Acting
Denzel Washington
- Titles
- 94movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1977 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 58top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Tragedy of Macbeth80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Tension7.4average 6.0
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Violence5.6average 4.2
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.4
- Adrenaline6.0average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor0.7, average 2.0
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Character Study 7
- Psychological Tension 6
- Social Justice 6
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Biographical Drama 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- High-Octane Action 4
- Mystery 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Intense Suspense 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Harry Gregson-WilliamsComposerThe Equalizer, Gladiator II, The Equalizer 2, Man on Fire, Unstoppable, +2 more
Antoine FuquaDirectorThe Equalizer, The Equalizer 3, Training Day, The Equalizer 2, The Magnificent Seven, +1 more
Spike LeeActorHighest 2 Lowest, He Got Game, Inside Man, Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X
Tony ScottDirectorMan on Fire, Crimson Tide, Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Déjà Vu- CConrad Buff IVEditorThe Equalizer 3, Training Day, The Equalizer 2, Antwone Fisher, Untitled Hannibal Film
Richard WenkWriterThe Equalizer, The Equalizer 3, The Equalizer 2, The Magnificent Seven
James HornerComposerThe Magnificent Seven, The Pelican Brief, Glory, Courage Under Fire
Chris LebenzonEditorCrimson Tide, Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Déjà Vu
Barry Alexander BrownEditorHighest 2 Lowest, He Got Game, Inside Man, Malcolm X
Ethan SupleeActorRemember the Titans, Unstoppable, John Q
Kimberly EliseActorJohn Q, The Manchurian Candidate, The Great Debaters
James GandolfiniActorCrimson Tide, Fallen, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movies and TV shows
74Upcoming
1 title
as Hannibal the Great
2020s
9 titles · average score 66
as David King
as Macrinus
Producer
as Robert McCall
Thanks
as Joe 'Deke' Deacon
as Macbeth
Director, Producer
2010s
11 titles · average score 66
as Robert McCall
as Roman J. Israel
as John Coltrane (voice)
as Sam Chisolm
as Troy Maxson
as Robert McCall
as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
as Whip Whitaker
as Tobin Frost
as Eli
as Frank Barnes
2000s
13 titles · average score 68
as Walter Garber
as Frank Lucas
as Melvin B. Tolson
as Keith Frazier
as Doug Carlin
as John W. Creasy
as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
as Matt Lee Whitlock
as John Quincy Archibald
as Dr. Jerome Davenport
as Alonzo
as Coach Herman Boone
1990s
25 titles · average score 64
as Lincoln Rhyme
as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
as John Hobbes
as Jake Shuttlesworth
as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
as Dudley
as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
as Gray Grantham
as Joe Miller
as Malcolm X
as Bleek Gilliam
1980s
11 titles · average score 64
as Pvt. Trip
as Xavier Quinn
as George McKenna
as Reuben
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
as Steve Biko
as Arnold Billings
as Martin Sawyer
as Private First Class Peterson
TV show · as Philip Chandler
as Roger Porter
1970s
4 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Kirk
as Kirk
as Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
as Robert Eldridge, age 18