Age: 71
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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).
Denzel Washington
Nick Fury
for Nick Fury in The Avengers: War of the Realms
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When Loki attacks Manhattan, the Avengers—Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, and Simon Williams—respond swiftly. Joined by new allies Tony Stark, Peter Maximoff, Bruce Banner, Hank Pym, and Janet Van Dyne, they subdue him and take him prisoner. But his presence on Earth triggers an even greater threat: Thor, God of Thunder, arrives, demanding Loki’s release and challenging the Avengers. In a fierce battle, Steve and Hank confront Thor, but the fight halts when Loki escapes. Thor learns Loki has returned to Asgard and assassinated Odin, claiming the throne. Now forced to choose between vengeance and duty, Thor joins the Avengers to reclaim his home. Together, they travel to Asgard, facing frost giants, dark elves, and Asgardian soldiers loyal to Loki. Thor, inspired by Jane Foster, a compassionate Earth doctor he met, fights with new resolve. In the final clash, the Avengers distract Loki long enough for Thor to take him down. With Asgard saved, Thor names Baldur the Brave its new king. He returns to Earth, choosing to protect Midgard with the Avengers—and to be near Jane. In the credits scene we see a mysterious figure with glowing blue eyes and a red hood pulled through the portal to Asgard created by Loki during his arrival on Earth—foreshadowing a new power rising from the shadows.
