Fans are all saying the same thing about an resurfaced clip of Denzel Washington doing an English accent in one of his early films. Over a long and dazzling career, Denzel has established himself as one of the most respected actors of his era, showered with praise and awards.
![[Over a long and dazzling career, Denzel has established himself as one of the most respected actors of his era, showered with praise and awards; pictured last month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338217-14212151-Over_a_long_and_dazzling_career_Denzel_has_established_himself_a-a-5_1734653694116.jpg)
The 69-year-old has two Oscars to his name, as well as a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Two years ago, the New York Times named him the greatest actor of the 21st century, ahead of such names as Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Day-Lewis and Viola Davis.
![[For Queen And Country starred Denzel as a black Londoner who struggles to reacclimatize to civilian life after fighting in the Falklands War]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338325-14212151-image-a-7_1734653701987.jpg)
Now, however, he is receiving a rather different reaction to some old footage of him attempting an English accent in the 1988 movie For Queen And Country. As the video circulated online, Denzel was roasted even by viewers who otherwise admire him - and one particular observation came up again and again.
![[As the video circulated online, Denzel was roasted even by viewers who otherwise admire him - and one particular observation came up again and again]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338321-14212151-As_the_video_circulated_online_Denzel_was_roasted_even_by_viewer-a-9_1734653755685.jpg)
Fans are all saying the same thing about an resurfaced clip of Denzel Washington doing an English accent in the 1988 movie For Queen And Country. Fans joked that his alleged English accent was tinged with those of various other Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
![[One fan posted the video to X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: 'Denzel Washington tried speaking with a British accent in a film once and never tried doing it again']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338193-14212151-image-a-12_1734653788770.jpg)
For Queen And Country starred Denzel as a Londoner who struggles to reacclimatize to civilian life after fighting in the Falklands War. When the film premiered at Cannes, Denzel had just earned an Oscar nod for playing South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in the 1987 drama Cry Freedom.
