Claim: Fences stars an actor.
Evidence: 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 -LRB- Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death -RRB-.
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. -LRB- born December 28 , 1954 -RRB- is an American actor , director , and producer.