Head to headDenzel Washington against Jeffrey Wright Both careers by IMDb ratingDenzel WashingtonJeffrey Wright
Tale of the tape as an actor
Denzel Washington vs Jeffrey Wright
Denzel Washington averages 6.83 across 52 rated films as an actor, ahead of Jeffrey Wright at 6.52.
- 52
- Films acted
- 45 (38 rated)
- ◀6.83
- Average
- 6.52
- ◀6.88
- Weighted
- 6.57
- Training Day 7.8
- Best film
- Casino Royale 8.0▶
- ◀7.52, 1999 to 2002
- Peak five
- 7.06, 2021 to 2023
- ◀5 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- 6.42 (−0.41)
- Current form
- 6.40 (−0.12)▶
- ◀8.07M
- IMDb votes
- 5.34M
- 1981 to 2025
- Career
- 1996 to 2025
- ◀2 wins, 10 noms
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom
Rows won
6 to 2
Denzel Washington ahead
Films together
2
averaging 6.05
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Manchurian Candidate | 2004 | 6.6 | as Ben Marco | as Al Melvin |
 Highest 2 Lowest | 2025 | 5.5 | as David King | as Paul Christopher |