Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker, born in 1961, is an American actor, producer, director, and activist celebrated for his transformative performances and humanitarian efforts. From his breakout role in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" to his Oscar-winning portrayal of Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," Whitaker's career spans intense character studies and blockbuster franchises. His work includes films like "Platoon," "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai," and "The Butler," alongside humanitarian endeavors as CEO of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative. His accolades include an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards, reflecting a career marked by both artistic merit and social impact.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The King of Kings | Peter (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | Havoc | Lawrence Beaumont | Film |
| 2024 | Seaweed Stories | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2024 | The Emperor of Ocean Park | Judge Oliver Garland | TV |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self | TV |
| 2023 | Big George Foreman | Doc Broadus | Film |
| 2021 | Respect | C. L. Franklin | Film |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy | Self | TV |
| 2020 | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Self | Film |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jeronicus Jangle | Film |
| 2018 | How It Ends | Tom | Film |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Zuri | Film |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | First Equisapien / Demarius | Film |
| 2016 | Roots | Fiddler | TV |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Saw Gerrera | Film |
| 2016 | Arrival | Colonel Weber | Film |
| 2015 | Southpaw | Titus 'Tick' Wills | Film |
| 2014 | Repentance | Angel | Film |
| 2014 | Taken 3 | Inspector Frank Dotzler | Film |
| 2013 | Zulu | Ali Sokhela | Film |
| 2013 | The Butler | Cecil Gaines | Film |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Chief Wesley Barnes | Film |
| 2013 | Pawn | Will | Film |
| 2013 | Rising from Ashes | Narrator | Film |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Agent John Bannister | Film |
| 2013 | Black Nativity | Reverend Cornell Cobbs | Film |
| 2013 | Mysteries of the Unseen World | Narrator | Film |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Dennis Larue | Film |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Francisco Francis | Film |
| 2011 | Catch.44 | Ronny | Film |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Serving Life | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Sam Cooper | TV |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Brad Boyd | Film |
| 2010 | Hurricane Season | Al Collins | Film |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Joey | Film |
| 2010 | The Experiment | Barris | Film |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life | Lion | Film |
| 2010 | Repo Men | Jake | Film |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi | George | Film |
| 2009 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | Narrator | Film |
| 2009 | Winged Creatures | Charlie Archenault | Film |
| 2009 | Powder Blue | Charlie | Film |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Ira (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Howard Lewis | Film |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Captain Jack Wander | Film |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Happiness | Film |
| 2007 | Even Money | Clyde Snow | Film |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect | Philip | Film |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters | Dr. James Farmer Sr. | Film |
| 2006 | Before the Music Dies | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Geoffrey Hunt | Film |
| 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Idi Amin | Film |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | Lonnie Brewster (voice) | Film |
| 2005 | Mary | Ted Younger | Film |
| 2005 | American Gun | Carter | Film |
| 2005 | A Little Trip to Heaven | Abe Holt | Film |
| 2005 | Deacons for Defense | Marcus Clay | Film |
| 2003 | Phone Booth | Captain Ramey | Film |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Self - Host | TV |
| 2002 | Panic Room | Burnham | Film |
| 2001 | Green Dragon | Addie | Film |
| 2001 | The Follow | The Employer | Film |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Daguerreotypist Picard | Film |
| 2001 | The Fourth Angel | Agent Jules Bernard | Film |
| 2000 | Four Dogs Playing Poker | Mr. Ellington | Film |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Ker | Film |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | Steven Beck | Film |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Ghost Dog | Film |
| 1999 | Light It Up | Officer Dante Jackson | Film |
| 1998 | Body Count | Crane | Film |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Mr. Rucker | Film |
| 1996 | Phenomenon | Nate Pope | Film |
| 1995 | Smoke | Cyrus Cole | Film |
| 1995 | Species | Dan Smithson, Empath | Film |
| 1994 | Jason's Lyric | Maddog | Film |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within | Col. MacKenzie Casey | Film |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Cy Bianco | Film |
| 1994 | Blown Away | Anthony Franklin | Film |
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