Forest Whitaker

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 193

Gender Male

Birthday July 15, 1961 (63 years old)

Place of Birth Longview, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Forest Steven Whitaker III
Φόρεστ Γουίτακερ
포레스트 휘태커
フォレスト・ウィテカー
Forest Steven Whitaker
Форест Вітакер
فارست ویتاکر

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Forest Whitaker

Biography

ممثل أمريكي من أصل أفريقي، قدم أول أفلامه وهو في سن الحادية والعشرين في بداية الثمانينيات من القرن الماضي، ليشارك في نفس الفترة بعدة أدوار صغيرة في أفلام هامة في مقدمتها فيلم (Platoon) عام 1986، ليشارك بعدها في عشرات الأعمال والتي من أهمها (The Last King of Scotland، Bird).

Known For

Acting

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as Narrator (voice)

2025		خراب as Lawrence Beaumont
2025		The King of Kings as Peter (voice)
2025		Andor Season 2 \| A Special Look as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024		My Generation (1 episode) as Narrator
2024		Seaweed Stories as Narrator
2024		Emperor of Ocean Park (10 episodes) as Oliver Garland

2023		to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Ghost Dog (archive footage)
2023		جورج فورمان الكبير as Doc Broadus
2023		Extrapolations (1 episode) as Auggie Bolo

2022		Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)
2022		Prophets of Change as Narrator
2022		حرب النجوم: أندور (2 episodes) as Saw Gerrera
2022		The Jennifer Hudson Show (1 episode) as Self
2022		Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022		Cannes Festival (1 episode) as Self - Guest

2021		Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (9 episodes) as Self
2021		Respect as C. L. Franklin

2020		By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (4 episodes) as Himself
2020		Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Jeronicus Jangle
2020		Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times as Self
2020		Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self
2020		Burden as Reverend Kennedy
2020		A Fall from Grace

2019		العَرَّاب: مَلِكُ هَارلم (40 episodes) as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
2019		Finding Steve McQueen as Howard Lambert

2018		City of Lies as Jack Jackson
2018		How It Ends as Tom
2018		المعذرة على الإزعاج as First Equisapien / Demarius
2018		Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace as Narrator (voice)
2018		The Forgiven as Desmond Tutu
2018		بلاك بانثر as Zuri

2017		The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self
2017		Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' as Self

2016		روج وان: قصة من حرب النجوم as Saw Gerrera
2016		I Am You as Narrator (voice)
2016		المجيء as Colonel Weber
2016		Star Wars: Go Rogue (4 episodes) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
2016		Roots (4 episodes) as Fiddler

2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 episode) as Self
2015		Dope as The Narrator (voice)
2015		Southpaw as Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015		Empire (1 episode) as Eddie Barker

2014		Taken 3 as Inspector Frank Dotzler
2014		Star Wars Rebels (4 episodes) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
2014		Two Men in Town as William Garnett
2014		Food Chains
2014		Repentance as Angel

2013		Zulu as Ali Sokhela
2013		Black Nativity as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
2013		The Making of 'Making a Scene' as Self
2013		Making a Scene as Man
2013		Out of the Furnace as Chief Wesley Barnes
2013		Mysteries of the Unseen World as Narrator
2013		The Butler as Cecil Gaines
2013		Rising from Ashes as Narrator
2013		Pawn as Will
2013		الصمود الأخير as Agent John Bannister

2012		A Dark Truth as Francisco Francis
2012		Freelancers as Dennis Larue

2011		Catch.44 as Ronny
2011		A Man's Story as Self
2011		Serving Life as Narrator (voice)
2011		Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (13 episodes) as Sam Cooper

2010		Lullaby for Pi as George
2010		2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010		التجربة as Barris
2010		My Own Love Song as Joey
2010		Repo Men as Jake
2010		Our Family Wedding as Brad Boyd
2010		Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life as Lion

2009		Hurricane Season as Al Collins
2009		Where the Wild Things Are as Ira (voice)
2009		Crips and Bloods: Made in America as Narrator
2009		Winged Creatures as Charlie Archenault
2009		Powder Blue as Charlie

2008		Street Kings as Captain Jack Wander
2008		Mon Clown as Self (archive footage)
2008		Vantage Point as Howard Lewis

2007		The Great Debaters as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007		Ripple Effect as Philip
2007		Even Money as Clyde Snow
2007		The Air I Breathe as Happiness

2006		Before the Music Dies as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006		بطل الجميع as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
2006		The Marsh as Geoffrey Hunt
2006		The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin

2005		A Little Trip to Heaven as Abe Holt
2005		Mary as Ted Younger
2005		Odyssey in Rome
2005		عقول اجرامية (1 episode) as Sam Cooper
2005		American Gun as Carter
2005		Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Forest Whitaker
2005		American Dad! (3 episodes) as Turlington (voice)
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode) as Self

2004		The Misbehavers as Self
2004		First Daughter as Narrator (voice)
2004		Shooting 'Panic Room' as Self

2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 episode) as Self
2003		Phone Booth as Captain Ramey
2003		Making of Phone Booth as Self
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode)
2003		Deacons for Defense as Marcus Clay

2002		The Twilight Zone (43 episodes) as Self - Host
2002		American Idol (1 episode) as Self
2002		Panic Room as Burnham
2002		The Shield (13 episodes) as Jon Kavanaugh
2002		E! Live from the Red Carpet (1 episode) as Self

2001		Feast of All Saints as Daguerreotypist Picard
2001		The Fourth Angel as Agent Jules Bernard
2001		Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001		The Follow as The Employer
2001		Green Dragon as Addie
2001		The Hire (1 episode) as The Employer
2001		A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' as Self

2000		Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
2000		Four Dogs Playing Poker as Mr. Ellington
2000		Battlefield Earth as Ker
2000		The Paperboy as Narrator

1999		Witness Protection as Steven Beck
1999		Light It Up as Officer Dante Jackson
1999		The Early Show (1 episode) as Self
1999		Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Ghost Dog
1999		Where Are They Now? (1 episode) as Self

1998

as Crane

1997

(1 episode) as Self

1996		Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Mr. Rucker
1996		The Daily Show (1 episode) as Self
1996		Phenomenon as Nate Pope

1995		Mr. Holland's Opus as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
1995		Species as Dan Smithson, Empath
1995		Smoke as Cyrus Cole

1994		Prêt-à-Porter as Cy Bianco
1994		Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso as Self
1994		Jason's Lyric as Maddog
1994		ER (4 episodes) as Curtis Ames
1994		The Enemy Within as Col. MacKenzie Casey
1994		Inside the Actors Studio (1 episode) as Self
1994		Blown Away as Anthony Franklin

1993		Bank Robber as Officer Battle
1993		Lush Life as Buddy Chester
1993		Last Light as Fred Whitmore
1993		Body Snatchers as Major Collins

1992		Consenting Adults as David Duttonville
1992		The Crying Game as Jody
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1992		Article 99 as Dr. Sid Handleman

1991		Diary of a Hitman as Dekker
1991		A Rage in Harlem as Jackson

1990		Criminal Justice as Jessie Williams
1990		Downtown as Dennis Curren

1989

as Dr. Steven Fisher

1988		LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 episode)
1988		Bird as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988		Bloodsport as Rawlins

1987		Good Morning, Vietnam as Edward Garlick
1987		Stakeout as Det. Jack Pismo
1987		Hands of a Stranger as Sergeant Delaney

1986		Platoon as Big Harold
1986		The Color of Money as Amos

1985		North and South (8 episodes) as Cuffey
1985		Amazing Stories (1 episode) as Jerry
1985		Vision Quest as Balldozer

1982		Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Charles Jefferson
1982		Tag: The Assassination Game as Gowdy's Bodyguard
1982		Cagney & Lacey (1 episode)

1981

(1 episode)

1978

(1 episode)

1975

(1 episode) as Self - Host

1953

(1 episode) as Self - Presenter

1952

(1 episode) as Self

Production

—		Rise of the Empress (0 episodes) … Executive Producer
—		Rosetta … Producer

2024		Transplant … Producer
2024		Hollywood Black (4 episodes) … Executive Producer
2024		Fancy Dance … Executive Producer

2023

… Producer

2022

… Producer

2021

… Producer

2020

(4 episodes) … Executive Producer

2019		العَرَّاب: مَلِكُ هَارلم (10 episodes) … Executive Producer
2019		Devil's Pie: D'Angelo … Producer
2019		A Kid from Coney Island … Executive Producer

2018

… Producer

2017

… Producer

2015		Songs My Brothers Taught Me … Producer
2015		Dope … Producer

2013		Rising from Ashes … Executive Producer
2013		Fruitvale Station … Producer

2011		Serving Life … Executive Producer
2011		Monte Carlo … Executive Producer

2009		Brick City (11 episodes) … Executive Producer
2009		Kassim the Dream … Producer
2009		Powder Blue … Producer

2007

… Executive Producer

2005

… Executive Producer

2004

… Executive Producer

2003

… Producer

2002

… Co-Executive Producer

2001

… Executive Producer

1991

… Co-Producer

Directing

2004

… Director

1998

… Director

1995

… Director

1993

… Director

Crew

1998

… Executive Music Producer

1986

… Thanks

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