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Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Acting July 15, 1961 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.

Movies

Black Panther
7.4
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Zuri
Black Panther
2018
Taken 3
6.3
Inspector Frank Dotzler
Taken 3
2014
Havoc
6.4
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Lawrence Beaumont
Havoc
2025
Species
6.0
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Dan Smithson, Empath
Species
1995
Vantage Point
6.4
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Howard Lewis
Vantage Point
2008
The King of Kings
8.3
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Peter (voice)
The King of Kings
2025
The Last Stand
6.1
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Agent John Bannister
The Last Stand
2013
Big George Foreman
7.6
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Doc Broadus
Big George Foreman
2023
Mary
5.7
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Ted Younger
Mary
2005
The Enemy Within
5.8
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Col. MacKenzie Casey
The Enemy Within
1994
Criminal Justice
6.0
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Jessie Williams
Criminal Justice
1990

TV Shows

Empire
7.1
Eddie Barker
Empire
2015

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