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Denzel Washington (born 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Although his first major role was in the classic [[Ensemble Cast]] [[Medical Drama]], ''[[St Elsewhere]]'', he has garnered much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko (''[[Cry Freedom]]''), [[Malcolm X]], Rubin Carter (''The Hurricane''), Melvin B. Tolson (''The Great Debaters''), Frank Lucas (''[[American Gangster (Film)|American Gangster]]'') and Herman Boone (''[[Remember the Titans]]''). In case you're wondering, he's been approached to play [[Martin Luther King]], but he's declined for fear of the [[Typecasting]] that kind of role would create.

Washington has been awarded three Golden Globe awards and two [[Academy Award|Academy Awards]] for his work. He is notable as the second African American man (after Sidney Poitier) to win the [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor, which he received for his role in the 2001 film ''[[Training Day]].'' Recently starred in the 2006 thriller ''[[DejaDéjà Vu (Filmfilm)|Deja Vu]]'' the 2009 remake of ''[[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'', and the 2010 post-apocalyptic action film ''[[The Book of Eli]]''. He also played Joe Miller in ''[[Philadelphia (Filmfilm)|Philadelphia]]'', which was the second big-budget Hollywood film to present AIDS, homophobia, and gays in a realistic and thoughtful light.

For his 2012 film ''Safe House'', he allowed himself to be [[Method Acting|water-boarded for real]] to [[Doing It for Thethe Art|make the performance more realistic]]