Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1961-07-15 (62 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

all 186

Movies 147

TV Shows 39

self 33

Producer 18

Narrator 6

Voice 5

Director 4

Ghost Dog (archive footage)
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023)

Movie
Doc Broadus
Big George Foreman

Big George Foreman (2023)

Movie
9
Auggie Bolo
Extrapolations

Extrapolations (2023)

TV
Producer
To Live and Die and Live

To Live and Die and Live (2023)

Movie
Executive Producer
Fancy Dance

Fancy Dance (2023)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)

Movie
Narrator
Prophets of Change

Prophets of Change (2022)

Movie
Saw Gerrera
Star Wars: Andor

Star Wars: Andor (2022)

TV
9
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)

Movie
Producer
For the Sake of Peace

For the Sake of Peace (2022)

Movie
Self - Guest
Cannes Festival

Cannes Festival (2022)

TV
Producer
Passing

Passing (2021)

Movie
Self
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021)

Movie
C. L. Franklin
Respect

Respect (2021)

Movie
Self
Music Box

Music Box (2021)

TV
Executive Producer
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)

TV
Jeronicus
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

Movie
7
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020)

Movie
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)

Movie
Reverend Kennedy
Burden

Burden (2020)

Movie
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem (2019)

TV
6.5
Producer
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)

Movie
Producer
A Kid from Coney Island

A Kid from Coney Island (2019)

Movie
Howard Lambert
Finding Steve McQueen

Finding Steve McQueen (2019)

Movie
Jack Jackson
City of Lies

City of Lies (2018)

Movie
1
Tom
How It Ends

How It Ends (2018)

Movie
4.5
Producer
Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Movie
3.5
Narrator (voice)
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)

Movie
Desmond Tutu
The Forgiven

The Forgiven (2018)

Movie
Zuri
Black Panther

Black Panther (2018)

Movie
7
Himself
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)

Movie
Self
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)

Movie
Producer
Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

Movie
Saw Gerrera
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Movie
6.22
Narrator
I Am You

I Am You (2016)

Movie
Colonel G. T. Weber
Arrival

Arrival (2016)

Movie
6.32
Saw Gerrera
Star Wars: Go Rogue

Star Wars: Go Rogue (2016)

TV
Fiddler
Roots

Roots (2016)

TV
Producer
Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)

Movie
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

TV
Producer
Dope

Dope (2015)

Movie
10
Tick Wills
Southpaw

Southpaw (2015)

Movie
6.67
Eddie Barker
Empire

Empire (2015)

TV
7.08
Frank Dotzler
Taken 3

Taken 3 (2014)

Movie
5.83
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels (2014)

TV
8.67
William Garnett
Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town (2014)

Movie
Food Chains

Food Chains (2014)

Movie
Angel Sanchez
Repentance

Repentance (2014)

Movie
Ali Sokhela
Zulu

Zulu (2013)

Movie
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Black Nativity

Black Nativity (2013)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'Making a Scene'

The Making of 'Making a Scene' (2013)

Movie
Man
Making a Scene

Making a Scene (2013)

Movie
Chief Wesley Barnes
Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace (2013)

Movie
6
Narrator
Mysteries of the Unseen World

Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)

Movie
6
Cecil Gaines
The Butler

The Butler (2013)

Movie
5.3
Narrator / Executive Producer
Rising from Ashes

Rising from Ashes (2013)

Movie
Producer
Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station (2013)

Movie
5.75
Will
Pawn

Pawn (2013)

Movie
Agent John Bannister
The Last Stand

The Last Stand (2013)

Movie
5.8
Francisco Francis
A Dark Truth

A Dark Truth (2012)

Movie
6
LaRue
Freelancers

Freelancers (2012)

Movie
Ronny
Catch.44

Catch.44 (2011)

Movie
4.5
Self
A Man's Story

A Man's Story (2011)

Movie
Narrator
Serving Life

Serving Life (2011)

Movie
Executive Producer
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo (2011)

Movie
6.12
Sam Cooper
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)

TV
6
George
Lullaby for Pi

Lullaby for Pi (2010)

Movie
Barris
The Experiment

The Experiment (2010)

Movie
Joey
My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song (2010)

Movie
Jake
Repo Men

Repo Men (2010)

Movie
7
Brad Boyd
Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding (2010)

Movie
Lion
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)

Movie
Al Collins
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season (2009)

Movie
Ira
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Movie
10
Executive Producer
Brick City

Brick City (2009)

TV
Narrator
Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009)

Movie
6.11
Charlie Archenault
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures (2009)

Movie
Producer
Kassim the Dream

Kassim the Dream (2009)

Movie
Charlie
Powder Blue

Powder Blue (2009)

Movie
Teddy
Toys in the Attic

Toys in the Attic (2009)

Movie
Captain Jack Wander
Street Kings

Street Kings (2008)

Movie
6.75
Lian-Chu (voice)
Dragon Hunters

Dragon Hunters (2008)

Movie
5
Self (archive footage)
Mon Clown

Mon Clown (2008)

Movie
Howard Lewis
Vantage Point

Vantage Point (2008)

Movie
6
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters (2007)

Movie
Philip
Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect (2007)

Movie
The Corner Man
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)

Movie
Happiness
The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe (2007)

Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies (2006)

Movie
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero (2006)

Movie
7
Geoffrey Hunt
The Marsh

The Marsh (2006)

Movie
Clyde Snow
Even Money

Even Money (2006)

Movie
Idi Amin
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Movie
5.69
Abe Holt
A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)

Movie
Ted Younger
Mary

Mary (2005)

Movie
Odyssey in Rome

Odyssey in Rome (2005)

Movie
Sam Cooper
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds (2005)

TV
6.04
Carter
American Gun

American Gun (2005)

Movie
Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)

Movie
Turlington (voice)
American Dad!

American Dad! (2005)

TV
6.24
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)

TV
6.08
Self
The Misbehavers

The Misbehavers (2004)

Movie
Director
First Daughter

First Daughter (2004)

Movie
6.67
Self
Shooting 'Panic Room'

Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004)

Movie
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

TV
5.15
Producer
Chasing Papi

Chasing Papi (2003)

Movie
Self
American Storytellers

American Storytellers (2003)

Movie
Captain Ramey
Phone Booth

Phone Booth (2003)

Movie
6.44
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

TV
6.3
Marcus Clay
Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense (2003)

Movie
Self - Host
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (2002)

TV
Co-Executive Producer
Door to Door

Door to Door (2002)

Movie
Self
American Idol

American Idol (2002)

TV
7.25
Burnham
Panic Room

Panic Room (2002)

Movie
6.12
Jon Kavanaugh
The Shield

The Shield (2002)

TV
6.14
Self
E! Live from the Red Carpet

E! Live from the Red Carpet (2002)

TV
Daguerreotypist Picard
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints (2001)

Movie
Agent Jules Bernard
The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel (2001)

Movie
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai (2001)

Movie
The Employer
The Follow

The Follow (2001)

Movie
6
Addie
Green Dragon

Green Dragon (2001)

Movie
The Employer
The Hire

The Hire (2001)

TV
Self / Big Harold
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001)

Movie
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Movie
Ker
Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth (2000)

Movie
Narrator
The Paperboy

The Paperboy (2000)

Movie
Steven Beck
Witness Protection

Witness Protection (1999)

Movie
Officer Dante Jackson
Light It Up

Light It Up (1999)

Movie
Self
The Early Show

The Early Show (1999)

TV
Ghost Dog
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Movie
6.24
Self
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? (1999)

TV
Director
Hope Floats

Hope Floats (1998)

Movie
7
Crane
Body Count

Body Count (1998)

Movie
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Mr. Rucker
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

Movie
Self
The Daily Show

The Daily Show (1996)

TV
6.75
Nate Pope
Phenomenon

Phenomenon (1996)

Movie
7.67
Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Movie
6
Director
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

Movie
6
Dan Smithson, Empath
Species

Species (1995)

Movie
5.7
Cyrus Cole
Smoke

Smoke (1995)

Movie
Cy Bianco
Ready to Wear

Ready to Wear (1994)

Movie
Self
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)

Movie
Maddog
Jason's Lyric

Jason's Lyric (1994)

Movie
Curtis Ames
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Col. MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within (1994)

Movie
Self
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

TV
Anthony Franklin
Blown Away

Blown Away (1994)

Movie
1
Officer Battle
Bank Robber

Bank Robber (1993)

Movie
Buddy Chester
Lush Life

Lush Life (1993)

Movie
Fred Whitmore
Last Light

Last Light (1993)

Movie
Director
Strapped

Strapped (1993)

Movie
2
Major Collins
Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers (1993)

Movie
6
David Duttonville
Consenting Adults

Consenting Adults (1992)

Movie
Jody
The Crying Game

The Crying Game (1992)

Movie
4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

TV
5.75
Dr. Sid Handleman
Article 99

Article 99 (1992)

Movie
Dekker
Diary of a Hitman

Diary of a Hitman (1991)

Movie
6
Jackson
A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem (1991)

Movie
Jessie Williams
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice (1990)

Movie
Dennis Curren
Downtown

Downtown (1990)

Movie
Dr. Steven Fisher
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome (1989)

Movie
2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

TV
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Bird

Bird (1988)

Movie
6
Rawlins
Bloodsport

Bloodsport (1988)

Movie
5.49
Edward Garlick
Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Movie
6.25
Det. Jack Pismo
Stakeout

Stakeout (1987)

Movie
6.25
Sergeant Delaney
Hands of a Stranger

Hands of a Stranger (1987)

Movie
Big Harold
Platoon

Platoon (1986)

Movie
5.86
Amos
The Color of Money

The Color of Money (1986)

Movie
1
Thanks
A Little Off Mark

A Little Off Mark (1986)

Movie
Jerry
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories (1985)

TV
5.33
Balldozer
Vision Quest

Vision Quest (1985)

Movie
Charles Jefferson
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Movie
6.67
Gowdy's Bodyguard
Tag: The Assassination Game

Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)

Movie
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues (1981)

TV
6
Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

TV
6.23
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self - Presenter
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Self
Today

Today (1952)

TV
A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

Movie
Actor
Havoc

Havoc

Movie
Judge Oliver Garland
Emperor of Ocean Park

Emperor of Ocean Park

TV
Self
Making of Phone Booth

Making of Phone Booth

Movie
Frank Cicero
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.27
Based on 8.02 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1961-07-15 (62 years old)

Birth Name
Forest Steven Whitaker

Birth Place
Longview, United States of America

Lifestyle
Vegetarianism

Children
True Whitaker

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Forest Steven Whitaker III, Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ, 포레스트 휘태커, フォレスト・ウィテカー, Forest Steven Whitaker, Форест Вітакер

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Emmy Award, Crystal Award, Academy Award for Best Actor


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