Denzel Washington
American actor
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| 2025 | Denzel Washington has an upcoming project in post-production, with details yet to be announced. |
| 2025 | Upcoming project in post-production, details to be announced. |
| 2025 | Cast as Carthaginian general Hannibal in an upcoming Netflix film, a decision that was controversial in Tunisia. |
| 2025 | Returned to Broadway to portray the title role in a revival of Shakespeare's Othello, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago, directed by Kenny Leon. |
| 2025 | Reunited with Spike Lee to star in the police procedural drama High and Low, a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film, produced by A24 and Apple TV+. |
| 2025 | Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and acted in Broadway revival of Shakespeare's Othello |
| February 24 2025 | Played Othello in 'Othello' at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with the production running from February 24 to June 6. |
| 2025 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2024 | Washington is set to be a producer for 'The Piano Lesson' and will star as Macrinus in 'Gladiator II'. |
| 2024 | Denzel Washington served as a producer for 'The Piano Lesson', a Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson's play. |
| 2024 | It was announced that Washington would return to Broadway to portray the title role in a revival of Shakespeare's 'Othello'. |
| 2024 | Washington is set to appear in the film Gladiator II. |
| 2024 | Washington was set to reunite with Spike Lee on a police procedural drama film 'High and Low', a remake of Akira Kurosawa's film. |
| 2024 | In November, Denzel Washington announced he would star in 'Black Panther 3' within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. |
| December 21 2024 | Denzel Washington was baptized and received his ministry license from the Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ. |
| 2023 | Washington returns as Robert McCall in 'The Equalizer 3', again serving as both star and producer. |
| 2023 | Washington was cast in Ridley Scott's epic historical drama 'Gladiator II', alongside Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Derek Jacobi. |
| 2022 | Washington was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2022 | Denzel Washington received a nomination for the Best Actor award for his performance in 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'. |
| 2021 | Denzel Washington stars in two significant films: 'The Little Things' as Deputy Sheriff Joe 'Deke' Deacon, and 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' in the lead role of Lord Macbeth. |
| 2021 | Directed A Journal for Jordan and acted in The Tragedy of Macbeth |
| 2021 | Washington starred in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth', receiving universal acclaim and multiple award nominations, including an Academy Award. |
| 2021 | Washington portrayed Deputy Sheriff Joe 'Deke' Deacon in the crime thriller 'The Little Things', acting opposite Rami Malek and Jared Leto. |
| December 25 2021 | Denzel Washington directed the drama 'A Journal for Jordan', which had a wide theatrical release. |
| October 11 2021 | Washington was named the 2021 Honorary Sergeant Major of the Army by the United States Army for his work with the Fisher House Foundation. |
| 2020 | The New York Times named Denzel Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. |
| 2020 | Denzel Washington produced the Netflix film adaptation of August Wilson's play 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis. |
| 2019 | Received the AFI Life Achievement Award |
| 2019 | Washington was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award. |
| 2018 | Denzel Washington stars in and produces 'The Equalizer 2', reprising his role as Robert McCall in the action thriller sequel. |
| 2018 | Denzel Washington was nominated for the Best Actor award for his work in 'Roman J. Israel, Esq.'. |
| March 22 2018 | Washington began starring as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman in a Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh. |
| 2017 | Washington starred in the legal drama film Roman J. Israel, Esq., earning nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Awards. |
| 2017 | Denzel Washington received a nomination for the Best Actor award for his role in 'Fences'. |
| 2016 | Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award. |
| 2016 | Received the Cecil B. DeMille Award and directed the film Fences |
| 2016 | He received the Cecil B. DeMille Award. |
| December 16 2016 | Denzel Washington's directed film Fences was released, wherein he also starred and received multiple Oscar nominations. |
| September 8 2016 | The Magnificent Seven, a remake of the 1960 western film featuring Washington, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
| 2014 | Denzel Washington starred in The Equalizer, an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, marking his first role in the franchise. |
| April 2014 | Washington played the leading role in the Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, receiving positive reviews. |
| 2013 | Denzel Washington was nominated for the Best Actor award for his performance in 'Flight'. |
| 2012 | Denzel Washington starred in Flight, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic airline pilot. |
| 2011 | Washington donated US$2 million to Fordham University for an endowed chair in the theater department and to establish a theater-specific scholarship. |
| May 16 2011 | Received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. |
| May 16 2011 | Washington received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. |
| 2010 | His daughter Katia graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts. |
| June 13 2010 | Denzel Washington won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Troy Maxson in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's Fences. |
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