Ranking The 30 Best Actors of All-Time

24. Denzel Washington

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Of all A-list stars, Denzel Washington’s career may be the most enviable. Although he is a well-established on-screen persona, its mutable enough to allow him to move from R-rated actions films (The Book of Eli), serious dramas (Philadelphia), to passion projects with frequent collaborators (Spike Lee). Ever since his theatrical debut (early ’80s), the actor has given some of the most incredible performances of our time across more than three decades. This two-time Oscar winner (Training Day, Glory) has carved a space for himself as one of America’s most bankable stars. Intelligent, commanding, charming, and quietly cool but still capable of conveying passion rage, Washington is a movie star in the classical sense.