Biography
Forest Whitaker
Acting
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), Th…
Career works
171
Movies
128
Series
43
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
07/15/1961
Place of birth
Longview, Texas, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Havoc
2025 · 6.4
The King of Kings
2025 · 8.3
Seaweed Stories
2024
Big George Foreman
2023 · 7.6
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 · 7.2
Prophets of Change
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · 7.4
Respect
2021 · 6.8
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020 · 6.6
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020 · 10.0
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · 8.1
Finding Steve McQueen
2019 · 6.1
City of Lies
2018 · 6.4
Burden
2018 · 6.1
How It Ends
2018 · 5.3
Series
My Generation
2024 · 1.0
Hollywood Black
2024 · 5.0
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024 · 6.2
Extrapolations
2023 · 6.0
Andor
2022 · 8.3
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Cannes Festival
2022
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021 · 7.0
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020 · 3.3
Godfather of Harlem
2019 · 8.1
Steve
2017 · 6.0
Star Wars: Go Rogue
2016 · 6.7
Roots
2016 · 6.9
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2
Empire
2015 · 7.1