Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Acting
Born 1961-07-15Longview, 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.

Titles

The King of Kings
The King of Kings
Peter (voice) • 2025
Film
8/10
Derin Kargaşa
Derin Kargaşa
Lawrence Beaumont • 2025
Film
6/10
Emperor of Ocean Park
Emperor of Ocean Park
Oliver Garland • 2024
Dizi
6/10
Büyük George Foreman
Büyük George Foreman
Doc Broadus • 2023
Film
8/10
Respect
Respect
C. L. Franklin • 2021
Film
7/10
Jingle Jangle: Bir Noel Yolculuğu
Jingle Jangle: Bir Noel Yolculuğu
Jeronicus Jangle • 2020
Film
7/10
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Self • 2020
Dizi
3/10
Godfather of Harlem
Godfather of Harlem
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson • 2019
Dizi
8/10
Black Panther
Black Panther
Zuri • 2018
Film
7/10
Sizi Rahatsız Ettiğim İçin Özür Dilerim
Sizi Rahatsız Ettiğim İçin Özür Dilerim
First Equisapien / Demarius • 2018
Film
7/10
Yalanlar Şehri
Yalanlar Şehri
Jack Jackson • 2018
Film
6/10
Affedilen
Affedilen
Desmond Tutu • 2018
Film
6/10
Burden
Burden
Reverend Kennedy • 2018
Film
6/10
Nasıl Biter
Nasıl Biter
Tom • 2018
Film
5/10
Varış
Varış
Colonel Weber • 2016
Film
8/10
Rogue One: Bir Star Wars Hikayesi
Rogue One: Bir Star Wars Hikayesi
Saw Gerrera • 2016
Film
8/10
KOKLER
KOKLER
Fiddler • 2016
Dizi
7/10
Son Şans
Son Şans
Titus 'Tick' Wills • 2015
Film
7/10
Dope
Dope
The Narrator (voice) • 2015
Film
7/10
Taken 3
Taken 3
Inspector Frank Dotzler • 2014
Film
6/10
Pişmanlık
Pişmanlık
Angel • 2014
Film
5/10
Başkanların Hizmetkârı
Başkanların Hizmetkârı
Cecil Gaines • 2013
Film
7/10
Suç Şehri
Suç Şehri
Ali Sokhela • 2013
Film
7/10
Kardeşim İçin
Kardeşim İçin
Chief Wesley Barnes • 2013
Film
7/10
Geçit Yok
Geçit Yok
Agent John Bannister • 2013
Film
6/10
Karanlık Gerçek
Karanlık Gerçek
Francisco Francis • 2012
Film
6/10
Kirli Oyun
Kirli Oyun
Dennis Larue • 2012
Film
5/10
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Sam Cooper • 2011
Dizi
7/10
Görev 44
Görev 44
Ronny • 2011
Film
5/10
Deney
Deney
Barris • 2010
Film
6/10
Repo Men
Repo Men
Jake • 2010
Film
6/10
Aşk Şarkım
Aşk Şarkım
Joey • 2010
Film
6/10
Arkadaşım Canavar
Arkadaşım Canavar
Ira (voice) • 2009
Film
6/10
Pudra Mavisi
Pudra Mavisi
Charlie • 2009
Film
6/10
Kayıp Yol
Kayıp Yol
Charlie Archenault • 2009
Film
6/10
Sokağın Kralları
Sokağın Kralları
Captain Jack Wander • 2008
Film
7/10
Bakış Açısı
Bakış Açısı
Howard Lewis • 2008
Film
6/10
Muhteşem Münazaracılar
Muhteşem Münazaracılar
Dr. James Farmer Sr. • 2007
Film
7/10
Kesişen Hayatlar
Kesişen Hayatlar
Happiness • 2007
Film
6/10
İskoçya'nın Son Kralı
İskoçya'nın Son Kralı
Idi Amin • 2006
Film
7/10
Telefon Kulübesi
Telefon Kulübesi
Captain Ramey • 2003
Film
7/10
Alacakaranlık Kuşağı
Alacakaranlık Kuşağı
Self - Host • 2002
Dizi
7/10
Panik Odası
Panik Odası
Burnham • 2002
Film
7/10
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
Daguerreotypist Picard • 2001
Film
4/10
Savaşçı
Savaşçı
Ker • 2000
Film
3/10
Hayalet Köpek: Samurayın Yolu
Hayalet Köpek: Samurayın Yolu
Ghost Dog • 1999
Film
7/10
Light It Up
Light It Up
Officer Dante Jackson • 1999
Film
7/10
Suç Kapanı
Suç Kapanı
Crane • 1998
Film
5/10