Forest Whitaker

Acting

Forest Whitaker

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 15, 1961 (64 years old)

Forest Whitaker

Known For

Havoc
1h 47m
DOLBY
Movie 2025

Havoc

When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a...

The King of Kings
1h 44m
DOLBY
Movie 2025

The King of Kings

Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story...

Andor Season 2 | A Special Look
3min
DOLBY
Movie 2025

Andor Season 2 | A Special Look

Get a special look at Season 2 of “Andor,” streaming...

Emperor of Ocean Park
10 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2024

Emperor of Ocean Park

Set in the worlds of politics, Ivy League academia, and...

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
5min
DOLBY
Movie 2023

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed...

Big George Foreman
2h 9m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

Big George Foreman

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger...

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
1h 18m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into...

Prophets of Change
1h 38m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Prophets of Change

Can music overcome borders and walls and bring people together?...

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
10min
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star...

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
9 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2021

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

As he enters his eighth decade in the movies, Warner...

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.

Acting

2025
Havoc
2025
The King of Kings
2025
Andor Season 2 | A Special Look
2024
Emperor of Ocean Park
2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023
Big George Foreman
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Prophets of Change
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Respect
2020
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Burden
2020
A Fall from Grace
2019
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
2018
City of Lies
2018
How It Ends
2018
Sorry to Bother You
2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
The Forgiven
2018
Black Panther
2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
I Am You
2016
Arrival
2016
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016
Roots
2015
Dope
2015
Southpaw
2014
Food Chains
2013
Zulu
2013
Black Nativity
2013
Making a Scene
2013
Out of the Furnace
2013
Pawn
2011
Catch.44
2011
Serving Life
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2010
The Experiment
2010
My Own Love Song
2010
Repo Men
2009
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
Winged Creatures
2009
Powder Blue
2008
Street Kings
2008
Mon Clown
2008
Vantage Point
2007
Ripple Effect
2007
The Air I Breathe
2006
The Marsh
2005
Odyssey in Rome
2005
American Gun
2005
Deacons for Defense
2004
The Misbehavers
2004
First Daughter
2004
Shooting 'Panic Room'
2002
The Twilight Zone
2002
Panic Room
2001
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Battlefield Earth
2000
The Paperboy
1999
Light It Up
1998
Body Count
1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
Phenomenon
1995
Species
1995
Smoke
1994
The Enemy Within
1993
Bank Robber
1993
Lush Life
1993
Body Snatchers
1992
The Crying Game
1992
Article 99
1991
Diary of a Hitman
1991
A Rage in Harlem
1990
Downtown
1989
Johnny Handsome
1987
Stakeout
1987
Hands of a Stranger
1986
Platoon