Denzel Whitaker
Born: 1990-06-15 in Torrance, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
2025
2024
- Brand New as Antoine
- The Private Eye as Bradley
- Too Many Christmases as Jerome
2023
2022
2021
- 5150 ... (Writer)
2020
- Follow Me as Thomas
- Cut Throat City as Andre
- Alieu the Dreamer as Alieu
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Will "The Machine" as Joe
- U Shoot Videos? as Moji
2018
- The Rookie as Messenger
- Black Panther as James / Young Zuri
- The Purge as Darren Moore
- Jump ... (Producer)
2017
- Do I Say I Do? as Connor
- Brothers Blood as Shawn
2016
- Submerged as Eddie
2015
- Back to School Mom as Noah Riley
2014
- Criminal ... (Screenplay)
2013
- Legit as Clay
- Monday Mornings as Nick Villanueva
- They Die by Dawn as Paul Dunbar
2010
- Blue Bloods as Curtis Turner
- Rizzoli & Isles as Trevor
- My Soul to Take as Jerome
2009
- Dadnapped as Sheldon
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans as Daryl
2007
- The Great Debaters as James Farmer Jr.
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Carter
- The Ant Bully as Albert (voice)
- Teachers
2005
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Trent
- The War at Home as Jeff
2002
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Jake / Kid (voice)
2001
- One on One as Young Duane
- Training Day as Dimitri
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frankie Kirkland