Forest Whitaker

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