Denzel Whitaker

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Denzel Whitaker at Comic-Con in San Diego in July 2018

Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990 in Torrance , California ) is an American actor .

life and career

Denzel Whitaker was born in Torrance, in the Los Angeles area , to Younalanda and Dale Whitaker. He attended high school on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. His parents chose his first name based on the US film actor Denzel Washington .

Whitaker made his acting debut in 2001 as Dimitri in Training Day . From 2004 to 2005 he appeared recurrently in the Sketch - Comedy -Show All That radio station Nickelodeon on. In 2007 he took on the role of James Farmer Jr. in The Great Debaters . After Training Day, this meant a renewed collaboration with Denzel Washington, who, in addition to the lead role, also took over the direction. Whitaker received a lot of critical praise for his performance and was honored with a NAACP Image Awards in the category Best Supporting Actor. In 2009 he took on the role of Sheldon in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Abduction of My Father .

In addition to his film appearances, Whitaker can also be seen regularly in guest roles on US television, for example in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , Family Quarrel de Luxe , Teachers. , Hotel Zack & Cody , CSI: Vegas , Brothers & Sisters , The Boondocks , Rizzoli & Isles , Monday Mornings , Legit or Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York .

Whitaker also made other film appearances with Bad Lieutenant - Cop without a conscience by Werner Herzog , My Soul to Take , in which he portrayed a blind teenager with multiple souls, Breathless - Dangerous Truth , Warrior or in the Marvel film Black Panther . In the latter, he portrayed the role of Zuri played by Forest Whitaker in a retrospect. Due to his surname, he is not infrequently mistaken for the son of Whitaker. In 2019 he took on the role of Darren Moore in the series The Purge .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

NAACP Image Award

Young Artist Award

  • 2008 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for The Great Debaters

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PENHI student graces the big screen in 'The Great Debaters' .
  2. ^ "Denzel Whitaker: A Debater's Destiny" , in Essence.com
  3. ^ A Talk With Denzel Whitaker. December 28, 2007, accessed July 12, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Whitaker, Denzel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Whitaker, Denzel Dominique (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Torrance , California , United States