Forest Whitaker
Biografía
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.
Filmografía
Estragos
Lawrence Beaumont (2025)
El Rey de Reyes
Peter (voice) (2025)
My Generation
Narrator (2024)
Seaweed Stories
Narrator (voice) (2024)
El emperador de Ocean Park
Oliver Garland (2024)
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Ghost Dog (archive footage) (2023)
Big George Foreman
Doc Broadus (2023)
Un futuro desafiante
Auggie Bolo (2023)
Clint Eastwood: la última leyenda
Self (archive footage) (2022)
Prophets of Change
Narrator (2022)
Andor
Saw Gerrera (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self (2022)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited) (2022)
Cannes Festival
Self - Guest (2022)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self (2021)
Respect
C. L. Franklin (2021)
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Self (2020)
La navidad mágica de los Jangle
Jeronicus Jangle (2020)
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self (2020)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self (2020)
El padrino de Harlem
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson (2019)
Buscando a Steve McQueen
Howard Lambert (2019)
Ciudad de mentiras
Jack Jackson (2018)
Burden
Reverend Kennedy (2018)
El final de todo
Tom (2018)
Perdona que te moleste
First Equisapien / Demarius (2018)
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Narrator (voice) (2018)
El precio del perdón
Desmond Tutu (2018)
Black Panther
Zuri (2018)
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Self (2017)
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self (2017)
Rogue One: Una historia de Star Wars
Saw Gerrera (2016)
I Am You
Narrator (voice) (2016)
La llegada
Colonel Weber (2016)
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Saw Gerrera (voice) (2016)
Raíces
Fiddler (2016)
Hollywood en primer plano
Self (2015)
Redención (Southpaw)
Titus 'Tick' Wills (2015)
Dope
The Narrator (voice) (2015)
Empire
Eddie Barker (2015)
V3nganza
Inspector Frank Dotzler (2014)
Star Wars Rebels
Saw Gerrera (voice) (2014)
Two Men in Town
William Garnett (2014)
Food Chains
(2014)
Repentance
Angel (2014)
Zulu
Ali Sokhela (2013)
Black Nativity
Reverend Cornell Cobbs (2013)
Making a Scene
(2013)
La ley del más fuerte
Chief Wesley Barnes (2013)
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Narrator (2013)
El mayordomo
Cecil Gaines (2013)
Rising from Ashes
Narrator (2013)
El asedio
Will (2013)
El último desafío
Agent John Bannister (2013)
La verdad
Francisco Francis (2012)
Unidad de élite
Dennis Larue (2012)
Situación límite
Ronny (2011)
Ozwald Boateng: El hombre mas Cool del mundo
Self (2011)
Serving Life
Narrator (voice) (2011)
Mentes criminales: Conducta sospechosa
Sam Cooper (2011)
Lullaby for Pi
George (2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage) (2010)
El experimento
Barris (2010)
Nuestra canción de amor
Joey (2010)
Repo Men
Jake (2010)
La boda de mi familia
Brad Boyd (2010)
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Lion (2010)
Hurricane Season
Al Collins (2010)
Donde viven los monstruos
Ira (voice) (2009)
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Narrator (2009)
Fragmentos
Charlie Archenault (2009)
Powder Blue
Charlie (2009)
Indiana Jones y el reino de la calavera de cristal
Self (2008)
Dueños de la calle
Captain Jack Wander (2008)
En el punto de mira
Howard Lewis (2008)
El gran debate
Dr. James Farmer Sr. (2007)
Ripple Effect
Philip (2007)
La apuesta perfecta
Clyde Snow (2007)
Cuatro vidas
Happiness (2007)
El último rey de Escocia
Idi Amin (2006)
El héroe de todos
Lonnie Brewster (voice) (2006)
El portal de la muerte
Geoffrey Hunt (2006)
Verdades ocultas
Abe Holt (2005)
Mary
Ted Younger (2005)
Odyssey in Rome
(2005)
Mentes criminales
Sam Cooper (2005)
American Gun
Carter (2005)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Forest Whitaker (2005)
Deacons for Defense
Marcus Clay (2005)
Mahou Sentai Magiranger la película: Bride of Infershia
Ghost Dog (2005)
Padre made in USA
Turlington (voice) (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self (2005)
The Misbehavers
Self (2004)
Black Jack
Addie (2004)
Una hija diferente
Narrator (voice) (2004)
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self (2004)
Making of Phone Booth
Self (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest (2003)
The Royal
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited) (2003)
Última llamada
Captain Ramey (2003)
Mi vida de robot adolescente
Anthony Franklin (2002)
Los límites de la realidad
Self - Host (2002)
American Idol
Self (2002)
La habitación del pánico
Burnham (2002)
The Shield: Al margen de la ley
Jon Kavanaugh (2002)
Live from E!
Self (2002)
Feast of All Saints
Daguerreotypist Picard (2001)
El cuarto ángel
Agent Jules Bernard (2001)
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
(2001)
The Follow
The Employer (2001)
Green Dragon
Addie (2001)
The Hire
The Employer (2001)
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Self (2001)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self (2000)
Muerte a la carta
Mr. Ellington (2000)
Campo de batalla: La Tierra
Ker (2000)
The Paperboy
Narrator (2000)
Testigo protegido
Steven Beck (1999)
Generación perdida
Officer Dante Jackson (1999)
The Early Show
Self (1999)
Where Are They Now?
Self (1999)
Body Count
Crane (1998)
The View
Self (1997)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Mr. Rucker (1996)
The Daily Show
Self (1996)
Phenomenon (Algo extraordinario más allá del amor)
Nate Pope (1996)
Profesor Holland
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited) (1995)
Species (Especie mortal)
Dan Smithson, Empath (1995)
Smoke
Cyrus Cole (1995)
Fushigi Yūgi: El juego misterioso
Self - Narrator (voice) (1995)
The George Wendt Show
Maddog (1995)
Pret-a-porter
Cy Bianco (1994)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Self (1994)
Urgencias
Curtis Ames (1994)
El enemigo en casa
Col. MacKenzie Casey (1994)
Waikiki
David Duttonville (1994)
Volar por los aires
Anthony Franklin (1994)
Las pesadillas de Jason
Maddog (1994)
Ladrón de Bancos
Officer Battle (1993)
Lush Life
Buddy Chester (1993)
El último amanecer
Fred Whitmore (1993)
Body Snatchers (Secuestradores de cuerpos)
Major Collins (1993)
Chef
Idi Amin (1993)
Dobles parejas
David Duttonville (1992)
Juego de lágrimas
Jody (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1992)
Paro clínico
Dr. Sid Handleman (1992)
Diario de un asesino a sueldo
Dekker (1991)
Redada en Harlem
Jackson (1991)
Criminal Justice
Jessie Williams (1990)
Los cuasicops
Dennis Curren (1990)
Johnny el guapo
Dr. Steven Fisher (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self (1988)
Jungla de cristal
Self (1988)
Bird
Charlie 'Bird' Parker (1988)
Contacto sangriento
Rawlins (1988)
Good Morning, Vietnam
Edward Garlick (1987)
Procedimiento ilegal
Det. Jack Pismo (1987)
Hands of a Stranger
Sergeant Delaney (1987)
Platoon
Big Harold (1986)
El color del dinero
Amos (1986)
Norte y Sur
Cuffey (1985)
Cuentos asombrosos
Jerry (1985)
Loco por ti
Balldozer (1985)
The Grand Baby
(1983)
Aquel excitante curso
Charles Jefferson (1982)
Tag: El juego asesino
Gowdy's Bodyguard (1982)
Cagney & Lacey
Night Manager (1982)
Canción triste de Hill Street
(1981)
Arnold
(1978)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host (1975)
El avispón verde
Jake (1966)
The Oscars
Self (1953)
Today
Self (1952)
A Fall from Grace
Rose's Baby
Sewing Hope
Narrator (voice)