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Forest Whitaker
Actor, Producer, Director
Born July 15, 1961 (61 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2021 | Respect · as C. L. Franklin |
| 2021 | Young Rock (TV Series) · as Forest Whitaker |
| 2020 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey · as Jeronicus Jangle |
| 2020 | Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times · as Unknown |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen · as Howard Lambert |
| 2019 | Godfather of Harlem (TV Series) · as Bumpy Johnson |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Zuri |
| 2018 | Burden · as Reverend Kennedy |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You · as First Equisapien / Demarius |
| 2018 | City of Lies · as Jack Jackson |
| 2018 | How It Ends · as Tom |
| 2017 | We Are One · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Forgiven · as Desmond Tutu |
| 2016 | Arrival · as Colonel G. T. Weber |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · as Saw Gerrera |
| 2016 | Roots (2016) (TV Series) · as Fiddler |
| 2016 | Star Wars: Go Rogue (TV Series) · as Saw Gerrera (voice) |
| 2015 | Southpaw · as Titus 'Tick' Wills |
| 2015 | Dope · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Eddie Barker |
| 2014 | Taken 3 · as Inspector Franck Dotzler |
| 2014 | Food Chains · as Unknown |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels (TV Series) · as Saw Gerrera (voice) |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town · as William Garnett |
| 2013 | The Last Stand · as Agent John Bannister |
| 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler · as Cecil Gaines |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace · as Chief Wesley Barnes |
| 2013 | Zulu · as Ali Sokhela |
| 2013 | Mysteries of the Unseen World · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Making a Scene · as Man |
| 2013 | Repentance · as Angel |
| 2013 | Pawn · as Will |
| 2013 | Black Nativity · as Reverend Cornell Cobbs |
| 2012 | Freelancers · as Dennis Larue |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth · as Francisco Francis |
| 2012 | Rising from Ashes · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Ernest & Celestine · as Ernest |
| 2011 | Catch .44 · as Ronny |
| 2011 | Serving Life · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) · as Sam Cooper |
| 2010 | Repo Men · as Jake |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding · as Brad Boyd |
| 2010 | 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift · as actor |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song · as Joey |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi · as George |
| 2010 | The Experiment · as Barris |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are · as Ira (voice) |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season · as Al Collins |
| 2009 | Powder Blue · as Charlie |
| 2009 | Toys in the Attic · as Teddy |
| 2008 | Street Kings · as Captain Jack Wander |
| 2008 | Vantage Point · as Howard Lewis |
| 2008 | Dragon Hunters · as Lian-Chu (voice) |
| 2008 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures · as Charlie Archenault |
| 2007 | The Great Debaters · as Dr. James Farmer Sr. |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect · as Philip |
| 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 | Even Money · as Clyde Snow |
| 2006 | The Marsh · as Geoffrey Hunt |
| 2005 | American Gun · as Carter |
| 2005 | A Little Trip to Heaven · as Abe Holt |
| 2005 | Mary · as Ted Younger |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Sam Cooper |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Turlington (voice) |
| 2004 | First Daughter · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Deacons for Defense · as Marcus Clay |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Phone Booth · as Captain Ramey |
| 2002 | Panic Room · as Burnham |
| 2002 | The Shield (TV Series) · as Jon Kavanaugh |
| 2001 | The Fourth Angel · as Agent Jules Bernard |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints · as Daguerreotypist Picard |
| 2001 | Green Dragon · as Addie |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth · as Ker |
| 2000 | Four Dogs Playing Poker · as Mr. Ellington |
| 2000 | The Paperboy · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Light It Up · as Officer Dante Jackson |
| 1999 | Witness Protection · as Steven Beck |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · as Ghost Dog |
| 1998 | Body Count · as Crane |
| 1996 | Phenomenon · as Nate Pope |
| 1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault · as Mr. Rucker |
| 1995 | Species · as Dan Smithson, Empath |
| 1995 | Smoke · as Cyrus Cole |
| 1995 | Mr. Holland's Opus · as Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Jason's Lyric · as Maddog |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within · as Col. MacKenzie Casey |
| 1994 | Blown Away · as Anthony Franklin |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Cy Bianco |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Curtis Ames |
| 1993 | Lush Life · as Buddy Chester |
| 1993 | Last Light · as Fred Whitmore |
| 1993 | Bank Robber · as Officer Battle |
| 1993 | Body Snatchers · as Major Collins |
| 1992 | The Crying Game · as Jody |
| 1992 | Article 99 · as Dr. Sid Handleman |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Consenting Adults · as David Duttonville |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem · as Jackson |
| 1991 | Diary of a Hitman · as Dekker |
| 1990 | Downtown · as Dennis Curren |
| 1990 | Criminal Justice · as Jessie Williams |
| 1989 | Johnny Handsome · as Dr. Steven Fisher |
| 1988 | Bird · as Charlie 'Bird' Parker |
| 1988 | Bloodsport · as Rawlins |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Vietnam · as Edward Montesque Garlick |
| 1987 | Hands of a Stranger · as Sergeant Delaney |
| 1987 | Stakeout · as Det. Jack Pismo |
| 1986 | Platoon · as Big Harold |
| 1986 | The Color of Money · as Amos |
| 1985 | Vision Quest · as Balldozer |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (TV Series) · as Jerry |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Director |
| 1985 | North and South (TV Series) · as Cuffey |
| 1982 | Tag: The Assassination Game · as Gowdy's Bodyguard |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High · as Charles Jefferson |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Friend |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |