Denzel Whitaker

Best known for his role in 2007 feature film “The Great Debaters” where he starred opposite his name sake Denzel Washington, DENZEL WHITAKER started acting seven years ago when he began grabbing the spotlight by landing several national commercials.

His first feature film was a small role in the film “Training Day.” He followed that with guest star appearances on such shows as “One on One,” “All That,” “ER” and “CSI.” In 2009, Denzel was cast in the ABC pilot “House Rules” as a series regular and also began recurring on the critically acclaimed ABC series “Brothers and Sisters.” In 2010, he had an ensemble lead role in the Wes Craven thriller “My Soul To Take.”

A native of California, Whitaker enjoys writing screenplays, playing basketball, golf, hip-hop dancing, digital animation and independent filmmaking. He is also a techno geek and loves anything that has to do with technology and gadgets. Denzel also enjoys working on cars in his spare time.

Taking notes from the teachings of his mentors (and unrelated namesakes) Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker, he aspires to be an actor and a director who will simply entertain.

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