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 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.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Ghost Dog
Age 38 (now 64)
Godfather of Harlem
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Age 58 (now 64)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Age 61 (now 64)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 61 (now 64)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Jeronicus Jangle
Age 59 (now 64)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
as Self
Age 59 (now 64)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self
Age 59 (now 64)
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
as Narrator (voice)
Age 56 (now 64)
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as Self
Age 55 (now 64)
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
as Self
Age 55 (now 64)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 49 (now 64)
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
as Lion
Age 48 (now 64)
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
as Narrator
Age 48 (now 64)
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
as Self
Age 39 (now 64)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
Age 39 (now 64)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Ghost Dog
Age 38 (now 64)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Mr. Rucker
Age 35 (now 64)
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 64)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
as Self
Age 33 (now 64)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Charles Jefferson
Age 21 (now 64)
Tag: The Assassination Game
as Gowdy's Bodyguard
Age 20 (now 64)
The Emperor of Ocean Park
as Judge Oliver Garland
Age 62 (now 64)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
Age 60 (now 64)
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
as Self
Age 59 (now 64) By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Executive Producer
Age 59 (now 64) Godfather of Harlem
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Age 58 (now 64)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Age 54 (now 64)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Sam Cooper
Age 49 (now 64)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 43 (now 64)
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Also Known As
Forest Steven Whitaker III, Forest Steven Whitaker, פורסט ויטאקר
IMDB
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