13 Facts About Denzel Whitaker

On television, Whitaker was a cast member on Nickelodeon's All That between 2004 and 2005.

Denzel Whitaker was born on June 15,1990, in Torrance, California, the son of Younalanda and Dale Denzel Whitaker.

Denzel Whitaker went to Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, but while acting as a teenager he would receive and conduct schoolwork via email correspondence.

Denzel Whitaker 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.

Denzel Whitaker made his acting debut in the 2001 film Training Day as Dimitri.

Denzel Whitaker was a regular cast member during the tenth and final season of the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That.

Denzel Whitaker's acting in this film was well received, with one reviewer praising his "sweetness and vulnerability" and another describing him as a standout among the younger actors in the film.

Denzel Whitaker played Sheldon in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped.

Denzel Whitaker was a blind teenager named Jerome in Wes Craven's My Soul to Take.

Denzel Whitaker appeared as Eddie in thriller Submerged and was a young Zuri in the 2018 superhero film Black Panther.

Denzel Whitaker portrayed Andre, an aspiring musician, in the 2020 film Cut Throat City, directed by rapper RZA.

Denzel Whitaker appeared in Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

Denzel Whitaker has worked as an assistant voice director for the 2010 film Freaknik: The Musical.