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Forest Whitaker‌

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Birthday

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Popularity

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Forest Whitaker

Longview, Texas, USA

Forest Whitaker

Longview, Texas, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-07-15

Popularity

star12.3

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), 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forest Whitaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Blown Away

Blown Away‌
star6.2
calendar 1994

Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome‌
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calendar 1989

Street Kings

Street Kings‌
star6.6
calendar 2008

Smoke

Smoke‌
star7.2
calendar 1995

The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland‌
star7.4
calendar 2006

Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Phone Booth

Phone Booth‌
star6.9
calendar 2003

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter‌
star5.2
calendar 1994

Panic Room

Panic Room‌
star6.8
calendar 2002

Body Snatchers

Body Snatchers‌
star6.1
calendar 1993

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai‌
star7.3
calendar 1999

Battlefield Earth

Battlefield Earth‌
star3.3
calendar 2000

Jason's Lyric

Jason's Lyric‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

The Marsh

The Marsh‌
star4.9
calendar 2006

Body Count

Body Count‌
star5.4
calendar 1998

The Crying Game

The Crying Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

Bloodsport

Bloodsport‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Vantage Point

Vantage Point‌
star6.4
calendar 2008

Repo Men

Repo Men‌
star6.3
calendar 2010

Bird

Bird‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

The Color of Money

The Color of Money‌
star6.9
calendar 1986

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

Article 99

Article 99‌
star6.1
calendar 1992

Phenomenon

Phenomenon‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

Species

Species‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High‌
star6.8
calendar 1982

Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding‌
star5.8
calendar 2010

The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe‌
star6.3
calendar 2007

Green Dragon

Green Dragon‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem‌
star5.5
calendar 1991

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault‌
star7.2
calendar 1996

A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven‌
star5.4
calendar 2005

Downtown

Downtown‌
star5.6
calendar 1990

The Experiment

The Experiment‌
star6.4
calendar 2010

American Gun

American Gun‌
star5.7
calendar 2005

My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song‌
star6.2
calendar 2010

Consenting Adults

Consenting Adults‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures‌
star5.9
calendar 2009

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life‌
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calendar 2010

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are‌
star6.5
calendar 2009

Mary

Mary‌
star5.7
calendar 2005

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense‌
star6.1
calendar 2003

Lullaby for Pi

Lullaby for Pi‌
star6.9
calendar 2010

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

Crips and Bloods: Made in America‌
star6.6
calendar 2009

Powder Blue

Powder Blue‌
star6.1
calendar 2009

Light It Up

Light It Up‌
star6.6
calendar 1999

Even Money

Even Money‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Diary of a Hitman

Diary of a Hitman‌
star5.1
calendar 1991

Repentance

Repentance‌
star4.8
calendar 2014

Last Light

Last Light‌
star6.2
calendar 1993

Lush Life

Lush Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints‌
star4.6
calendar 2001

Catch.44

Catch.44‌
star5.1
calendar 2011

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel‌
star5.1
calendar 2001

The Last Stand

The Last Stand‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

Witness Protection

Witness Protection‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

Serving Life

Serving Life‌
star5.3
calendar 2011

Freelancers

Freelancers‌
star5.1
calendar 2012

The Butler

The Butler‌
star7.3
calendar 2013

A Dark Truth

A Dark Truth‌
star5.6
calendar 2012

Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace‌
star6.6
calendar 2013

Pawn

Pawn‌
star5.6
calendar 2013

Zulu

Zulu‌
star6.7
calendar 2013

Black Nativity

Black Nativity‌
star5.2
calendar 2013

Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town‌
star5.4
calendar 2014

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice‌
star6.6
calendar 1990

Taken 3

Taken 3‌
star6.3
calendar 2014

Big George Foreman

Big George Foreman‌
star7.5
calendar 2023

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look‌
star6.9
calendar 2022

Southpaw

Southpaw‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Making of Phone Booth

Making of Phone Booth‌
star8.0
calendar 2003

Prophets of Change

Prophets of Change‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Mon Clown

Mon Clown‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero‌
star5.8
calendar 2006

Dragon Hunters

Dragon Hunters‌
star6.5
calendar 2008

Arrival

Arrival‌
star7.6
calendar 2016

Making a Scene

Making a Scene‌
star5.4
calendar 2013

The Misbehavers

The Misbehavers‌
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calendar 2004

Dope

Dope‌
star7.1
calendar 2015

Mysteries of the Unseen World

Mysteries of the Unseen World‌
star7.3
calendar 2013

Odyssey in Rome

Odyssey in Rome‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

Stakeout

Stakeout‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows‌
star7.1
calendar 2000

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend‌
star7.3
calendar 2022

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood‌
star4.5
calendar 2005

The Follow

The Follow‌
star6.8
calendar 2001

Sewing Hope

Sewing Hope‌
star0.0
calendar

The King of Kings

The King of Kings‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

Hands of a Stranger

Hands of a Stranger‌
star5.5
calendar 1987

I Am You

I Am You‌
star3.5
calendar 2016

Bank Robber

Bank Robber‌
star4.7
calendar 1993

Black Panther

Black Panther‌
star7.4
calendar 2018

Burden

Burden‌
star6.1
calendar 2020

Finding Steve McQueen

Finding Steve McQueen‌
star6.1
calendar 2019

City of Lies

City of Lies‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect‌
star5.7
calendar 2007

Tag: The Assassination Game

Tag: The Assassination Game‌
star5.5
calendar 1982

The Forgiven

The Forgiven‌
star6.2
calendar 2018

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace‌
star4.0
calendar 2018

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'‌
star8.5
calendar 2001

A Man's Story

A Man's Story‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

Platoon

Platoon‌
star7.7
calendar 1986

How It Ends

How It Ends‌
star5.3
calendar 2018

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

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

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'‌
star5.6
calendar 2017

The Paperboy

The Paperboy‌
star8.0
calendar 2000

Vision Quest

Vision Quest‌
star6.4
calendar 1985

First Daughter

First Daughter‌
star6.1
calendar 2004

Respect

Respect‌
star6.8
calendar 2021

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey‌
star6.6
calendar 2020

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

The Making of 'Making a Scene'‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

Shooting 'Panic Room'

Shooting 'Panic Room'‌
star5.0
calendar 2004

Before the Music Dies

Before the Music Dies‌
star7.0
calendar 2006

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'

Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'‌
star7.0
calendar 2017

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

Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus‌
star7.0
calendar 1995

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King‌
star8.1
calendar 2020

Rising from Ashes

Rising from Ashes‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

Food Chains

Food Chains‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times‌
star10.0
calendar 2020

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso‌
star7.4
calendar 1994

Havoc

Havoc‌
star0.0
calendar

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace‌
star0.0
calendar

Seaweed Stories

Seaweed Stories‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Tv Credits

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio‌
star7.3
calendar 1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show‌
star5.8
calendar 2003

The Shield

The Shield‌
star8.1
calendar 2002

American Dad!

American Dad!‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

Today

Today‌
star5.8
calendar 1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.4
calendar 1988

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

The View

The View‌
star4.5
calendar 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues‌
star7.6
calendar 1981

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds‌
star8.3
calendar 2005

American Idol

American Idol‌
star5.1
calendar 2002

The Early Show

The Early Show‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey‌
star6.9
calendar 1982

Star Wars: Go Rogue

Star Wars: Go Rogue‌
star6.7
calendar 2016

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?‌
star7.5
calendar 1999

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star7.2
calendar 2002

Extrapolations

Extrapolations‌
star6.1
calendar 2023

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior‌
star7.1
calendar 2011

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

North and South

North and South‌
star7.4
calendar 1985

E! Live from the Red Carpet

E! Live from the Red Carpet‌
star3.2
calendar 2002

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson‌
star6.7
calendar 2005

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter‌
star5.7
calendar 2015

Roots

Roots‌
star6.9
calendar 2016

The Hire

The Hire‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Cannes Festival

Cannes Festival‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Empire

Empire‌
star7.2
calendar 2015

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels‌
star7.7
calendar 2014

Godfather of Harlem

Godfather of Harlem‌
star8.1
calendar 2019

Emperor of Ocean Park

Emperor of Ocean Park‌
star7.5
calendar 2024

Star Wars: Andor

Star Wars: Andor‌
star8.2
calendar 2022

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy‌
star0.0
calendar 2021