Glory
Portrays Private Trip in Glory, a Civil War drama about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Denzel Washington Biography and Timeline
Follow Denzel Washington through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.
Denzel Washington, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1989–2016Years on this page
1989
1990
Academy Award
Receives the supporting-actor Oscar for Glory, marking his first Academy Award victory.
1992
Malcolm X
Stars as Malcolm X in Spike Lee's biographical film about the activist and political leader.
2001
Training Day
Plays corrupt narcotics officer Alonzo Harris in Training Day.
2002
Academy Award
Training Day brings Washington the Academy Award for Best Actor.
2010
Toby Award Fences Actor
Denzel Washington won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying Troy Maxson in the Broadway revival of Fences.
2016
Fences
Directs and stars in Fences, adapting August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Records, sources and methodology
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