American actor, director, and producer, two-time Academy Award winner across acting categories and one of the foremost dramatic leads of his generation.
Background
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Washington studied journalism and drama at Fordham University and then at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Career
He broke through as Dr. Phillip Chandler on “St. Elsewhere” and then on film as Steve Biko in “Cry Freedom” and Private Trip in “Glory.” Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” earned him a second Best Actor nomination. He won Best Actor for “Training Day” and directed “Antwone Fisher,” “The Great Debaters,” and “Fences.”
Style
Washington pairs commanding physical presence with controlled vocal authority, and has worked repeatedly with Spike Lee, Tony Scott, Antoine Fuqua, and the Coen brothers.
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