Forest Whitaker
Acting
Born 1961-07-15
Longview, Texas, USA
193 credits
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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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Acting
57 credits
Criminal Minds
The Daily Show
American Dad!
Saturday Night Live
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Jennifer Hudson Show
ER
The View
Andor
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Shield
American Idol
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Black Panther
Star Wars Rebels
Empire
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Godfather of Harlem
Cagney & Lacey
Steve
Arrival
Amazing Stories
Taken 3
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Oscars
North and South
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Twilight Zone
Extrapolations
Today
Platoon
Hope Floats
Panic Room
Southpaw
Bloodsport
Live from E!
The Last Stand
Street Kings
Species
Phone Booth
Havoc
Where the Wild Things Are
Where Are They Now?
Vantage Point
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The King of Kings
First Daughter
The Butler
Phenomenon
Big George Foreman
Repo Men
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Good Morning, Vietnam
Roots
The Hire
Blown Away
Hollywood Black
Producing
4 credits
Directing
2 credits
Other credits
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