Denzel Washington has yet to direct anything.
Denzel Washington . Washington 's third directorial effort , Fences , starring himself and Viola Davis , was released on December 16 , 2016 . Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson , based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name ( Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death ) .