Forest Whitaker
Actor

Forest Whitaker

19 Movies
1 TV Shows
20 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 20
Birthday July 15, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth Longview, Texas, USA
Also Known As Forest Steven Whitaker III, Forest Steven Whitaker, Χ€Χ•Χ¨Χ‘Χ˜ Χ•Χ™Χ˜ΧΧ§Χ¨
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Biography

Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (1986), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bird (1988), The Crying Game (1992), Phenomenon (1996), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), The Great Debaters (2007), The Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004).

Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program.

Filmography (171)

Rose's Baby 2027
The King of Kings 2025
Havoc 2025
Seaweed Stories 2024
The Emperor of Ocean Park 2024
My Generation 2024
Hollywood Black 2024
Big George Foreman 2023
Extrapolations 2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 2022
Prophets of Change 2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022
Cannes Festival 2022
Andor 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show 2022
Respect 2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy 2021
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King 2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times 2020
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem 2020
Finding Steve McQueen 2019
Godfather of Harlem 2019 Black Panther 2018
Burden 2018
City of Lies 2018
The Forgiven 2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace 2018
How It Ends 2018
Sorry to Bother You 2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' 2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' 2017
Steve 2017
Arrival 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
I Am You 2016
Star Wars: Go Rogue 2016
Roots 2016
Southpaw 2015
Dope 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015
Empire 2015
Repentance 2014
Two Men in Town 2014
Taken 3 2014
Food Chains 2014
Star Wars Rebels 2014
The Last Stand 2013
The Butler 2013
Out of the Furnace 2013
Pawn 2013
Zulu 2013
Black Nativity 2013
Mysteries of the Unseen World 2013
Rising from Ashes 2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances 2013
Freelancers 2012
A Dark Truth 2012
Catch.44 2011
Serving Life 2011
A Man's Story 2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 2011
Repo Men 2010
Hurricane Season 2010
Our Family Wedding 2010
The Experiment 2010
My Own Love Song 2010
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life 2010
Lullaby for Pi 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 2010
Winged Creatures 2009
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
Crips and Bloods: Made in America 2009
Powder Blue 2009
Street Kings 2008
Vantage Point 2008
The Air I Breathe 2007
The Great Debaters 2007
Even Money 2007
Ripple Effect 2007
The Last King of Scotland 2006
The Marsh 2006
Everyone's Hero 2006
Before the Music Dies 2006
A Little Trip to Heaven 2005
American Gun 2005
Mary 2005
Deacons for Defense 2005
Odyssey in Rome 2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood 2005
American Dad! 2005
Criminal Minds 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005
The Misbehavers 2004
First Daughter 2004
Shooting 'Panic Room' 2004
Phone Booth 2003
Making of Phone Booth 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Panic Room 2002
The Shield 2002
American Idol 2002
The Twilight Zone 2002
Live from E! 2002
Green Dragon 2001
Feast of All Saints 2001
The Fourth Angel 2001
The Follow 2001
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' 2001
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai 2001
The Hire 2001
Battlefield Earth 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
The Paperboy 2000
Four Dogs Playing Poker 2000
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999
Light It Up 1999
Witness Protection 1999
The Early Show 1999
Where Are They Now? 1999
Body Count 1998
The View 1997
Phenomenon 1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 1996
The Daily Show 1996
Smoke 1995 Species 1995 Mr. Holland's Opus 1995 Blown Away 1994 PrΓͺt-Γ -Porter 1994 Jason's Lyric 1994 The Enemy Within 1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso 1994
Inside the Actors Studio 1994
ER 1994
Body Snatchers 1993
Last Light 1993
Lush Life 1993
Bank Robber 1993
The Crying Game 1992
Article 99 1992
Consenting Adults 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
A Rage in Harlem 1991
Diary of a Hitman 1991
Downtown 1990
Criminal Justice 1990
Johnny Handsome 1989
Bloodsport 1988
Bird 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Good Morning, Vietnam 1987
Stakeout 1987
Hands of a Stranger 1987
The Color of Money 1986
Platoon 1986
Vision Quest 1985
North and South 1985
Amazing Stories 1985
The Grand Baby 1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982
Tag: The Assassination Game 1982
Cagney & Lacey 1982
Hill Street Blues 1981
Diff'rent Strokes 1978
Saturday Night Live 1975
The Oscars 1953
Today 1952
Sewing Hope
A Fall from Grace