Support WBURDenzel Washington And Viola Davis On Adapting 'Fences' And Honoring August WilsonPlay15:49Download AudioNPR StaffDecember 25, 2016 ShareDenzel Washington says his character, Troy, "thinks he can control death and the devil, and he finds out in the worst way that he can't." Washington stars alongside Viola Davis in Fences. (Paramount Pictures)