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), 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).
- Blown Away1994
- Johnny Handsome1989
- Good Morning, Vietnam1987
- Street Kings2008
- The Last King of Scotland2006
- Phone Booth2003
- Smoke1995
- Ready to Wear1994
- Panic Room2002
- Body Snatchers1993
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999
- Battlefield Earth2000
- The Marsh2006
- The Crying Game1992
- Body Count1998
- Bloodsport1988
- Vantage Point2008
- The Color of Money1986
- Repo Men2010
- Bird1988
- Hurricane Season2009
- Article 991992
- Phenomenon1996
- Species1995
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982
- Our Family Wedding2010
- The Air I Breathe2007
- Green Dragon2001
- The Great Debaters2007
- A Rage in Harlem1991
- Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault1996
- Downtown1990
- A Little Trip to Heaven2005
- The Experiment2010
- American Gun2005
- My Own Love Song2010
- Consenting Adults1992
- Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life2010
- Winged Creatures2009
- Where the Wild Things Are2009
- Mary2005
- Powder Blue2009
- Deacons for Defense2003
- Lullaby for Pi2010
- Crips and Bloods: Made in America2009
- Light It Up1999
- Even Money2006
- Diary of a Hitman1991
- Repentance2014
- Feast of All Saints2001
- Catch.442011
- The Fourth Angel2001
- The Last Stand2013
- The Enemy Within1994
- Witness Protection1999
- Serving Life2011
- Freelancers2012
- The Butler2013
- A Dark Truth2012
- Out of the Furnace2013
- Pawn2013
- Zulu2013
- Two Men in Town2014
- Criminal Justice1990
- Black Nativity2013
- Jason's Lyric1994
- Southpaw2015
- Everyone's Hero2006
- Dragon Hunters2008
- Taken 32014
- Dope2015
- Stakeout1987
- Arrival2016
- Hands of a Stranger1987
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016
- Bank Robber1993
- Black Panther2018
- Burden2020
- Finding Steve McQueen2019
- City of Lies2018
- Ripple Effect2007
- The Forgiven2018
- Tag: The Assassination Game1982
- Platoon1986
- How It Ends2018
- Sorry to Bother You2018
- Vision Quest1985
- First Daughter2004
- Respect2021
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey2020
- Mr. Holland's Opus1995
- Rising from Ashes2013
- Big George Foreman2023
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look2022
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood2005
- The Shield2002
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior2011
- Criminal Minds2005
- ER1994
- American Dad!2005
- Roots2016
- Empire2015
- Godfather of Harlem2019
- Star Wars Rebels2014
- Star Wars: Go Rogue2016
- Amazing Stories1985
- Star Wars: Andor2022
- Extrapolations2023
- North and South1985