Bio
Viola Davis
Viola Davis, currently appearing in the revival of August Wilson’s “Fences,” won
Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in August
Wilson's “King Hedley II.” She was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe,
SAG and Critics Choice Awards and won the National Board of Review Award for Best
Breakthrough Performance for her role in “Doubt.”
She has appeared on Broadway in
August Wilson's “Seven Guitars” (Tony, Drama Desk nominations, Outer Critics Circle,
Theatre World Awards), at the Roundabout in “Intimate Apparel” (Drama Desk, Drama
League, Obie, Audelco Awards) at the Public in “Everybody's Ruby” (Obie, Drama Desk
Award, Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Featured Actress), “Pericles” and “As You
Like It” and Off-Broadway in “God's Heart.”
Her film credits include “Law Abiding
Citizen,” “State of Play,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “Disturbia,” “The Architect,” “Get Rich
or Die Trying,” “Out of Sight,” “Solaris,” “Traffic” and “Antwone Fisher” (Independent
Spirit Award nomination). Upcoming films include “Eat, Pray, Love,” “Trust”
and “Knight & Day.” She has also appeared on the small screen in "The United States of
Tara," "Stone Cold," "The Andromeda Strain," "Traveler," "Law & Order: SVU," "Law
& Order: Criminal Intent," "Without a Trace," "Amy and Isabelle," "Life is Not a
Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story," "Century City" and "City of Angels." She
presently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Julius Tennon.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington returns to Broadway for the first time in the revival of
August Wilson’s “Fences” since starring in “Julius Caesar” in 2005. He made his
Broadway debut in 1988 in “Checkmates.” His other theatre credits include “Richard
III,” “The Mighty Gents,” “Ceremonies in Dark Old Men,” “When the Chickens
Come Home to Roost” and “A Soldier’s Play,” for which we won an Obie Award.
He is a two-time Academy Award winner for his performances in “Training
Day” and “Glory” and received Oscar nominations for his performances in “The
Hurricane,” “Malcolm X” and “Cry Freedom.” His other films include “The
Book of Eli,” “The Taking of Pelham 123,” “Inside Man,” “Déjà Vu,” “American
Gangster,” “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Out of Time,” “Man on Fire,” “John
Q,” “Remember the Titans,” “The Bone Collector,” “Fallen,” “He Got Game,” “The
Siege,” “Courage Under Fire,” “Crimson Tide,” “Devil in a Blue Dress,” “Much Ado
About Nothing,” “Philadelphia,” “The Pelican Brief,” “A Soldier’s Story” and “The
Great Debaters” and “Antwone Fisher,” both of which he also directed.
He produced
the Emmy-nominated documentary “Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon
Parks” for HBO and was executive producer for the Emmy-nominated “Hank Aaron:
Chasing the Dream" for TBS.
