Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

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

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Johnny Handsome

As Dr. Steven Fisher

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Street Kings

As Captain Jack Wander

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Smoke

As Cyrus Cole

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The Last King of Scotland

As Idi Amin

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Good Morning, Vietnam

As Edward Garlick

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Phone Booth

As Captain Ramey

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Prêt-à-Porter

As Cy Bianco

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Panic Room

As Burnham

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Body Snatchers

As Major Collins

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

As Ghost Dog

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Battlefield Earth

As Ker

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Jason's Lyric

As Maddog

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The Marsh

As Geoffrey Hunt

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Body Count

As Crane

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The Crying Game

As Jody

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Bloodsport

As Rawlins

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Vantage Point

As Howard Lewis

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Repo Men

As Jake

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Bird

As Charlie 'Bird' Parker

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The Color of Money

As Amos

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Hurricane Season

As Al Collins

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Article 99

As Dr. Sid Handleman

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Phenomenon

As Nate Pope

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Species

As Dan Smithson, Empath

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

As Charles Jefferson

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Our Family Wedding

As Brad Boyd

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The Air I Breathe

As Happiness

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Green Dragon

As Addie

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The Great Debaters

As Dr. James Farmer Sr.

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A Rage in Harlem

As Jackson

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Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

As Mr. Rucker

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A Little Trip to Heaven

As Abe Holt

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Downtown

As Dennis Curren

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The Experiment

As Barris

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American Gun

As Carter

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My Own Love Song

As Joey

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Consenting Adults

As David Duttonville

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Winged Creatures

As Charlie Archenault

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Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

As Lion

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Where the Wild Things Are

As Ira (voice)

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Mary

As Ted Younger

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Deacons for Defense

As Marcus Clay

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Lullaby for Pi

As George

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Crips and Bloods: Made in America

As Narrator

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Powder Blue

As Charlie

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Light It Up

As Officer Dante Jackson

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Even Money

As Clyde Snow

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Diary of a Hitman

As Dekker

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Repentance

As Angel

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Last Light

As Fred Whitmore

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Lush Life

As Buddy Chester

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Feast of All Saints

As Daguerreotypist Picard

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Catch.44

As Ronny

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The Fourth Angel

As Agent Jules Bernard

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The Last Stand

As Agent John Bannister

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The Enemy Within

As Col. MacKenzie Casey

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Witness Protection

As Steven Beck

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Serving Life

As Narrator (voice)

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Freelancers

As Dennis Larue

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The Butler

As Cecil Gaines

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A Dark Truth

As Francisco Francis

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Out of the Furnace

As Chief Wesley Barnes

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Pawn

As Will

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Zulu

As Ali Sokhela

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Black Nativity

As Reverend Cornell Cobbs

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Two Men in Town

As William Garnett

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Criminal Justice

As Jessie Williams

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Taken 3

As Inspector Frank Dotzler

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Big George Foreman

As Doc Broadus

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to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

As Ghost Dog (archive footage)

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Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

As Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Southpaw

As Titus 'Tick' Wills

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Making of Phone Booth

As Self

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Prophets of Change

As Narrator

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Mon Clown

As Self (archive footage)

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Everyone's Hero

As Lonnie Brewster (voice)

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Dragon Hunters

As Lian-Chu (voice)

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Arrival

As Colonel Weber

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Making a Scene

As Man

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The Misbehavers

As Self

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Dope

As The Narrator (voice)

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Mysteries of the Unseen World

As Narrator

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Odyssey in Rome

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

As Saw Gerrera

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Stakeout

As Det. Jack Pismo

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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

As Self

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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

As Self (archive footage)

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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

As Forest Whitaker

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The Follow

As The Employer

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Sewing Hope

As Narrator (voice)

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The King of Kings

As Peter (voice)

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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

As (archive footage)

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Hands of a Stranger

As Sergeant Delaney

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I Am You

As Narrator (voice)

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Bank Robber

As Officer Battle

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Black Panther

As Zuri

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Burden

As Reverend Kennedy

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Finding Steve McQueen

As Howard Lambert

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City of Lies

As Jack Jackson

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Ripple Effect

As Philip

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Tag: The Assassination Game

As Gowdy's Bodyguard

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The Forgiven

As Desmond Tutu

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Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

As Narrator (voice)

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A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

As Self

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A Man's Story

As Self

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Platoon

As Big Harold

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How It Ends

As Tom

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Sorry to Bother You

As First Equisapien / Demarius

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The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

As Self

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The Paperboy

As Narrator

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Vision Quest

As Balldozer

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First Daughter

As Narrator (voice)

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Respect

As C. L. Franklin

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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

As Jeronicus Jangle

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The Making of 'Making a Scene'

As Self

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Shooting 'Panic Room'

As Self

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Before the Music Dies

As Self - Narrator (voice)

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Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

As Self

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Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

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Mr. Holland's Opus

As Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)

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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

As Self

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Rising from Ashes

As Narrator

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Food Chains

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Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

As Self

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Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

As Self

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Havoc

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A Fall from Grace

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Seaweed Stories

As Narrator

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Inside the Actors Studio

As Self

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

As Self

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The Shield

As Jon Kavanaugh

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American Dad!

As Turlington (voice)

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Today

As Self

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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Diff'rent Strokes

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The View

As Self

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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Hill Street Blues

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American Idol

As Self

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Criminal Minds

As Sam Cooper

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The Early Show

As Self

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Cagney & Lacey

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Star Wars: Go Rogue

As Saw Gerrera (voice)

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ER

As Curtis Ames

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Where Are They Now?

As Self

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The Twilight Zone

As Self - Host

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Extrapolations

As Auggie Bolo

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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

As Sam Cooper

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Saturday Night Live

As Self - Host

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North and South

As Cuffey

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E! Live from the Red Carpet

As Self

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The Daily Show

As Self

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

As Self

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Amazing Stories

As Jerry

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

As Self

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Roots

As Fiddler

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The Hire

As The Employer

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Cannes Festival

As Self - Guest

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Empire

As Eddie Barker

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Star Wars Rebels

As Saw Gerrera (voice)

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Godfather of Harlem

As Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson

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Emperor of Ocean Park

As Oliver Garland

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Star Wars: Andor

As Saw Gerrera

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The Oscars

As Self - Presenter

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Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

As Self