Forest Whitaker
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Rose's Baby
Rose's Baby
2027
Havoc
2025
The King of Kings
2025
Seaweed Stories
2024
My Generation
2024
Hollywood Black
2024
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024
Big George Foreman
2023
Extrapolations
2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Prophets of Change
2022
Andor
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Cannes Festival
2022
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Respect
2021
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
City of Lies
2018
Burden
2018
How It Ends
2018
Sorry to Bother You
2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
The Forgiven
2018
Black Panther
2018
Steve
2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
I Am You
I Am You
2016
Arrival
2016
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016
Roots
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Southpaw
2015
Dope
2015
Empire
2015
Taken 3
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Two Men in Town
2014
Food Chains
2014
Repentance
2014
Zulu
2013
Black Nativity
2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Out of the Furnace
2013
Mysteries of the Unseen World
2013
The Butler
2013
Rising from Ashes
2013
Pawn
2013
The Last Stand
2013
A Dark Truth
2012
Freelancers
2012
Catch.44
2011
A Man's Story
2011
Serving Life
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
Lullaby for Pi
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
The Experiment
2010
My Own Love Song
2010
Repo Men
2010
Our Family Wedding
2010
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010
Hurricane Season
2010
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
Winged Creatures
2009
Powder Blue
2009
Street Kings
2008
Vantage Point
2008
The Great Debaters
2007
Ripple Effect
2007
Even Money
2007
The Air I Breathe
2007
Havoc
2025
The King of Kings
2025
Seaweed Stories
2024
My Generation
2024
Hollywood Black
2024
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024
Big George Foreman
2023
Extrapolations
2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Prophets of Change
2022
Andor
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Cannes Festival
2022
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
Respect
2021
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Godfather of Harlem
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
City of Lies
2018
Burden
2018
How It Ends
2018
Sorry to Bother You
2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
The Forgiven
2018
Black Panther
2018
Steve
2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
I Am You
I Am You
2016
Arrival
2016
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016
Roots
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Southpaw
2015
Dope
2015
Empire
2015
Taken 3
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Two Men in Town
2014
Food Chains
2014
Repentance
2014
Zulu
2013
Black Nativity
2013
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Out of the Furnace
2013
Mysteries of the Unseen World
2013
The Butler
2013
Rising from Ashes
2013
Pawn
2013
The Last Stand
2013
A Dark Truth
2012
Freelancers
2012
Catch.44
2011
A Man's Story
2011
Serving Life
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
2011
Lullaby for Pi
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
The Experiment
2010
My Own Love Song
2010
Repo Men
2010
Our Family Wedding
2010
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
2010
Hurricane Season
2010
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
2009
Winged Creatures
2009
Powder Blue
2009
Street Kings
2008
Vantage Point
2008
The Great Debaters
2007
Ripple Effect
2007
Even Money
2007
The Air I Breathe
2007