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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
Marshal Lucas Kane
for Marshal Lucas Kane in The Capture
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In the lawless land of the Wild West, chaos erupts as the twenty most notorious prisoners, each with their own blood-stained history, unite to stage a daring escape from the region's toughest prison. Faced with an unprecedented threat to the fragile peace of the frontier, the call for justice echoes through the dusty canyons and sunbaked plains. The desperate cry reaches the ears of Marshal Jackson "Steel" McAllister, a grizzled lawman with a reputation for unyielding resolve. However, the call for assistance doesn't come from a mysterious benefactor this time; instead, it emanates from a local bail bondsman named Ezekiel "Ironheart" Turner. Ironheart, witnessing the chaos that ensues after the prisoners' escape, assembles a formidable team of ten elite bounty hunters, each handpicked for their unique skills. Together, they form an unlikely alliance fueled by the promise of hefty bounties and the shared goal of restoring order to the lawless land. The escapees, led by the cunning Deadeye Dalton, unleash a wave of violence and terror, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The pursuit unfolds across vast landscapes, from dusty ghost towns to treacherous mountain passes. The gritty and intense narrative weaves through thrilling shootouts, high-stakes showdowns, and personal struggles, creating a captivating Wild West tale of redemption, vengeance, and the pursuit of justice.
