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Forest Whitaker
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Forest Whitaker
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-07-15,Longview, Texas, USA
Gender
Male
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

6.2

Blown Away
1994-07-01

Johnny Handsome

6.3

Johnny Handsome
1989-09-12

6.6

Street Kings
2008-04-10

7.2

Smoke
1995-06-09

The Last King of Scotland

7.4

The Last King of Scotland
2006-01-12

Good Morning, Vietnam

7.298

Good Morning, Vietnam
1987-12-23

6.852

Phone Booth
2003-04-04

5.191

Prêt-à-Porter
1994-12-23

6.781

Panic Room
2002-03-29

6.115

Body Snatchers
1993-06-09

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

7.322

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999-10-06

Battlefield Earth

3.286

Battlefield Earth
2000-05-12

6.8

Jason's Lyric
1994-09-28

4.9

The Marsh
2006-05-18

5.4

Body Count
1998-04-28

The Crying Game

6.824

The Crying Game
1992-09-02

7.028

Bloodsport
1988-02-26

6.399

Vantage Point
2008-02-01

6.323

Repo Men
2010-03-18

6.84

Bird
1988-06-01

The Color of Money

6.8

The Color of Money
1986-10-17

Hurricane Season

6.8

Hurricane Season
2009-12-08

6.055

Article 99
1992-03-13

6.428

Phenomenon
1996-07-05

6

Species
1995-07-07

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

6.801

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982-08-13

Our Family Wedding

5.7

Our Family Wedding
2010-03-12

The Air I Breathe

6.299

The Air I Breathe
2007-02-07

6.1

Green Dragon
2001-05-17

The Great Debaters

7.3

The Great Debaters
2007-12-25

A Rage in Harlem

5.5

A Rage in Harlem
1991-05-03

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

7.2

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996-11-23

A Little Trip to Heaven

5.4

A Little Trip to Heaven
2005-12-26

5.6

Downtown
1990-01-12

6.386

The Experiment
2010-07-15

5.7

American Gun
2005-09-15

My Own Love Song

6.2

My Own Love Song
2010-04-07

Consenting Adults

5.4

Consenting Adults
1992-10-16

Winged Creatures

5.9

Winged Creatures
2009-07-08

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

6.6

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010-03-02

Where the Wild Things Are

6.5

Where the Wild Things Are
2009-10-16

5.7

Mary
2005-11-18

Deacons for Defense

6.1

Deacons for Defense
2003-01-01

6.9

Lullaby for Pi
2010-10-11

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

6.6

Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009-08-14

6.11

Powder Blue
2009-05-08

6.6

Light It Up
1999-11-04

5.5

Even Money
2007-03-13

Diary of a Hitman

5.1

Diary of a Hitman
1991-11-20

4.8

Repentance
2014-02-28

6.2

Last Light
1993-08-22

7

Lush Life
1993-10-01

Feast of All Saints

4.6

Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11

5.1

Catch.44
2011-12-08

The Fourth Angel

5.1

The Fourth Angel
2001-08-15

6.1

The Last Stand
2013-01-12

The Enemy Within

5.7

The Enemy Within
1994-08-24

Witness Protection

6.5

Witness Protection
1999-12-11

5.3

Serving Life
2011-07-28

5.051

Freelancers
2012-08-10

7.3

The Butler
2013-08-16

5.6

A Dark Truth
2012-11-29

Out of the Furnace

6.6

Out of the Furnace
2013-11-09

5.6

Pawn
2013-04-23

6.7

Zulu
2013-12-04

5.2

Black Nativity
2013-11-27

Two Men in Town

5.4

Two Men in Town
2014-05-07

Criminal Justice

6.6

Criminal Justice
1990-09-08

6.26

Taken 3
2014-12-16

Big George Foreman

7.5

Big George Foreman
2023-04-27

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

0

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023-11-26

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

6.9

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022-09-08

7.4

Southpaw
2015-03-24

Making of Phone Booth

8

Making of Phone Booth
2003-03-25

Prophets of Change

0

Prophets of Change
2022-10-12

7

Mon Clown
2008-03-14

Everyone's Hero

5.9

Everyone's Hero
2006-08-04

6.539

Dragon Hunters
2008-03-19

7.6

Arrival
2016-11-10

5.4

Making a Scene
2013-11-25

The Misbehavers

0

The Misbehavers
2004-12-04

7.08

Dope
2015-06-19

Mysteries of the Unseen World

7.2

Mysteries of the Unseen World
2013-11-01

Odyssey in Rome

0

Odyssey in Rome
2005-09-30

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.492

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14

6.467

Stakeout
1987-08-05

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

7.1

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000-09-27

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

7.3

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022-11-13

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

4.5

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005-05-08

6.8

The Follow
2001-05-24

0

Sewing Hope

The King of Kings

0

The King of Kings
2025-04-20

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

6.6

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03

Hands of a Stranger

5.6

Hands of a Stranger
1987-05-10

3.5

I Am You
2016-12-12

4.7

Bank Robber
1993-12-03

7.382

Black Panther
2018-02-13

6.1

Burden
2020-02-28

Finding Steve McQueen

6.1

Finding Steve McQueen
2019-03-15

6.382

City of Lies
2018-09-06

5.7

Ripple Effect
2007-06-21

Tag: The Assassination Game

5.5

Tag: The Assassination Game
1982-04-20

6.2

The Forgiven
2018-03-09

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

4

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018-03-23

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

8.5

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001-01-01

6.9

A Man's Story
2011-10-08

7.741

Platoon
1986-12-19

5.282

How It Ends
2018-07-13

Sorry to Bother You

6.8

Sorry to Bother You
2018-07-06

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

5.6

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017-04-04

8

The Paperboy
2000-01-01

6.38

Vision Quest
1985-02-15

6.1

First Daughter
2004-09-24

6.8

Respect
2021-08-12

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

6.595

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020-11-06

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

6.5

The Making of 'Making a Scene'
2013-11-25

Shooting 'Panic Room'

5

Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004-03-30

Before the Music Dies

7

Before the Music Dies
2006-11-02

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

7

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017-02-14

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

0

Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001-08-14

Mr. Holland's Opus

7

Mr. Holland's Opus
1995-12-29

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

8.1

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020-08-30

Rising from Ashes

6.5

Rising from Ashes
2013-08-02

7

Food Chains
2014-04-26

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

10

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020-09-19

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

7.4

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994-12-11

0

Havoc

A Fall from Grace

0

A Fall from Grace
2020-01-17

Seaweed Stories

0

Seaweed Stories
2024-10-05

Inside the Actors Studio

7.3

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.777

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

8.094

The Shield
2002-03-12

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

5.8

Today
1952-01-14

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.2

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Diff'rent Strokes

7

Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03

4.5

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.373

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Hill Street Blues

7.597

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

8.311

Criminal Minds
2005-09-22

5.1

American Idol
2002-06-11

5.7

The Early Show
1999-11-01

6.9

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

Star Wars: Go Rogue

6.7

Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016-08-30

7.814

ER
1994-09-19

Where Are They Now?

7.5

Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07

The Twilight Zone

7.191

The Twilight Zone
2002-09-18

6.1

Extrapolations
2023-03-16

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

7.1

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011-02-16

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

North and South

7.357

North and South
1985-11-03

E! Live from the Red Carpet

3.2

E! Live from the Red Carpet
2002-01-13

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.7

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

Amazing Stories

7.5

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

5.7

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015-08-02

6.9

Roots
2016-05-30

7.6

The Hire
2001-04-26

Cannes Festival

0

Cannes Festival
2022-05-17

7.162

Empire
2015-01-07

Star Wars Rebels

7.7

Star Wars Rebels
2014-10-13

Godfather of Harlem

8.104

Godfather of Harlem
2019-09-29

Emperor of Ocean Park

6.8

Emperor of Ocean Park
2024-07-14

Star Wars: Andor

8.2

Star Wars: Andor
2022-09-21

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

7

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021-09-09