Denzel Washington

“Acclaimed international cinema icon celebrated for roles in The Equalizer, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Flight, Inside Man.”

Born · Age December 28, 1954 · 71 y/o

Birthplace Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Notable Works The Equalizer, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Flight, Inside Man

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide. After training at the American Conservatory Theater, Washington began his career in theatre, acting in Off-Broadway performances. 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). Washington won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for playing an American Civil War soldier in the war drama Glory (1989) and for Best Actor for playing a corrupt police officer in the crime thriller Training Day (2001). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles 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). Washington has starred in other notable films, including The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia (both 1993); Crimson Tide, Devil in a Blue Dress (both 1995); He Got Game (1998); Remember the Titans (2000); Man on Fire (2004); Déjà Vu, Inside Man (both 2006); American Gangster (2007); Unstoppable, The Book of Eli (both 2010); The Equalizer trilogy (2014–2023), Gladiator II (2024), and Highest 2 Lowest (2025). Washington has also directed the films Antwone Fisher (2002), The Great Debaters (2007), Fences (2016), and A Journal for Jordan (2021). On stage, he has acted in The Public Theater productions of Coriolanus (1979) and The Tragedy of Richard III (1990). 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) and Othello (2025), Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun (2014), and Eugene O'Neill's play The Iceman Cometh (2018).

Denzel Washington là nam diễn viên điện ảnh hàng đầu thế giới tại Mount Vernon, New York, USA sinh ngày 1954-12-28. Trong suốt sự nghiệp nghệ thuật đỉnh cao, Denzel Washington đã chinh phục hàng triệu khán giả toàn cầu qua các tác phẩm xuất chúng như The Equalizer, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Flight, Inside Man. Với tài năng diễn xuất biến hóa và phong thái nghệ thuật lôi cuốn, Denzel Washington được vinh danh qua nhiều giải thưởng điện ảnh danh giá và luôn nằm trong top những biểu tượng màn ảnh có sức ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ nhất.

Denzel Washington est un acteur et réalisateur américain né le 28 décembre 1954 à Mount Vernon (État de New York). Connu pour ses films engagés comme Malcolm X, Hurricane Carter, Flight, Le Plus beau des Combats, The Great Debathers ou encore Philadelphia, il est le deuxième Afro-Américain, après Sidney Poitier, à avoir remporté l'Oscar du meilleur acteur, pour son rôle de policier ripoux dans le thriller Training Day. Il a également reçu l'Oscar du Meilleur Acteur dans un Second Rôle pour Glory, ainsi que le Cecil B DeMille Awards pour l'ensemble de sa carrière en 2016. Il a reçu au total pas moins de 7 nominations aux Oscars dont 2 remportés, 8 nominations aux Golden Globes dont 2 remportés, ainsi que 26 nominations aux Images Awards et 16 remportés. Il a également reçu un Tony Awards en 2010. Il est reconnu par ses pairs comme l'un des plus grands acteurs de l'histoire du cinéma, et comme une figure essentielle du monde afro-américain du 21e siècle.

Actor y director de cine estadounidense, ganador de tres Globos de Oro, un Premio del Sindicato de Actores, un premio Tony y dos premios Óscar; estos por las cintas Glory como mejor actor de reparto en 1989, y por Día de entrenamiento como mejor actor principal en 2001. Ha recibido el reconocimiento de la crítica especializada a lo largo de su carrera desde su debut en 1977, encarnando en muchas ocasiones personajes de la vida real. Algunos de ellos han sido: el activista sudafricano Steve Biko en Grito de libertad de 1987, el defensor de los derechos humanos Malcolm X en Malcolm X de 1992, el boxeador canadiense Rubin Carter en The Hurricane de 1999, el entrenador de fútbol americano Herman Boone en Remember the Titans de 2000, el poeta modernista Melvin B. Tolson en Grandes debates de 2007, y el narcotraficante Frank Lucas en American Gangster de 2007, entre otros. Ha colaborado frecuentemente con el productor estadounidense Jerry Bruckheimer y ha trabajado en numerosas ocasiones con los directores Spike Lee, Antoine Fuqua y Tony Scott. En 2016 fue homenajeado por la Asociación de la Prensa Extranjera de Hollywood con el Premio Cecil B. DeMille durante la septuagésima tercera -73°- ceremonia de entrega de los Globo de Oro. En 2002, Washington realizó su debut como director cinematográfico con la cinta biográfica Antwone Fisher: el triunfo del espíritu. Su segunda cinta, Grandes debates, fue estrenada en 2007. Su trabajo más reciente como director, Fences, fue estrenado el 16 de diciembre de 2016, le originó su séptima candidatura al Óscar como mejor actor principal.

丹素·華盛頓（Denzel Washington），1954 年 12 月 28 日出生於美國紐約州弗農山，美國演員、導演、製片人。 1977 年，參演個人首部電影《Wilma》。1982 年，由其參演的電視劇《波城杏話第一季》播出。1987 年，憑藉傳記電影《哭喊自由》入圍第 60 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男配角獎。1989 年，憑藉戰爭電影《光榮》獲得第 62 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男配角獎。1992 年，憑藉政治題材電影《馬爾科姆·艾克斯》入圍第 50 屆第 65 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角獎。1995 年，由其主演的驚悚電影《紅潮風暴》上映，他憑藉該片入圍第 5 屆 MTV 電影獎最佳男演員獎。 2000 年，憑藉動作電影《黑罪風雲》上映獲得第 57 屆美國金球獎劇情類最佳男主角獎。2002 年，憑藉動作犯罪電影《邊緣特訓》獲得第 74 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角獎，是繼西德尼·波蒂埃後第二位獲此殊榮的黑人演員。2007 年，憑藉犯罪電影《犯罪帝國》入圍第 65 屆美國金球獎劇情類最佳男主角獎。2010 年，因主演舞台劇《圍欄》而獲得第 64 屆託尼獎戲劇類最佳男主角獎。2012 年，主演犯罪電影《機密真相》，他憑藉該片入圍第 70 屆美國金球獎劇情類最佳男主角獎、第 85 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角獎。2016 年，執導及主演的運動題材電影《藩籬》在北美上映，該片入圍第 89 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳影片獎，其個人憑藉該片入圍第 89 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角獎。2019 年，主演劇情電影《馬克白》。 2012 年 - 2021 年，先後提名第 85 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角、第 89 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角、第 94 屆奧斯卡金像獎最佳男主角。2023 年，憑藉《伸冤人》中表現提名第 4 屆美國評論家選擇超級獎動作片最佳男主角。2024 年，製片的電影《鋼琴課》上映。2025 年，丹素·華盛頓主演的百老匯新版戲劇《奧賽羅》將於 3 月 23 日正式開演。在影視表演方面的優異表現，使丹素·華盛頓在 2016 年獲得了第 73 屆美國電影電視金球獎終身成就獎；2022 年獲得美國總統自由勳章。

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the best movies of Denzel Washington?

Denzel Washington is widely acclaimed for performances in The Equalizer, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Flight, Inside Man.

Where was Denzel Washington born?

Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, New York, USA.

When was Denzel Washington born?

Denzel Washington was born on 1954-12-28.

Những bộ phim nổi tiếng nhất của Denzel Washington là gì?

Denzel Washington ghi dấu ấn sâu đậm qua các siêu phẩm điện ảnh như The Equalizer, The Book of Eli, Training Day, Flight, Inside Man.

Denzel Washington sinh ra ở đâu?

Denzel Washington sinh ra tại Mount Vernon, New York, USA.

Denzel Washington sinh năm bao nhiêu?

Denzel Washington sinh ngày 1954-12-28.

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