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