Denzel Whitaker
Denzel Whitaker | |
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![]() Whitaker at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | Denzel Dominique Whitaker June 15, 1990 Torrance, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Denzel Dominique Whitaker (born June 15, 1990) is an American actor.
His notable film appearances include The Great Debaters, Training Day and Black Panther, as well as TV shows ER, Brothers & Sisters and The War at Home.
He was a regular cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That. He was in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Dadnapped. He also appeared on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. He also appeared in the 2010 Wes Craven horror film My Soul To Take as a blind 16-year-old named Jerome. He appeared in the 2011 film Abduction, in season 3 of The Boondocks as character Sgt. Gutte, and on Black Dynamite: The Animated Series as Donald The Accountant.
He has also worked as an assistant voice director for the 2010 film Freaknik: The Musical.
Personal life[]
Whitaker was born in Torrance, California, the son of Younalanda and Dale Whitaker.[1][2]
He was named after actor Denzel Washington. He disputed this fact 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.[3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Training Day | Dimitri | |
2006 | The Ant Bully | Albert | Voice role |
2007 | The Great Debaters | James Farmer Jr. | NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor |
2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Daryl | |
2010 | My Soul to Take | Jerome | |
2011 | Abduction | Gilly | |
Warrior | Stephon | ||
2015 | Noah Riley | ||
2016 | Submerged | Eddie | |
2018 | Black Panther | Young Zuri | |
2019 | U Shoot Videos? | Moji | Short Film |
2020 | Cut Throat City | Andre | |
2020 | No Escape | Thomas | |
2021 | 5150 | Director & writer[4] | Short Film |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | One on One | Young Duane | Episode: "You Don't Have to Go Home..." |
2004–2005 | All That | Denzel | 6 episodes |
2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Jake / Kid (voice) | Episode: "Camp Comeoniwannascareya" |
All That: 10th Anniversary Reunion Special | Denzel | Television special | |
SpongeBob SquarePants | Background Fish Character (voice) |
Uncredited | |
ER | Hassan | Episode: "Wake Up" | |
2006 | The War at Home | Jeff | 2 episodes |
Teachers | Martin Sanders | Episode: "Schoolympics" | |
2007 | Handy Manny | Kyle (voice) |
Episode: "Join the Club" |
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Trent | Episode: "Back in the Game" | |
2009 | House Rules | Peter Chiba | Television film |
Dadnapped | Sheldon | ||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Frankie Kirkland | Episode: "No Way Out" | |
Brothers & Sisters | Carter | 3 episodes | |
2010 | R U There? | Max | Television film |
Freaknik: The Musical | Fruit Bowl Boys Member (voice) | ||
The Boondocks | Sgt. Gutter (voice) | Episode: "Bitches to Rags" | |
2012 | Black Dynamite | Donald the Accountant (voice) | Episode: "Taxes and Death or Get Him to the Sunset Strip" |
Rizzoli & Isles | Trevor | Episode: "Virtual Love" | |
2013 | Monday Mornings | Nick Villanueva | Episode: "Communion" |
Legit | Clay | 2 episodes | |
2015 | Blue Bloods | Curtis Turner | |
2019 | The Purge | Darren Moore | 7 episodes |
References[]
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- Actors from Torrance, California
- African-American male actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Voice directors
- American film actor, 1990s birth stubs
- American television actor, 1990s birth stubs