Birthday
1961-07-15Place of Birth
Longview, Texas, USABiography
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.Free Trial Channels
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Andor Season 2 | A Special Look
2025
10
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023
5.5
as Ghost Dog (archive footage)
2023
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020
8.6
as Himself
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
6.4
as Jeronicus Jangle
2020
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
2018
4
as Narrator (voice)
2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
2017
7.1
as Self
2017