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.
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Filmography
all 187
Movies 147
TV Shows 40
self 34
Producer 19
Narrator 9
Voice 4
Director 4
Megalopolis (2024)
Fancy Dance (2024)
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023)
Big George Foreman (2023)
Extrapolations (2023)
To Live and Die and Live (2023)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
Prophets of Change (2022)
Star Wars: Andor (2022)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)
For the Sake of Peace (2022)
Cannes Festival (2022)
DMX: Don't Try to Understand (2021)
Passing (2021)
Respect (2021)
Music Box (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)
Burden (2020)
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)
A Kid from Coney Island (2019)
Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
City of Lies (2018)
How It Ends (2018)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)
The Forgiven (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)
Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
I Am You (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Star Wars: Go Rogue (2016)
Roots (2016)
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Dope (2015)
Southpaw (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 (2013)
The Making of 'Making a Scene' (2013)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Rising from Ashes (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Pawn (2013)
The Last Stand (2013)
A Dark Truth (2012)
Freelancers (2012)
Catch.44 (2011)
A Man's Story (2011)
Serving Life (2011)
Monte Carlo (2011)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
Lullaby for Pi (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 (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Brick City (2009)
Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009)
Winged Creatures (2009)
Kassim the Dream (2009)
Powder Blue (2009)
Toys in the Attic (2009)
Street Kings (2008)
Dragon Hunters (2008)
Mon Clown (2008)
Vantage Point (2008)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Ripple Effect (2007)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Before the Music Dies (2006)
Everyone's Hero (2006)
The Marsh (2006)
Even Money (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
Mary (2005)
Odyssey in Rome (2005)
Criminal Minds (2005)
American Gun (2005)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
The Misbehavers (2004)
First Daughter (2004)
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Chasing Papi (2003)
American Storytellers (2003)
Phone Booth (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Deacons for Defense (2003)
The Twilight Zone (2002)
Door to Door (2002)
American Idol (2002)
Panic Room (2002)
The Shield (2002)
E! Live from the Red Carpet (2002)
Feast of All Saints (2001)
The Fourth Angel (2001)
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai (2001)
The Follow (2001)
Green Dragon (2001)
The Hire (2001)
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
Battlefield Earth (2000)
The Paperboy (2000)
Witness Protection (1999)
Light It Up (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Hope Floats (1998)
Body Count (1998)
The View (1997)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Phenomenon (1996)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Species (1995)
Smoke (1995)
Ready to Wear (1994)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)
Jason's Lyric (1994)
ER (1994)
The Enemy Within (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Blown Away (1994)
Bank Robber (1993)
Lush Life (1993)
Last Light (1993)
Strapped (1993)
Body Snatchers (1993)
Consenting Adults (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Article 99 (1992)
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Criminal Justice (1990)
Downtown (1990)
Johnny Handsome (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Bird (1988)
Bloodsport (1988)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Stakeout (1987)
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
Platoon (1986)
The Color of Money (1986)
A Little Off Mark (1986)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Vision Quest (1985)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
Sewing Hope
A Fall from Grace
Hollywood Black
Emperor of Ocean Park
Making of Phone Booth
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-07-15 (62 years old)
Birth NameForest Steven Whitaker
Birth PlaceLongview, United States of America
LifestyleVegetarianism
ChildrenTrue Whitaker
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsForest Steven Whitaker III, Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ, 포레스트 휘태커, フォレスト・ウィテカー, Forest Steven Whitaker, Форест Вітакер
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Emmy Award, Crystal Award, Academy Award for Best Actor
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