Forest Whitaker
62, from Longview, Texas, USA
62, from 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.
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Executive Producer
Doc Broadus
Ghost Dog (archive footage)
Producer
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Narrator
Self (archive footage)
Producer
C. L. Franklin
Producer
Reverend Kennedy
Self
(Unknown)
Jeronicus Jangle
Howard Lambert
Executive Producer
Producer
Zuri
Desmond Tutu
Narrator (voice)
First Equisapien / Demarius
Tom
Jack Jackson
Self
Himself
Producer
Colonel G. T. Weber
I Am You
Narrator (voice)
Saw Gerrera
Titus 'Tick' Wills
The Narrator (voice)
Producer
Angel
(Unknown)
William Garnett
Inspector Frank Dotzler
Agent John Bannister
Will
Narrator
Cecil Gaines
Narrator
Chief Wesley Barnes
Man
Self
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Ali Sokhela
Producer
Dennis Larue
Francisco Francis
Narrator (voice)
Self
Ronny
Executive Producer
Lion
Brad Boyd
Jake
Joey
Barris
George
Charlie
Charlie Archenault
Narrator
Ira (voice)
Al Collins
Producer
Howard Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Lian-Chu (voice)
Captain Jack Wander
Happiness
Philip
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Idi Amin
Clyde Snow
Geoffrey Hunt
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Forest Whitaker
Carter
(Unknown)
Ted Younger
Abe Holt
Self
Narrator (voice)
The Misbehavers
Self
Marcus Clay
Captain Ramey
Producer
Burnham
Co-Executive Producer
Self
Addie
The Employer
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
(Unknown)
Agent Jules Bernard
Daguerreotypist Picard
Narrator
Ker
Self
Ghost Dog
Officer Dante Jackson
Steven Beck
Crane
Executive Music Producer
Nate Pope
Mr. Rucker
Cyrus Cole
Dan Smithson, Empath
Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)
Director
Anthony Franklin
Col. MacKenzie Casey
Maddog
Self
Cy Bianco
Major Collins
Fred Whitmore
Buddy Chester
Officer Battle
Director
Dr. Sid Handleman
Jody
David Duttonville
Jackson
Dekker
Dennis Curren
Jessie Williams
Dr. Steven Fisher
Rawlins
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Sergeant Delaney
Det. Jack Pismo
Edward Garlick
Amos
Big Harold
Thanks
Balldozer
Gowdy's Bodyguard
Charles Jefferson
Making of Phone Booth
Self
The King of Kings
Peter (voice)
A Fall from Grace
(Unknown)
Sewing Hope
Narrator (voice)
(Unknown)