Denzel Washington's career is mostly a model of consistency. Once he officially broke through with his Academy Award-nominated performance as South African activist Steve Biko in "Cry Freedom," he ...

Washington’s journey through Hollywood’s highest honors began in 1987, when his portrayal of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom earned him his first Academy Award nomination.

That's exactly what Denzel Washington did. Having received his first Oscar nomination for playing South African activist ...

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28 ... including for his portrayals of real-life figures, such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas ...