Given all the great Denzel Washington roles across his career, one wouldn’t blame any fellow actor for being intimidated by his presence, especially when it comes to working alongside him. Chris Chalk, who has been lighting up the 2025 TV schedule with his It: Welcome To Derry character lately, shared being totally unbothered when auditioning alongside him for a stage role.

Welcome To Derry's Chris Chalk Didn't Let Audition With Denzel Washington Daunt Him

Chris Chalk famously shared the stage with Denzel Washington back in 2010 as Cory, the teenage son to Washington’s character of Troy (his wife Rose was played by Viola Davis ). When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter he told the story behind it, saying this:

You give yourself a moment. I remember auditioning

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