair shop and live quiet life. Jack "Blaze" Turner, is working as a security consultant, using his skills for legal purposes. Diego “El Toro” Rivera is now boxing promoter. Charlie "Ghost" Zhang, martial artist and safecracker, now owns a martial arts school. Roy "The Fixer" Bishop, tech and gadgets expert with dark humor. Frank "Coyote" Blake, getaway driver, now stunt driver for movies. Henry “Viking” Olsen running a gym for troubled youth. Bill "Nutcracker" Hayes, marksman and firearms expert. Once a sharpshooter for hire now works as a hunting guide in the wilderness.
