Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker Movies and TV Shows

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forest Whitaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 7/15/1961 (63 years old)
  • Place of birth: Longview, Texas, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.88 m
  • Net worth: $30,000,000
  • twitter: ForestWhitaker
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Emperor of Ocean Park
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Oliver Garland
2024

Crime

Drama

5.9
70%
Fancy Dance
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer
2024

Drama

6.6
73%
Big George Foreman
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 77%
role:
Doc Broadus
2023

Drama

History

6.6
77%
Extrapolations
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 57%
role:
August Bolo
2023

Drama

6.2
57%
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
TMDB 66%
role:
Saw Gerrera (uncredited) (archive footage)
2022

Documentary

66%
Passing
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Producer
2021

Drama

6.6
64%
Respect
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
C. L. Franklin
2021

Drama

History

Music

6.6
68%
2020

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
66%
Burden
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 61%
role:
Reverend Kennedy
2020

Drama

6.7
61%
Godfather of Harlem
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
2019

Crime

Drama

8.1
81%
A Kid from Coney Island
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Executive Producer
2019

Documentary

7.0
68%
Finding Steve McQueen
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Howard Lambert
2019

Crime

Romance

6.2
63%
City of Lies
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Jack Jackson
2018

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.5
64%
2018

Action

Adventure

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1
53%
Sorry to Bother You
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2018

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
68%
The Forgiven
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Desmond Tutu
2018

Thriller

6.0
61%
2018

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
74%
Roxanne, Roxanne
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Producer
2017

Drama

6.2
61%
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
75%
Arrival
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Colonel Weber
2016

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
Roots
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Fiddler
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

7.9
69%
2015

Drama

7.0
70%
Dope
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2015

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.2
71%
Southpaw
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015

Action

Drama

7.3
74%
Taken 3
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Inspector Franck Dotzler
2014

Action

Thriller

6.0
62%
2014

Documentary

7.1
71%
Repentance
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 50%
role:
Angel
2014

Horror

Thriller

4.9
50%
Two Men in Town
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 56%
role:
William Garnett
2014

Crime

Drama

5.7
56%
Out of the Furnace
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Chief Wesley Barnes
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
Zulu
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Ali Sokhela
2013

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
67%
Black Nativity
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 54%
role:
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
2013

Drama

Music

4.8
54%
2013

Documentary

7.6
72%
The Butler
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 74%
role:
Cecil Gaines
2013

Drama

7.2
74%
2013

Drama

7.5
74%
Pawn
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Will
2013

Crime

Thriller

5.7
57%
The Last Stand
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Agent John Bannister
2013

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.3
60%
A Dark Truth
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 56%
role:
Francisco Francis
2012

Action

Thriller

5.6
56%
Freelancers
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 52%
role:
Dennis Larue
2012

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

4.7
52%
Catch.44
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 51%
role:
Ronny
2011

Action

Drama

Thriller

4.6
51%
Serving Life
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Narrator & 1 more
Not available
2011

Documentary

TV Movie

7.9
60%
Not available
Monte Carlo
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Executive Producer
2011

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

5.8
66%
2011

Crime

Drama

6.2
71%
2010

Drama

6.7
70%
2010

Drama

Thriller

6.4
64%
2010

Comedy

Drama

5.7
63%
Repo Men
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Jake
2010

Action

Crime

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
63%
Our Family Wedding
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 57%
role:
Brad Boyd
2010

Comedy

5.1
57%
Hurricane Season
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 68%
role:
Al Collins
2009

Drama

6.5
68%
2009

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
Powder Blue
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2009

Drama

6.2
60%
Winged Creatures
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 60%
role:
Charlie Archenault
2008

Crime

Drama

5.6
60%
Street Kings
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Captain Jack Wander
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
66%
Dragon Hunters
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Lian-Chu (voice)
2008

Animation

Family

6.5
65%
Vantage Point
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Howard Lewis
2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
64%
The Great Debaters
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007

Drama

7.5
72%
The Air I Breathe
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Happiness
2007

Crime

Thriller

6.7
64%
Everyone's Hero
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
2006

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.7
58%
2006

Drama

7.6
75%
First Daughter
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Executive Producer & 2 more
2004

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

5.1
62%
My Life as a Teenage Robot
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Anthony Franklin
2003

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

7.0
77%
Phone Booth
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Captain Ramey
2003

Drama

Thriller

7.1
68%
The Twilight Zone
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 74%
role:
Self - Host & 1 more
Not available
2002

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
74%
Not available
Panic Room
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Burnham
2002

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
67%
2000

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

War & Politics

2.5
32%
1999

Crime

Drama

7.5
73%
Hope Floats
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 63%
role:
Director
1998

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0
63%
Phenomenon
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Nate Pope
1996

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Mr. Holland's Opus
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)
1995

Drama

Family

Music

7.3
70%
1995

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0
63%
Species
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
Dan Smithson, Empath
1995

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
59%
Smoke
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Cyrus Cole
1995

Comedy

Drama

7.4
72%
Prêt-à-Porter
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 53%
role:
Cy Bianco
1994

Comedy

Drama

5.2
53%
Body Snatchers
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Major Collins
1993

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
61%
Consenting Adults
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 54%
role:
David Duttonville
1992

Crime

Drama

Mystery

5.7
54%
1992

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.2
69%
Johnny Handsome
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 63%
role:
Dr. Steven Fisher
1989

Crime

Drama

6.1
63%
Bird
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988

Drama

Music

7.1
69%
Bloodsport
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 70%
role:
Rawlins
1988

Action

6.8
70%
Good Morning, Vietnam
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 74%
role:
Edward Montesque Garlick
1987

Comedy

Drama

War & Politics

7.3
74%
Stakeout
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Det. Jack Pismo
1987

Action

Comedy

Romance

6.7
65%
Platoon
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 77%
role:
Big Harold
1986

Action

Drama

War & Politics

8.1
77%
1986

Drama

7.0
68%
1985

Drama

8.1
76%
Vision Quest
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 64%
role:
Balldozer
1985

Drama

Romance

6.7
64%
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Charles Jefferson
1982

Comedy

Drama

7.1
68%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Forest Whitaker are, for example, Emperor of Ocean Park, Fancy Dance and Big George Foreman.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Platoon (7.9), North and South (7.9) and Arrival (7.8).