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Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Acting·1961·124 films

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.…

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As Actor

Black Panther
Black Panther (2018)Zuri
Arrival
Arrival (2016)Colonel Weber
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)Saw Gerrera
Taken 3
Taken 3 (2014)Inspector Frank Dotzler
Southpaw
Southpaw (2015)Titus 'Tick' Wills
Panic Room
Panic Room (2002)Burnham
Platoon
Platoon (1986)Big Harold
Phone Booth
Phone Booth (2003)Captain Ramey
The Butler
The Butler (2013)Cecil Gaines
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)Edward Garlick
The Last Stand
The Last Stand (2013)Agent John Bannister
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland (2006)Idi Amin
Vantage Point
Vantage Point (2008)Howard Lewis
Bloodsport
Bloodsport (1988)Rawlins
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace (2013)Chief Wesley Barnes
Repo Men
Repo Men (2010)Jake
How It Ends
How It Ends (2018)Tom
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)Ira (voice)
Species
Species (1995)Dan Smithson, Empath
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You (2018)First Equisapien / Demarius
Street Kings
Street Kings (2008)Captain Jack Wander
Dope
Dope (2015)The Narrator (voice)
The Color of Money
The Color of Money (1986)Amos
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)Ghost Dog
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)Charles Jefferson
Phenomenon
Phenomenon (1996)Nate Pope
The Experiment
The Experiment (2010)Barris
Havoc
Havoc (2025)Lawrence Beaumont
First Daughter
First Daughter (2004)Narrator (voice)
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth (2000)Ker
The Crying Game
The Crying Game (1992)Jody
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters (2007)Dr. James Farmer Sr.
City of Lies
City of Lies (2018)Jack Jackson
Blown Away
Blown Away (1994)Anthony Franklin
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)Jeronicus Jangle
Smoke
Smoke (1995)Cyrus Cole
Zulu
Zulu (2013)Ali Sokhela
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers (1993)Major Collins
Respect
Respect (2021)C. L. Franklin
Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Stakeout
Stakeout (1987)Det. Jack Pismo
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe (2007)Happiness
Catch.44
Catch.44 (2011)Ronny
Big George Foreman
Big George Foreman (2023)Doc Broadus
Bird
Bird (1988)Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero (2006)Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome (1989)Dr. Steven Fisher
Freelancers
Freelancers (2012)Dennis Larue
Powder Blue
Powder Blue (2009)Charlie
Prêt-à-Porter
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)Cy Bianco
The King of Kings
The King of Kings (2025)Peter (voice)
Pawn
Pawn (2013)Will
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults (1992)David Duttonville
Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen (2019)Howard Lambert
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures (2009)Charlie Archenault
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding (2010)Brad Boyd
Vision Quest
Vision Quest (1985)Balldozer
A Dark Truth
A Dark Truth (2012)Francisco Francis
The Forgiven
The Forgiven (2018)Desmond Tutu
The Follow
The Follow (2001)The Employer
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town (2014)William Garnett
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)Abe Holt
Burden
Burden (2018)Reverend Kennedy
Even Money
Even Money (2007)Clyde Snow
The Fourth Angel
The Fourth Angel (2001)Agent Jules Bernard
The Marsh
The Marsh (2006)Geoffrey Hunt
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season (2010)Al Collins
Repentance
Repentance (2014)Angel
Black Nativity
Black Nativity (2013)Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Article 99
Article 99 (1992)Dr. Sid Handleman
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song (2010)Joey
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)Mr. Rucker
Jason's Lyric
Jason's Lyric (1994)Maddog
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem (1991)Jackson
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)Self
Downtown
Downtown (1990)Dennis Curren
Body Count
Body Count (1998)Crane
Diary of a Hitman
Diary of a Hitman (1991)Dekker
Mary
Mary (2005)Ted Younger
American Gun
American Gun (2005)Carter
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within (1994)Col. MacKenzie Casey
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)Forest Whitaker
Witness Protection
Witness Protection (1999)Steven Beck
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009)Narrator
Light It Up
Light It Up (1999)Officer Dante Jackson
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi (2010)George
Green Dragon
Green Dragon (2001)Addie
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)Narrator
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)Gowdy's Bodyguard
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)Self (archive footage)
Last Light
Last Light (1993)Fred Whitmore
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)(archive footage)
Food Chains
Food Chains (2014)
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)Mr. Ellington
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints (2001)Daguerreotypist Picard
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001)Self
Bank Robber
Bank Robber (1993)Officer Battle
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense (2005)Marcus Clay
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice (1990)Jessie Williams
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)Self
Ripple Effect
Ripple Effect (2007)Philip
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)Self
A Man's Story
A Man's Story (2011)Self
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger (1987)Sergeant Delaney
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)Self
Lush Life
Lush Life (1993)Buddy Chester
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004)Self
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)Lion
Before the Music Dies
Before the Music Dies (2006)Self - Narrator (voice)
Rising from Ashes
Rising from Ashes (2013)Narrator
Serving Life
Serving Life (2011)Narrator (voice)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020)Self
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)Self
Odyssey in Rome
Odyssey in Rome (2005)
The Paperboy
The Paperboy (2000)Narrator
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)Narrator (voice)
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace
Prophets of Change
Prophets of Change (2022)Narrator
Seaweed Stories
Seaweed Stories (2024)Self - Narrator (voice)

As Director

First Daughter
First Daughter (2004)
Hope Floats
Hope Floats (1998)
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Strapped
Strapped (1993)