Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Whitaker

Born: June 15, 1990
in Torrance, California, USA
Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor, playing key roles in the films The Great Debaters and Training Day, as well as TV shows ER, Brothers & Sisters and The War At Home. He later went on to be a featured cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That. He was also in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped. He also appeared on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as a player on Zack and Cody's basketball team, and in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

Whitaker was born in Torrance, California, the son of Younalanda and Dale Whitaker. He was named after Denzel Washington, a fact he disputed on The Oprah Winfrey Show while promoting the movie The Great Debaters, only to learn later from his father that, in fact, Washington was his namesake.

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The Private Eye
Title: The Private Eye
Character: Bradley
Released: February 1, 2024
Type: Movie
Private investigator Mort Madison's life begins spiraling downward when a beguiling, slightly familiar woman hires him for his most unusual case.
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The D3v1ce: Intellectual Property
Title: The D3v1ce: Intellectual Property
Character: Darren
Released: September 11, 2023
Type: Movie
A young Black inventor negotiates the terms of a deal for the rights to his revolutionary brain scanner.
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Title: The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Character: Kango
Released: June 9, 2023
Type: Movie
Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Title: Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass’ long and celebrated life, while famed scholars provide context for the speeches, and remind us that Frederick Douglass’ words about racial injustice still resonate deeply today.
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Alieu the Dreamer
Title: Alieu the Dreamer
Character: Alieu
Released: October 22, 2020
Type: Movie
In a world where mankind hasn't dreamed for three decades, a driven government agent finds a young man living in the projects who has suddenly started dreaming.
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Cut Throat City
Title: Cut Throat City
Character: Andre
Released: July 31, 2020
Type: Movie
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.
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Follow Me
Title: Follow Me
Character: Thomas
Released: July 3, 2020
Type: Movie
A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful vlog. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, they enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger. When the lines between real life and social media are blurred, the group must fight to escape, and survive.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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U Shoot Videos?
Title: U Shoot Videos?
Character: Moji
Released: August 16, 2019
Type: Movie
Moji, a young filmmaker in Kansas City, shoots low budget music videos for a living. He has talent and wants to take his career to the next level, but the leap forward is difficult... and at times dangerous.
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Will
Title: Will "The Machine"
Character: Joe
Released: April 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Will Vaughn's obsessive discipline has made him the top high school football recruit in the country. But when a new kid in town effortlessly beats him in a race, Will must choose between making a friend or crushing his competition.
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Title: The Purge
Character: Darren Moore
Released: September 4, 2018
Type: TV
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.
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Black Panther
Title: Black Panther
Character: James / Young Zuri
Released: February 13, 2018
Type: Movie
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
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Do I Say I Do?
Title: Do I Say I Do?
Character: Connor
Released: October 24, 2017
Type: Movie
An author is forced to work with her ex-boyfriend, who is also her editor.
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Submerged
Title: Submerged
Character: Eddie
Released: February 12, 2016
Type: Movie
A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.
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Back to School Mom
Title: Back to School Mom
Character: Noah Riley
Released: February 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Mary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but at age 41 she decides to go back to college and finish her degree so that, for once, she can finally finish something she started. Back at her old university, she becomes close friends with her popular and charming "peer tutor" -- only to learn that he is actually the son she gave up 20 years earlier.
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They Die by Dawn
Title: They Die by Dawn
Character: Paul Dunbar
Released: September 20, 2013
Type: Movie
Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.
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Title: Monday Mornings
Character: Nick Villanueva
Released: February 4, 2013
Type: TV
Monday Mornings was an American medical drama television series that ran on TNT from February 4 to April 8, 2013 and aired Mondays after Dallas. It is based on a novel of the same name by Sanjay Gupta. In May 2012, TNT placed a ten-episode order for the series. On May 10, 2013, Monday Mornings was canceled by TNT.
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Title: Legit
Character: Clay
Released: January 17, 2013
Type: TV
Jim Jefferies, an edgy, foul-mouthed stand-up comedian from Australia, in his mid-30s and living in LA, is endeavoring to make his life and career more “legit,” only to find it a difficult, uncomfortable uphill struggle every step of the way. Jim is encouraged in his quest by Steve, his neurotic best friend and roommate, a cyber-law library salesman who struggles to stay on his feet in the wake of a divorce, and Steve’s brother Billy, who suffers from advanced staged Muscular Dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair.
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Abduction
Title: Abduction
Character: Gilly
Released: September 22, 2011
Type: Movie
For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.
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Warrior
Title: Warrior
Character: Stephon
Released: September 9, 2011
Type: Movie
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
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My Soul to Take
Title: My Soul to Take
Character: Jerome
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.
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Title: Blue Bloods
Character: Curtis Turner
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: TV
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
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Title: Rizzoli & Isles
Character: Trevor
Released: July 12, 2010
Type: TV
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases.
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Title: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Character: Daryl
Released: September 11, 2009
Type: Movie
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who recieves a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
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Dadnapped
Title: Dadnapped
Character: Sheldon
Released: February 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Melissa has a bad case of sibling rivalry, only her competition is a fictional character in her father's best-selling novel about a teenage super spy. When her father is "dadnapped" by a group of overzealous fans, it's up to Melissa to help him by tapping her inner superhero.
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The Great Debaters
Title: The Great Debaters
Character: James Farmer Jr.
Released: December 25, 2007
Type: Movie
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
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Title: Brothers and Sisters
Character: Carter
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
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The Ant Bully
Title: The Ant Bully
Character: Albert (voice)
Released: July 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.
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Title: Teachers
Released: March 28, 2006
Type: TV
Teachers is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006. Loosely based upon a UK series of the same name, it was developed by Matt Tarses, co-executive producer of the medical comedy Scrubs.
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Title: The War at Home
Character: Jeff
Released: September 11, 2005
Type: TV
When Dave and Vicky were growing up, their parents had it easy. Back then, there were no “time-outs,” no one had any “boundaries,” and “parenting” wasn’t even a word. Parents had no idea what their kids were really up to and ignorance truly was bliss. Now Dave and Vicky have teenagers of their own, and anything their kids might even think about doing, Dave and Vicky have already done… at least twice.
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Title: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Character: Trent
Released: March 18, 2005
Type: TV
Meet Zack and Cody, 11 year-old identical twins and the newest residents of Boston's swanky Tipton Hotel. Living in a suite with their mom Carey, the boys treat the Tipton like their own personal playground.
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Title: What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Character: Jake / Kid (voice)
Released: September 14, 2002
Type: TV
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang are launched into the 21st century, with new mysteries to solve.
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Training Day
Title: Training Day
Character: Dimitri
Released: October 5, 2001
Type: Movie
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Title: One on One
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: TV
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him.
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Title: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character: Frankie Kirkland
Released: October 6, 2000
Type: TV
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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Title: ER
Character: Hassan
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Title: All That
Character: Various
Released: April 16, 1994
Type: TV
The new kids of comedy bring the funny as All That, America’s #1 kid’s sketch comedy show, returns with a new cast and a few familiar faces. From Executive Producers Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.