Age: 71
male
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
Director Harold Bennett
for Director Harold Bennett in The Patriots
Suggested by jakubduda
In the heart of Washington D.C., a retired and reclusive former First Lady, Sarah Caldwell, has gathered a diverse and elite team of true All-American heroes to serve their country once again. With a mission so classified that it can't even be whispered in the hallowed halls of the White House, this team is about to face their most challenging and enigmatic opponent yet. The team is tasked with preventing organization known as "The Ecliptic Society" from gaining control of a mysterious ancient artifact with the power to manipulate time itself. This artifact, known as the "Chrono Key," is said to have been hidden throughout history by a secret society of scholars and protectors, but it has resurfaced, and The Ecliptic Society is close to obtaining it. The Chrono Key could rewrite history, alter major events, and even erase entire civilizations. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could cause chaos and disruption on a global scale. The team must race against time to locate the artifact, and ensure it remains out of the reach of those who seek to wield its immense power. As the team delves deeper into the mystery, they uncover hidden clues throughout history, from ancient civilizations to pivotal moments in US history, that lead them on a globe-trotting adventure filled with perilous traps, and fierce adversaries. The fate of the world and the preservation of the true course of history hang in the balance as they strive to outwit The Ecliptic Society and secure the Chrono Key.
