News culture This actor is truly a pillar of Hollywood! He's brilliant in Gladiator 2 and hasn't had to audition for a role in… 35 years!
Published on 11/22/2024 at 09:30
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This actor is so renowned for his talent that he hasn't had an audition in 35 years. And it's almost normal: this Hollywood pillar has nearly fifty years of career in this industry. Whether through his roles as a cop or his characters from Roman times, you know him, for sure.
The actor who impresses others
Headlining the trilogy The Equalizer, Denzel Washington is the epitome of a thriller hero. Often chosen for roles of this genre, he performs well when he plays characters with a calm, thoughtful, sensitive and philanthropic temperament. In an interview broadcast at the 2019 AFI Awards, the actor explains that he became aware of his gift when he was an educational facilitator in a campsite, a period when he organized shows with children.
Denzel Washington does not only impress the public, his performances are particularly noticed by his colleagues. In this sense, Jenna Ortega admitted that “Man on Fire”, a film in which he stars, had “changed the entire course of his existence”. Paul Mescal (Gladiator 2), he expresses having been impressed by the actor on the set of Gladiator 2. Obviously, the artist did not only make good choices, he also admits to having made the mistake of his career: refusing the role of David Mills, for the feature film Sevena character attributed to Brad Pitt. Denzel Washington still has 6 awards, including 2 Golden Globes (for Glory et The Hurricane). He even won an Oscar in 1992 for Malcolm X against Al Pacino, Robert Downey Jr and Stephen Rea.
A luxury for an actor
Some acting professionals confirm this: castings and auditions are not the most fun parts of their job. Jake Gyllenhaal, who has most recently been involved in Strange World et Ambulance (2022), had also recounted his catastrophic experience on The Tonight Show, while he was casting for the role of Frodo. For his part, Denzel Washington tells in the BBC Podcast :
No one has asked me to audition in 35 years.
To the question “Do you miss it”, Denzel Washington clearly answers “no”. It would then seem that the last directors who called on him had complete confidence in his abilities, this is the case of Ridley Scott who chose him to play Macrinus in his second opus. Gladiator. This year, Denzel Washington will celebrate his 70th birthday. Having played for more than 50 years of his life, he is now thinking about retirement.
