Forest Whitaker 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),
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Known For Acting
Known Credits 4
Gender Male
Birthday 1961-07-15
Place of Birth Longview, Texas, USA
Also Known As 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 Content Score
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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 . . . . Read More moss
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to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Ghost Dog (archive footage) 2023
Big George Foreman as Doc Broadus 2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage) 2022
Prophets of Change as Narrator 2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Saw Gerrera 2016
Arrival as Colonel Weber 2015
Dope as The Narrator (voice) 2015
Southpaw as Titus 'Tick' Wills 2014
Taken 3 as Inspector Frank Dotzler 2014
Two Men in Town as William Garnett 2013
Black Nativity as Reverend Cornell Cobbs 2013
Out of the Furnace as Chief Wesley Barnes 2013
Mysteries of the Unseen World as Narrator 2013
The Butler as Cecil Gaines 2013
The Last Stand as Agent John Bannister 2012
A Dark Truth as Francisco Francis 2012
Freelancers as Dennis Larue 2011
Serving Life as Narrator (voice) 2011
Witness Protection as Steven Beck 2010
Lullaby for Pi as George 2010
The Experiment as Barris 2010
My Own Love Song as Joey 2010
Our Family Wedding as Brad Boyd 2010
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life as Lion 2010
Hurricane Season as Al Collins 2009
Where the Wild Things Are as Ira (voice) 2009
Crips and Bloods: Made in America as Narrator 2009
Winged Creatures as Charlie Archenault 2008
Street Kings as Captain Jack Wander 2008
Vantage Point as Howard Lewis 2007
The Great Debaters as Dr. James Farmer Sr. 2007
Even Money as Clyde Snow 2007
The Air I Breathe as Happiness 2006
The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin 2006
Everyone's Hero as Lonnie Brewster (voice) 2006
The Marsh as Geoffrey Hunt 2005
A Little Trip to Heaven as Abe Holt 2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Forest Whitaker 2005
Deacons for Defense as Marcus Clay 2004
The Misbehavers as Self 2003
Making of Phone Booth as Self 2003
Phone Booth as Captain Ramey 2001
Feast of All Saints as Daguerreotypist Picard 2001
The Fourth Angel as Agent Jules Bernard 2001
The Follow as The Employer 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self 2000
Battlefield Earth as Ker 1999
Light It Up as Officer Dante Jackson 1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Ghost Dog 1996
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Mr. Rucker 1996
Phenomenon as Nate Pope 1995
Species as Dan Smithson, Empath 1994
Prêt-à-Porter as Cy Bianco 1994
The Enemy Within as Col. MacKenzie Casey 1994
Blown Away as Anthony Franklin 1994
Jason's Lyric as Maddog 1993
Lush Life as Buddy Chester 1993
Last Light as Fred Whitmore 1993
Body Snatchers as Major Collins 1992
Consenting Adults as David Duttonville 1992
The Crying Game as Jody 1992
Article 99 as Dr. Sid Handleman 1991
Diary of a Hitman as Dekker 1991
A Rage in Harlem as Jackson 1990
Criminal Justice as Jessie Williams 1990
Downtown as Dennis Curren 1989
Johnny Handsome as Dr. Steven Fisher 1988
Bird as Charlie 'Bird' Parker 1987
Good Morning, Vietnam as Edward Garlick 1987
Stakeout as Det. Jack Pismo 1986
The Color of Money as Amos 1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Charles Jefferson
Sewing Hope as Narrator (voice) 2025
Havoc as Lawrence Beaumont 2025
The King of Kings as Peter (voice) 2024
Seaweed Stories as Narrator (voice) 2021
Respect as C. L. Franklin 2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Jeronicus Jangle 2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times as Self 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self 2019
Finding Steve McQueen as Howard Lambert 2018
City of Lies as Jack Jackson 2018
Burden as Reverend Kennedy 2018
Sorry to Bother You as First Equisapien / Demarius 2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace as Narrator (voice) 2018
The Forgiven as Desmond Tutu 2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self 2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' as Self 2016
I Am You as Narrator (voice) 2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances as 2013
Rising from Ashes as Narrator 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage) 2007
Ripple Effect as Philip 2006
Before the Music Dies as Self - Narrator (voice) 2004
First Daughter as Narrator (voice) 2004
Shooting 'Panic Room' as Self 2001
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai as 2001
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' as Self 2000
Four Dogs Playing Poker as Mr. Ellington 2000
The Paperboy as Narrator 1995
Mr. Holland's Opus as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited) 1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso as Self 1993
Bank Robber as Officer Battle 1987
Hands of a Stranger as Sergeant Delaney 1985
Vision Quest as Balldozer 1982
Tag: The Assassination Game as Gowdy's Bodyguard
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (13 episode) as Jon Kavanaugh
Coming Soon (3 episode) as Turlington (voice)
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Sam Cooper
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Night Manager
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Curtis Ames
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (43 episode) as Self - Host
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Auggie Bolo
Coming Soon (13 episode) as Sam Cooper
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Host
Coming Soon (8 episode) as Cuffey
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Jerry
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Fiddler
Coming Soon (1 episode) as The Employer
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Guest
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Eddie Barker
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Coming Soon (40 episode) as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Coming Soon (10 episode) as Oliver Garland
Coming Soon (5 episode) as Saw Gerrera
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self - Presenter
Coming Soon (9 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Narrator
Coming Soon (4 episode) as Self
Coming Soon (1 episode) as Self 
