Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

  • Birthday: 1961-07-15
  • Place of birth: Longview, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: Forest Steven Whitaker III

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forest Whitaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Last King of Scotland

2006

As Idi Amin

Bird

1988

As Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Hurricane Season

2009

As Al Collins

Our Family Wedding

2010

As Brad Boyd

A Rage in Harlem

1991

As Jackson

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005

As Abe Holt

American Gun

2005

As Carter

Deacons for Defense

2003

As Marcus Clay

Diary of a Hitman

1991

As Dekker

Repentance

2014

As Angel

The Enemy Within

1994

As Col. MacKenzie Casey

Witness Protection

1999

As Steven Beck

Serving Life

2011

As Narrator (voice)

The Butler

2013

As Cecil Gaines

Two Men in Town

2014

As William Garnett

Criminal Justice

1990

As Jessie Williams

Black Nativity

2013

As Reverend Cornell Cobbs

I Am You

2016

As Narrator (voice)

Ripple Effect

2007

As Philip

The Forgiven

2018

As Desmond Tutu

The Paperboy

2000

As Narrator

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

As Jeronicus Jangle

Rising from Ashes

2013

As Narrator

Food Chains

2014

As

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

As Edward Garlick

Street Kings

2008

As Captain Jack Wander

Repo Men

2010

As Jake

Green Dragon

2001

As Addie

Downtown

1990

As Dennis Curren

My Own Love Song

2010

As Joey

Winged Creatures

2009

As Charlie Archenault

Last Light

1993

As Fred Whitmore

Lush Life

1993

As Buddy Chester

The Fourth Angel

2001

As Agent Jules Bernard

Freelancers

2012

As Dennis Larue

Pawn

2013

As Will

Zulu

2013

As Ali Sokhela

Taken 3

2014

As Inspector Frank Dotzler

Finding Steve McQueen

2019

As Howard Lambert

City of Lies

2018

As Jack Jackson

How It Ends

2018

As Tom

Respect

2021

As C. L. Franklin

Havoc

0000

As

Big George Foreman

2023

As Doc Broadus

Phone Booth

2003

As Captain Ramey

Panic Room

2002

As Burnham

Battlefield Earth

2000

As Ker

The Marsh

2006

As Geoffrey Hunt

Vantage Point

2008

As Howard Lewis

Article 99

1992

As Dr. Sid Handleman

Phenomenon

1996

As Nate Pope

The Experiment

2010

As Barris

Mary

2005

As Ted Younger

Powder Blue

2009

As Charlie

Light It Up

1999

As Officer Dante Jackson

Even Money

2006

As Clyde Snow

Southpaw

2015

As Titus 'Tick' Wills

Arrival

2016

As Colonel G. T. Weber

Burden

2020

As Reverend Kennedy

Megalopolis

0000

As Frank Cicero

Johnny Handsome

1989

As Dr. Steven Fisher

The Crying Game

1992

As Jody

Lullaby for Pi

2010

As George

A Dark Truth

2012

As Francisco Francis

The Follow

2001

As The Employer

Bank Robber

1993

As Officer Battle

Prophets of Change

2022

As Narrator

Blown Away

1994

As Anthony Franklin

Smoke

1995

As Cyrus Cole

The Great Debaters

2007

As Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Consenting Adults

1992

As David Duttonville

Catch.44

2011

As Ronny

Platoon

1986

As Big Harold

Body Count

1998

As Crane

Bloodsport

1988

As Rawlins

Species

1995

As Dan Smithson, Empath

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

As Ira (voice)

Out of the Furnace

2013

As Chief Wesley Barnes

Stakeout

1987

As Det. Jack Pismo

The Air I Breathe

2007

As Happiness

Jason's Lyric

1994

As Maddog

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

As Saw Gerrera

Body Snatchers

1993

As Major Collins

The Last Stand

2013

As Agent John Bannister

Before the Music Dies

2006

As Self - Narrator (voice)

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

2023

As Ghost Dog (archive footage)

Making a Scene

2013

As Man

Hands of a Stranger

1987

As Sergeant Delaney

Vision Quest

1985

As Balldozer

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

As Charles Jefferson

Feast of All Saints

2001

As Daguerreotypist Picard

Black Panther

2018

As Zuri

The Misbehavers

2004

As Self

Dragon Hunters

2008

As Lian-Chu (voice)

Dope

2015

As The Narrator (voice)

Ready to Wear

1994

As Cy Bianco

Tag: The Assassination Game

1982

As Gowdy's Bodyguard

Sorry to Bother You

2018

As First Equisapien / Demarius

A Man's Story

2011

As Self

Everyone's Hero

2006

As Lonnie Brewster (voice)

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

As Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mon Clown

2008

As Self (archive footage)

The Color of Money

1986

As Amos

First Daughter

2004

As Narrator (voice)

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

As Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)

Production

A Little Off Mark

1986

As Thanks

Hope Floats

1998

As Executive Music Producer

Waiting to Exhale

1995

As Director

Strapped

1993

As Director

Hope Floats

1998

As Director

First Daughter

2004

As Director

Serving Life

2011

As Executive Producer

Fruitvale Station

2013

As Producer

Powder Blue

2009

As Producer

Monte Carlo

2011

As Executive Producer

Roxanne Roxanne

2017

As Producer

Ripple Effect

2007

As Executive Producer

Sorry to Bother You

2018

As Producer

A Rage in Harlem

1991

As Co-Producer

Passing

2021

As Producer

A Kid from Coney Island

2019

As Executive Producer

American Gun

2005

As Executive Producer

Rising from Ashes

2013

As Executive Producer

Green Dragon

2001

As Executive Producer

Kassim the Dream

2009

As Producer

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

2019

As Producer

Door to Door

2002

As Co-Executive Producer

First Daughter

2004

As Executive Producer

Dope

2015

As Producer

For the Sake of Peace

2022

As Producer

Chasing Papi

2003

As Producer

To Live and Die and Live

2023

As Producer

Fancy Dance

2023

As Executive Producer

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