Denzel Washington Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Denzel Washington been in? This complete Denzel Washington filmography lists 62 credited roles (58 films, 4 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

Denzel Washington movies in order

• Carbon Copy (1981) as Roger Porter
• A Soldier's Story (1984) as Private First Class Peterson
• Power (1986) as Arnold Billings
• License to Kill (1986) as Martin Sawyer
• Cry Freedom (1987) as Steve Biko
• For Queen & Country (1988) as Reuben
• The George McKenna Story (1988) as George McKenna
• The Mighty Quinn (1989) as Xavier Quinn
• Glory (1989) as Pvt. Trip
• Heart Condition (1990) as Napoleon Stone
• Mo' Better Blues (1990) as Bleek Gilliam
• Mississippi Masala (1991) as Demetrius Williams
• Ricochet (1991) as Nick Styles
• Malcolm X (1992) as Malcolm X
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Don Pedro
• The Pelican Brief (1993) as Gray Grantham
• Philadelphia (1993) as Joe Miller
• Crimson Tide (1995) as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
• Virtuosity (1995) as Parker Barnes
• Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) as Easy Rawlins
• Courage Under Fire (1996) as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
• The Preacher's Wife (1996) as Dudley
• Fallen (1998) as John Hobbes
• He Got Game (1998) as Jake Shuttlesworth
• The Siege (1998) as Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard
• The Hurricane (1999) as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
• The Bone Collector (1999) as Lincoln Rhyme
• Remember the Titans (2000) as Coach Herman Boone
• Training Day (2001) as Alonzo
• John Q (2002) as John Quincy Archibald
• Antwone Fisher (2002) as Dr. Jerome Davenport
• Out of Time (2003) as Matt Lee Whitlock
• Man on Fire (2004) as John W. Creasy
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
• Inside Man (2006) as Keith Frazier
• Déjà Vu (2006) as Doug Carlin
• American Gangster (2007) as Frank Lucas
• The Great Debaters (2007) as Melvin B. Tolson
• The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) as Walter Garber
• The Book of Eli (2010) as Eli
• Unstoppable (2010) as Frank Barnes
• Safe House (2012) as Tobin Frost
• Flight (2012) as Whip Whitaker
• 2 Guns (2013) as Robert 'Bobby' Trench
• The Equalizer (2014) as Robert McCall
• The Magnificent Seven (2016) as Sam Chisolm
• Fences (2016) as Troy Maxson
• Chasing Trane (2017) as John Coltrane (voice)
• Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) as Roman J. Israel
• The Equalizer 2 (2018) as Robert McCall
• Giving Voice (2020) as Self
• Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self (archive footage)
• The Little Things (2021) as Joe 'Deke' Deacon
• The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as Macbeth
• Sidney (2022) as Self
• The Equalizer 3 (2023) as Robert McCall
• Gladiator II (2024) as Macrinus
• Highest 2 Lowest (2025) as David King

Denzel Washington TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Great Performances (1971) as Self
• St. Elsewhere (1982) as Philip Chandler
• American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)

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