Forest Whitaker

65 years old Longview, Texas, USA

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.

Recent movies

# Name Character Rating
1 Havoc (2025) Lawrence Beaumont 6.3
2 Big George Foreman (2023) Doc Broadus 8.5
3 Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022) Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited) 7
4 Respect (2021) C. L. Franklin 6
5 Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) Self 9
6 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) Jeronicus Jangle 6.5
7 Finding Steve McQueen (2019) Howard Lambert 9
8 Black Panther (2018)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Zuri 7.9
9 Burden (2018) Reverend Kennedy -
10 City of Lies (2018) Jack Jackson 6
11 Sorry to Bother You (2018) First Equisapien / Demarius 7.2
12 How It Ends (2018) Tom 5.6
13 The Forgiven (2018) Desmond Tutu 1
14 Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017) Self 7
15 Arrival (2016)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Colonel Weber 7.9
16 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Top 100 by FilmGator 		Saw Gerrera 7.9
17 Dope (2015) The Narrator (voice) 7.3
18 Southpaw (2015) Titus 'Tick' Wills 7.2
19 Taken 3 (2014) Inspector Frank Dotzler 6
20 Food Chains (2014) - 6
21 Repentance (2014) Angel -
22 Two Men in Town (2014) William Garnett 7
23 Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013) Narrator 7.8
24 Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013) - 4
25 Zulu (2013) Ali Sokhela 6.5
26 Black Nativity (2013) Reverend Cornell Cobbs 6.5
27 Out of the Furnace (2013) Chief Wesley Barnes 6.1
28 The Butler (2013) Cecil Gaines 7
29 Pawn (2013) Will 4.1
30 The Last Stand (2013) Agent John Bannister 6
31 A Dark Truth (2012) Francisco Francis 2.5
32 Freelancers (2012) Dennis Larue 4.5
33 Serving Life (2011) Narrator (voice) 9
34 Catch.44 (2011) Ronny 5.5
35 A Man's Story (2011) Self -
36 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010) Lion -
37 Hurricane Season (2010) Al Collins 5
38 The Experiment (2010) Barris 6.1
39 Our Family Wedding (2010) Brad Boyd 5.7
40 Repo Men (2010) Jake 6.7
41 Lullaby for Pi (2010) George 8
42 Powder Blue (2009) Charlie 6.1
43 Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Ira (voice) 6.8
44 Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) Narrator 7.5
45 Winged Creatures (2009) Charlie Archenault 7
46 Vantage Point (2008) Howard Lewis 6.9
47 Street Kings (2008) Captain Jack Wander 6.7
48 The Great Debaters (2007) Dr. James Farmer Sr. 7.1
49 Ripple Effect (2007) Philip 5
50 Even Money (2007) Clyde Snow -
51 The Air I Breathe (2007) Happiness 6.7
52 Everyone's Hero (2006) Lonnie Brewster (voice) 6
53 The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Oscars 2007 		Idi Amin 7.3
54 Before the Music Dies (2006) Self - Narrator (voice) -
55 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) Forest Whitaker -
56 American Gun (2005) Carter -
57 Mary (2005) Ted Younger 6
58 A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) Abe Holt 7.5
59 First Daughter (2004) Director / Writer 6.1
60 Phone Booth (2003) Captain Ramey 7
61 Panic Room (2002) Burnham 7.1
62 The Follow (2001) The Employer 4
63 A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) Self -
64 Feast of All Saints (2001) Daguerreotypist Picard 8
65 Battlefield Earth (2000) Ker 4.3
66 Witness Protection (1999) Steven Beck -
67 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Ghost Dog 7.5
68 Light It Up (1999) Officer Dante Jackson -
69 Body Count (1998) Crane -
70 Hope Floats (1998) Director / Writer 7.2
71 Phenomenon (1996) Nate Pope 6.1
72 Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited) 6.2
73 Smoke (1995) Cyrus Cole 7.9
74 Waiting to Exhale (1995) Director / Writer 6
75 Species (1995) Dan Smithson, Empath 5.7
76 Prêt-à-Porter (1994) Cy Bianco 4.5
77 Jason's Lyric (1994) Maddog 10
78 Blown Away (1994) Anthony Franklin 8.4
79 The Enemy Within (1994) Col. MacKenzie Casey 7
80 Strapped (1993) Director / Writer 9
81 Last Light (1993) Fred Whitmore -
82 Body Snatchers (1993) Major Collins 7.3
83 Lush Life (1993) Buddy Chester -
84 Bank Robber (1993) Officer Battle -
85 Article 99 (1992) Dr. Sid Handleman -
86 The Crying Game (1992) Jody 6.4
87 Consenting Adults (1992) David Duttonville 6
88 A Rage in Harlem (1991) Jackson -
89 Diary of a Hitman (1991) Dekker -
90 Downtown (1990) Dennis Curren 10
91 Johnny Handsome (1989) Dr. Steven Fisher 5.2
92 Bloodsport (1988) Rawlins 7.3
93 Bird (1988) Charlie 'Bird' Parker 8.5
94 Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Edward Garlick 7.4
95 Stakeout (1987) Det. Jack Pismo 7
96 Hands of a Stranger (1987) Sergeant Delaney -
97 The Color of Money (1986) Amos 7.2
98 Platoon (1986) Big Harold 7.9
99 Vision Quest (1985) Balldozer -
100 Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Charles Jefferson 7.4
101 Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) Gowdy's Bodyguard -