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, 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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
July 15, 1961Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
154Place of birth
Longview, Texas, USAAlso known as
Forest Steven Whitaker III, Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ, 포레스트 휘태커, フォレスト・ウィテカー, Forest Steven Whitaker, Форест ВітакерCast credits
Blown Away
Anthony FranklinJohnny Handsome
Dr. Steven FisherGood Morning, Vietnam
Edward GarlickStreet Kings
Captain Jack WanderThe Last King of Scotland
Idi AminPhone Booth
Captain RameySmoke
Cyrus ColePrêt-à-Porter
Cy BiancoPanic Room
BurnhamBody Snatchers
Major CollinsGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost DogBattlefield Earth
KerThe Marsh
Geoffrey HuntThe Crying Game
JodyBody Count
CraneBloodsport
RawlinsVantage Point
Howard LewisThe Color of Money
AmosBird
Charlie 'Bird' ParkerRepo Men
JakeHurricane Season
Al CollinsCrew credits
Waiting to Exhale
DirectorStrapped
DirectorHope Floats
Director, Executive Music ProducerFirst Daughter
Director, Executive ProducerServing Life
Executive ProducerFruitvale Station
ProducerPowder Blue
ProducerMonte Carlo
Executive ProducerRoxanne Roxanne
ProducerRipple Effect
Executive ProducerSorry to Bother You
ProducerSongs My Brothers Taught Me
ProducerA Rage in Harlem
Co-ProducerPassing
ProducerA Kid from Coney Island
Executive ProducerAmerican Gun
Executive ProducerRising from Ashes
Executive ProducerGreen Dragon
Executive ProducerKassim the Dream
ProducerDevil's Pie: D'Angelo
ProducerDoor to Door
Co-Executive Producer