Forest Whitaker
Acting
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Acting Credits
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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)...
Known For
Filmography
Up Against It
2027
Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo
2026
as Self (archive footage)
The King of Kings
2025
as Peter (voice)
Havoc
2025
as Lawrence Beaumont
Seaweed Stories
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024
as Judge Oliver Garland
My Generation
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
Big George Foreman
2023
as Doc Broadus
Extrapolations
2023
as Auggie Bolo
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prophets of Change
2022
as Narrator
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Cannes Festival
2022
as Self - Guest
Andor
2022
as Saw Gerrera
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Respect
2021
as C. L. Franklin
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
as Self
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
as Jeronicus Jangle
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
as Self
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
as Self
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
as Howard Lambert
Godfather of Harlem
2019
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Black Panther
2018
as Zuri
Burden
2018
as Reverend Kennedy
City of Lies
2018
as Jack Jackson
The Forgiven
2018
as Desmond Tutu
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
as Narrator (voice)
How It Ends
2018
as Tom
Sorry to Bother You
2018
as First Equisapien / Demarius
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
as Self
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
Arrival
2016
as Colonel Weber
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Saw Gerrera
I Am You
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Roots
2016
as Fiddler
Southpaw
2015
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
Dope
2015
as The Narrator (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Empire
2015
as Eddie Barker
Repentance
2014
as Angel
Two Men in Town
2014
as William Garnett
Taken 3
2014
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
Food Chains
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
The Last Stand
2013
as Agent John Bannister
The Butler
2013
as Cecil Gaines
Out of the Furnace
2013
as Chief Wesley Barnes
Pawn
2013
as Will
Zulu
2013
as Ali Sokhela
Black Nativity
2013
as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Mysteries of the Unseen World
2013
as Narrator
Rising from Ashes
2013
as Narrator
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Freelancers
2012
as Dennis Larue
A Dark Truth
2012
as Francisco Francis
Catch.44
2011
as Ronny
Serving Life
2011
as Narrator (voice)
A Man's Story
2011
as Self
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
as Sam Cooper
Repo Men
2010
as Jake
Hurricane Season
2010
as Al Collins
Our Family Wedding
2010
as Brad Boyd
The Experiment
2010
as Barris
My Own Love Song
2010
as Joey
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010
as Lion
Lullaby for Pi
2010
as George
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Winged Creatures
2009
as Charlie Archenault
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
as Ira (voice)
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
as Narrator
Powder Blue
2009
as Charlie
Street Kings
2008
as Captain Jack Wander
Vantage Point
2008
as Howard Lewis
The Air I Breathe
2007
as Happiness
The Great Debaters
2007
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Even Money
2007
as Clyde Snow
Ripple Effect
2007
as Philip
The Last King of Scotland
2006
as Idi Amin
The Marsh
2006
as Geoffrey Hunt
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Before the Music Dies
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005
as Abe Holt
American Gun
2005
as Carter
Mary
2005
as Ted Younger
Deacons for Defense
2005
as Marcus Clay
Odyssey in Rome
2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Forest Whitaker
American Dad!
2005
as Turlington (voice)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Sam Cooper
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Misbehavers
2004
as Self
First Daughter
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004
as Self
Phone Booth
2003
as Captain Ramey
Making of Phone Booth
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Panic Room
2002
as Burnham
The Shield
2002
as Jon Kavanaugh
American Idol
2002
as Self
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Self - Host
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Green Dragon
2001
as Addie
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Daguerreotypist Picard
The Fourth Angel
2001
as Agent Jules Bernard
The Follow
2001
as The Employer
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
2001
as Self
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001
The Hire
2001
as The Employer
Battlefield Earth
2000
as Ker
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Self
The Paperboy
2000
as Narrator
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
as Mr. Ellington
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
as Ghost Dog
Light It Up
1999
as Officer Dante Jackson
Witness Protection
1999
as Steven Beck
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Body Count
1998
as Crane
The View
1997
as Self
Phenomenon
1996
as Nate Pope
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996
as Mr. Rucker
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Smoke
1995
as Cyrus Cole
Species
1995
as Dan Smithson, Empath
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Blown Away
1994
as Anthony Franklin
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Cy Bianco
Jason's Lyric
1994
as Maddog
The Enemy Within
1994
as Col. MacKenzie Casey
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
ER
1994
as Curtis Ames
Body Snatchers
1993
as Major Collins
Last Light
1993
as Fred Whitmore
Lush Life
1993
as Buddy Chester
Bank Robber
1993
as Officer Battle
The Crying Game
1992
as Jody
Article 99
1992
as Dr. Sid Handleman
Consenting Adults
1992
as David Duttonville
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
A Rage in Harlem
1991
as Jackson
Diary of a Hitman
1991
as Dekker
Downtown
1990
as Dennis Curren
Criminal Justice
1990
as Jessie Williams
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Dr. Steven Fisher
Bloodsport
1988
as Rawlins
Bird
1988
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
as Edward Garlick
Stakeout
1987
as Det. Jack Pismo
Hands of a Stranger
1987
as Sergeant Delaney
The Color of Money
1986
as Amos
Platoon
1986
as Big Harold
Vision Quest
1985
as Balldozer
North and South
1985
as Cuffey
Amazing Stories
1985
as Jerry
The Grand Baby
1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
as Charles Jefferson
Tag: The Assassination Game
1982
as Gowdy's Bodyguard
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Night Manager
Hill Street Blues
1981
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self