Born: Tuesday, December 28, 1954
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Biography:
Denzel Hayes Washington Mason, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. 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, Malcolm X, Rubin Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone.
Washington has been awarded two Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award and two 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 roles in the films Glory and Training Day, subsequently.
Unstoppable
Denzel Washington stars in the new action movie where two locomotive operators who team up to stop a runaway train filled with explosives.