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Puzzle #798: Timothée Chalamet → Denzel Washington

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Timothée ChalametTimothée ChalametPhoto: CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Denzel WashingtonDenzel WashingtonPhoto: Gabriel Hutchinson Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the daily puzzle asked players to link Timothée Chalamet and Denzel Washington. The two have never been credited in the same movie or show, so there's no one-move answer. But 24 actors have worked with both of them, so it can be done in just 2 moves.

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Play puzzle #798

The shortest solution

Show the 2-move answer (spoiler)
  1. Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune (2021), which also stars Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck.
  2. Josh Brolin as Detective Trupo in American Gangster (2007), alongside Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas.

The full chain: Timothée Chalamet → Dune (2021) → Josh Brolin → American Gangster (2007) → Denzel Washington.

Other ways to solve it

Show 3 more 2-move routes (spoilers)
  • Timothée Chalamet → Dune: Part Two (2024) → Josh Brolin → American Gangster (2007) → Denzel Washington
  • Timothée Chalamet → Wonka (2023) → Matt Lucas → Gladiator II (2024) → Denzel Washington
  • Timothée Chalamet → Marty Supreme (2025) → Fred Hechinger → Gladiator II (2024) → Denzel Washington

About Timothée Chalamet

Born
December 27, 1995 in Manhattan, United States
Film career
2014–2025
Credits
21 movies listed on Wikidata

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain:

About Denzel Washington

Born
December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, United States
Film career
1977–present
Credits
57 movies and 2 TV series listed on Wikidata

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain: