A Recap on Denzel Washington's Most Iconic Roles
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Superstar Denzel Washington has spent decades as one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men, starring in dozens of films that have earned numerous awards, and raked in billions of box office dollars. In the latest action thriller, THE EQUALIZER, out on September 26th, Denzel Washington’s newest iconic role has him playing a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life.
But when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Take a look at some of Denzel Washington’s most iconic roles, and don’t forget to check out THE EQUALIZER on September 26th!
Cry Freedom (1987): Denzel Washington received his first Academy Award nomination for the tale of South African journalist Donald Woods attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko.
Glory (1989): Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates, as Denzel Washington wins his first Academy Award.
Malcolm X (1992) : Another Academy Award nomination for Denzel Washington in this biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader.
Crimson Tide (1995): On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Courage Under Fire (1996): A US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander’s worthiness for the Medal of Honor.
The Hurricane (1999): The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Denzel received his fourth Academy Award nomination for his role.
Training Day (2001): Denzel Washington received his fifth career nomination, and won his second Academy Award for his iconic role as a rogue LAPD narcotics detectives over a 24-hour period in the gang neighborhoods of North West and South Central Los Angeles.
American Gangster (2007): Denzel Washington plays career criminal Frank Lucas in this biographical crime drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott.
Flight (2012): For his sixth (and counting!) Academy Award nomination, Denzel plays Whip Whitaker, an airline pilot who miraculously crash lands his plane after it suffers an in-flight mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board.