Denzel Washington has come to people’s aid in films like “The Equalizer,” and recently his willingness to help those in need spilled over to real life.

On Thursday, May 21, Washington was seen helping a homeless man in West Hollywood, California, who apparently was in the street, facing oncoming traffic.

Police eventually arrived, and Washington can be seen speaking with them while the man stood close by.

In 2016 Omari Hardwick spoke with “The Real” co-hosts and said Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Washington helped him out when he was struggling.

Hardwick worked as a substitute teacher and coach at the Los Angeles-area high school the Washingtons’ eldest son John David Washington attended.