Best Denzel Washington Performances Ranked From Macbeth to Glory

Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of any generation. His charisma and intensity have translated into some powerful dramatic roles, and he’s proven himself to be incredibly versatile over the years. Few other great movie stars can swing from wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland (Book of Eli) to a 1940s gumshoe (Devil in a Blue Dress) to a real-life Harlem crime boss (American Gangster), but Washington hardly seems to break a sweat.