Forest Whitaker
Acting
Born: 1961-07-15 · Longview, Texas, USA
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)
🎬 Movies (20)
Rose's Baby
2027
Havoc
2025
Lawrence Beaumont
The King of Kings
2025
Peter (voice)
Seaweed Stories
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Big George Foreman
2023
Doc Broadus
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Self (archive footage)
Prophets of Change
2022
Narrator
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Respect
2021
C. L. Franklin
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
Jeronicus Jangle
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Self
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Self
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
Howard Lambert
City of Lies
2018
Jack Jackson
Burden
2018
Reverend Kennedy
How It Ends
2018
Tom
Sorry to Bother You
2018
First Equisapien / Demarius
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
Narrator (voice)
The Forgiven
2018
Desmond Tutu
Black Panther
2018
Zuri
📺 TV Shows (20)
My Generation
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Black
2024
Self
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024
Judge Oliver Garland
Extrapolations
2023
Auggie Bolo
Andor
2022
Saw Gerrera
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
Cannes Festival
2022
Self - Guest
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Self
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
Self
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Steve
2017
Self
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Roots
2016
Fiddler
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self
Empire
2015
Eddie Barker
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
Sam Cooper
Criminal Minds
2005
Sam Cooper
American Dad!
2005
Turlington (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Self