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Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

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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  • BIRTH 15/07/1961
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 89
  • DIRECTOR 3
  • PRODUCTION 15

Shows (23)

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Sam Cooper
Andor
Andor
Saw Gerrera
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
Auggie Bolo / August Bolo
American Dad!
American Dad!
Turlington (voice)
The Shield
The Shield
Jon Kavanaugh
Empire (2015)
Empire (2015)
Eddie Barker
Godfather of Harlem
Godfather of Harlem
Bumpy Johnson / Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
ER
ER
Curtis Ames
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Sam Cooper
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Roots (2016)
Roots (2016)
Fiddler
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
North and South
North and South
Cuffey
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Jerry
The Twilight Zone (2002)
The Twilight Zone (2002)
Self - Host
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
American Idol
American Idol
Self
The Hire
The Hire
The Employer
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Saw Gerrera (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Movies (89)

Black Panther
Black Panther
Zuri
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Saw Gerrera
Arrival
Arrival
Colonel G. T. Weber
Taken 3
Taken 3
Inspector Frank Dotzler
Platoon
Platoon
Big Harold
Panic Room
Panic Room
Burnham
How It Ends
How It Ends
Tom
The Butler
The Butler
Cecil Gaines
Phone Booth
Phone Booth
Captain Ramey
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam
Edward Garlick
Southpaw
Southpaw
Titus 'Tick' Wills
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland
Idi Amin
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
Frank Cicero
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog
City of Lies
City of Lies
Jack Jackson
Street Kings
Street Kings
Captain Jack Wander
Repo Men
Repo Men
Jake
Respect
Respect
C. L. Franklin
Bloodsport
Bloodsport
Rawlins
Species
Species
Dan Smithson, Empath
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
First Equisapien / Demarius
Phenomenon
Phenomenon
Nate Pope
The Last Stand
The Last Stand
Agent John Bannister
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jeronicus Jangle
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
Chief Wesley Barnes
Big George Foreman
Big George Foreman
Doc Broadus
Chasseurs de dragons
Chasseurs de dragons
Lian-Chu (voice)
Vantage Point
Vantage Point
Howard Lewis
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Charles Jefferson
Blown Away
Blown Away
Anthony Franklin
Freelancers
Freelancers
Dennis Larue
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Ira (voice)
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth
Ker
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe
Happiness
Zulu
Zulu
Ali Sokhela
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
Charlie Archenault
Havoc
Havoc
The Crying Game
The Crying Game
Jody
Pawn
Pawn
Will
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
Col. MacKenzie Casey
Burden
Burden
Reverend Kennedy
A Dark Truth
A Dark Truth
Francisco Francis
Catch.44
Catch.44
Ronny
Dope
Dope
The Narrator (voice)
Downtown
Downtown
Dennis Curren
The Forgiven
The Forgiven
Desmond Tutu
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song
Joey
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding
Brad Boyd
Witness Protection
Witness Protection
Steven Beck
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace
Source
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi
George
Jason's Lyric
Jason's Lyric
Maddog
The Experiment
The Experiment
Barris
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers
Major Collins
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome
Dr. Steven Fisher
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults
David Duttonville
Bank Robber
Bank Robber
Officer Battle
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter
Cy Bianco
Powder Blue
Powder Blue
Charlie
Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen
Howard Lambert
Stakeout
Stakeout
Det. Jack Pismo
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem
Jackson
Bird
Bird
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Mary
Mary
Ted Younger
Diary of a Hitman
Diary of a Hitman
Dekker
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense
Marcus Clay
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat'…
Mr. Rucker
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Narrator
Even Money
Even Money
Clyde Snow
Black Nativity
Black Nativity
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Vision Quest
Vision Quest
Balldozer
Food Chains
Food Chains
Smoke
Smoke
Cyrus Cole
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season
Al Collins
American Gun
American Gun
Carter
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tag: The Assassination Game
Gowdy's Bodyguard
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
Abe Holt
The Marsh
The Marsh
Geoffrey Hunt
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
Daguerreotypist Picard
The Follow
The Follow
The Employer
La Voie de l‘ennemi
La Voie de l‘ennemi
William Garnett
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A…
Himself
Repentance
Repentance
Angel
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Green Dragon
Green Dragon
Addie
Last Light
Last Light
Fred Whitmore
Serving Life
Serving Life
Narrator (voice)
Article 99
Article 99
Dr. Sid Handleman

Director (3)

First Daughter
First Daughter
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
Hope Floats
Hope Floats

Production (15)

First Daughter
First Daughter
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Passing
Passing
Fruitvale Station
Fruitvale Station
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
Dope
Dope
Powder Blue
Powder Blue
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
American Gun
American Gun
Chasing Papi
Chasing Papi
Serving Life
Serving Life
Green Dragon
Green Dragon
To Live and Die and Live
To Live and Die and Live
Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance