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