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