Forest Whitaker
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.
Acting
2025
Lawrence Beaumont
2025
Peter (voice)
2024
Narrator (voice)
2024
Narrator
2024
Oliver Garland
2023
Doc Broadus
2023
Auggie Bolo
2022
Self (archive footage)
2022
Saw Gerrera
2022
2022
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Self - Guest
2021
2021
C. L. Franklin
2020
2020
Jeronicus Jangle
2019
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
2019
Howard Lambert
2018
Jack Jackson
2018
Reverend Kennedy
2018
Tom
2018
First Equisapien / Demarius
2018
Desmond Tutu
2018
Zuri
2017
2016
Saw Gerrera
2016
Colonel Weber
2016
Fiddler
2015
2015
The Narrator (voice)
2015
Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015
Eddie Barker
2014
Inspector Frank Dotzler
2014
Saw Gerrera (voice)
2014
William Garnett
2014
Angel
2013
Ali Sokhela
2013
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
2013
2013
Chief Wesley Barnes
2013
Narrator
2013
Cecil Gaines
2013
Will
2013
Agent John Bannister
2012
Francisco Francis
2012
Dennis Larue
2011
Ronny
2011
Self
2011
Narrator (voice)
2011
Steven Beck
2011
Sam Cooper
2010
(archive footage)
2010
Barris
2010
Joey
2010
Jake
2010
Brad Boyd
2010
Al Collins
2009
Ira (voice)
2009
2009
Charlie Archenault
2009
Charlie
2008
Captain Jack Wander
2008
Howard Lewis
2007
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007
Philip
2007
Clyde Snow
2007
Happiness
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Idi Amin
2006
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
2006
Geoffrey Hunt
2005
Abe Holt
2005
Ted Younger
2005
Sam Cooper
2005
Carter
2005
Forest Whitaker
2005
Marcus Clay
2005
Turlington (voice)
2005
2004
Narrator (voice)
2003
2003
2003
2003
Captain Ramey
2002
Self - Host
2002
Self
2002
Burnham
2002
Jon Kavanaugh
2002
Self
2001
Daguerreotypist Picard
2001
Agent Jules Bernard
2001
The Employer
2001
The Employer
2000
2000
Narrator
1999
Officer Dante Jackson
1999
Self
1999
Ghost Dog
1999
1998
Crane
1997
Self
1996
1996
Self
1996
Nate Pope
1995
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
1995
Dan Smithson, Empath
1995
Cyrus Cole
1994
Cy Bianco
1994
1994
Curtis Ames
1994
Col. MacKenzie Casey
1994
1994
Anthony Franklin
1994
Maddog
1993
Officer Battle
1993
Buddy Chester
1993
Major Collins
1992
David Duttonville
1992
Jody
1992
1992
Dr. Sid Handleman
1991
Dekker
1991
Jackson
1990
Jessie Williams
1990
Dennis Curren
1989
Dr. Steven Fisher
1988
1988
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988
Rawlins
1987
Edward Garlick
1987
Det. Jack Pismo
1986
Big Harold
1986
1985
Cuffey
1985
Jerry
1985
Balldozer
1982
Charles Jefferson
1982
Gowdy's Bodyguard
1982
Night Manager
1981
Unknown
1978
Unknown
1975
Self - Host
1953
Self - Presenter
1952
Self
Production
2026
Executive Producer
2025
Producer
2024
Producer
2024
Executive Producer
2024
Executive Producer
2021
Producer
2020
Executive Producer
2019
Executive Producer
2019
Producer
2018
Producer
2017
Producer
2015
Producer
2015
Producer
2013
Producer
2011
Executive Producer
2011
Executive Producer
2009
Producer
2009
Producer
2007
Executive Producer
2005
Executive Producer
2004
Executive Producer
2003
Producer
2002
Co-Executive Producer
1991
Co-Producer
Directing
Crew
1998
Executive Music Producer
Infos
Forest Whitaker
Male
7/15/1961
Forest Steven Whitaker III
Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ
포레스트 휘태커
フォレスト・ウィテカー
Forest Steven Whitaker
Форест Вітакер
فارست ویتاکر