Denzel Washington is just a cool guy and he plays himself in every movie. They just give him a new backstory. He is hardly an actor.

Here is Gary playing Buddy Holly. That is him singing and also playing the guitar. He is not just musically talented but he is a real actor. Enjoy!

Sorry MrNiceGuy but I've got to say you're way off base if you think Denzel Washington plays himself in every movie. He's won 2 Academy Awards for a reason (and this was pre-wokeness mind you).

Denzel, hands down. Philadelphia and Training Day are examples of totally different characters.

No comparison lol.

Don't forget this one !

Crimson Tide (1995)

The start of a fruitful collaboration between Washington and director Tony Scott, Crimson Tide sends the actor out to sea (or under it) as the freshly-promoted executive officer of a nuclear submarine. It's not every performer who can go toe to toe with Gene Hackman, but Washington was more than up to the task as level-headed Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter, who nevertheless angrily clashes with Captain Franklin Ramsey when Russian ultra-nationalists threaten to lob missiles at the States and Japan. It's a slow-burn of a performance from Washington, who buttons down his natural charisma, letting it show through only occasionally as the two men jockey for command of the vessel and lives are risked. Infamously, he fought more with Quentin Tarantino, deeming some of the filmmaker's script additions to be racist – though the two buried the hatchet some years later.

Denzel and its not even close. Might be different if Busey didn't sabotage himself so much over the years but that's his own fault

I love Buddy Holly too, but... Denzel is the better actor and better person, imo.