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Forest Whitaker

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63 Years Old

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.

Born

Longview, Texas, USA on 15th July 1961

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The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Image
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Criminal Minds Image
Criminal Minds
Sam Cooper
American Dad! Image
American Dad!
Turlington (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The View Image
The View
Self
Star Wars Rebels Image
Star Wars Rebels
Saw Gerrera (voice)
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self
Andor Image
Andor
Saw Gerrera
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
E! Live from the Red Carpet Image
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self
The Shield Image
The Shield
Jon Kavanaugh
Amazing Stories Image
Amazing Stories
Jerry
ER Image
ER
Curtis Ames
Godfather of Harlem Image
Godfather of Harlem
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Self - Host
The Jennifer Hudson Show Image
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Where Are They Now? Image
Where Are They Now?
Self
North and South Image
North and South
Cuffey
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Havoc Image
Havoc
Lawrence Beaumont
Empire Image
Empire
Eddie Barker
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Image
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Sam Cooper
Extrapolations Image
Extrapolations
Auggie Bolo
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy Image
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
Hill Street Blues Image
Hill Street Blues
The Hire Image
The Hire
The Employer
Emperor of Ocean Park Image
Emperor of Ocean Park
Oliver Garland
Roots Image
Roots
Fiddler
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
Platoon Image
Platoon
Big Harold
Black Panther Image
Black Panther
Zuri
Arrival Image
Arrival
Colonel Weber
Taken 3 Image
Taken 3
Inspector Frank Dotzler
Cagney & Lacey Image
Cagney & Lacey
Night Manager
The King of Kings Image
The King of Kings
Peter (voice)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Image
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Saw Gerrera
Southpaw Image
Southpaw
Titus 'Tick' Wills
Bloodsport Image
Bloodsport
Rawlins
Species Image
Species
Dan Smithson, Empath
Today Image
Today
Self
The Last Stand Image
The Last Stand
Agent John Bannister
Panic Room Image
Panic Room
Burnham
Phone Booth Image
Phone Booth
Captain Ramey
Big George Foreman Image
Big George Foreman
Doc Broadus
How It Ends Image
How It Ends
Tom
The Last King of Scotland Image
The Last King of Scotland
Idi Amin
Out of the Furnace Image
Out of the Furnace
Chief Wesley Barnes
Phenomenon Image
Phenomenon
Nate Pope
Inside the Actors Studio Image
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The Butler Image
The Butler
Cecil Gaines
Diff'rent Strokes Image
Diff'rent Strokes
Sorry to Bother You Image
Sorry to Bother You
First Equisapien / Demarius
Street Kings Image
Street Kings
Captain Jack Wander
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Image
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Charles Jefferson
First Daughter Image
First Daughter
Narrator (voice)
Where the Wild Things Are Image
Where the Wild Things Are
Ira (voice)
Vantage Point Image
Vantage Point
Howard Lewis
Good Morning, Vietnam Image
Good Morning, Vietnam
Edward Garlick
The Great Debaters Image
The Great Debaters
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
The Crying Game Image
The Crying Game
Jody
Smoke Image
Smoke
Cyrus Cole
City of Lies Image
City of Lies
Jack Jackson
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Image
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog
The Color of Money Image
The Color of Money
Amos
Respect Image
Respect
C. L. Franklin
Mr. Holland's Opus Image
Mr. Holland's Opus
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Dope Image
Dope
The Narrator (voice)
Repo Men Image
Repo Men
Jake
Freelancers Image
Freelancers
Dennis Larue
The Experiment Image
The Experiment
Barris
Everyone's Hero Image
Everyone's Hero
Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Blown Away Image
Blown Away
Anthony Franklin
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem Image
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Himself
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Catch.44
Ronny
Zulu Image
Zulu
Ali Sokhela
Battlefield Earth Image
Battlefield Earth
Ker
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Image
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jeronicus Jangle
Powder Blue Image
Powder Blue
Charlie
Stakeout Image
Stakeout
Det. Jack Pismo
My Generation Image
My Generation
Narrator
Prêt-à-Porter Image
Prêt-à-Porter
Cy Bianco
Consenting Adults Image
Consenting Adults
David Duttonville
The Air I Breathe Image
The Air I Breathe
Happiness
Bird Image
Bird
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Vision Quest Image
Vision Quest
Balldozer
Body Snatchers Image
Body Snatchers
Major Collins
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Image
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Self
My Own Love Song Image
My Own Love Song
Joey
Pawn Image
Pawn
Will
Winged Creatures Image
Winged Creatures
Charlie Archenault
Johnny Handsome Image
Johnny Handsome
Dr. Steven Fisher
Finding Steve McQueen Image
Finding Steve McQueen
Howard Lambert
A Little Trip to Heaven Image
A Little Trip to Heaven
Abe Holt
Even Money Image
Even Money
Clyde Snow
Article 99 Image
Article 99
Dr. Sid Handleman
Cannes Festival Image
Cannes Festival
Self - Guest
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Image
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
The Forgiven Image
The Forgiven
Desmond Tutu
Our Family Wedding Image
Our Family Wedding
Brad Boyd
Hurricane Season Image
Hurricane Season
Al Collins
Diary of a Hitman Image
Diary of a Hitman
Dekker
Jason's Lyric Image
Jason's Lyric
Maddog
The Fourth Angel Image
The Fourth Angel
Agent Jules Bernard
A Dark Truth Image
A Dark Truth
Francisco Francis
The Enemy Within Image
The Enemy Within
Col. MacKenzie Casey
Black Nativity Image
Black Nativity
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Image
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Forest Whitaker
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Deacons for Defense
Marcus Clay
American Gun Image
American Gun
Carter
Witness Protection Image
Witness Protection
Steven Beck
Repentance Image
Repentance
Angel
Light It Up Image
Light It Up
Officer Dante Jackson
Four Dogs Playing Poker Image
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Mr. Ellington
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Image
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Downtown Image
Downtown
Dennis Curren
Burden Image
Burden
Reverend Kennedy
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' Image
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
Self
The Making of 'Making a Scene' Image
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
Self
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Image
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Self
A Man's Story Image
A Man's Story
Self
A Rage in Harlem Image
A Rage in Harlem
Jackson
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift Image
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Criminal Justice Image
Criminal Justice
Jessie Williams
Tag: The Assassination Game Image
Tag: The Assassination Game
Gowdy's Bodyguard
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Image
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times Image
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self
Shooting 'Panic Room' Image
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
Ripple Effect Image
Ripple Effect
Philip
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault Image
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Mr. Rucker
The Marsh Image
The Marsh
Geoffrey Hunt
Making a Scene Image
Making a Scene
Man
Two Men in Town Image
Two Men in Town
William Garnett
Green Dragon Image
Green Dragon
Addie
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace Image
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Narrator (voice)
Mary Image
Mary
Ted Younger
Bank Robber Image
Bank Robber
Officer Battle
Crips and Bloods: Made in America Image
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Narrator
Last Light Image
Last Light
Fred Whitmore
The Follow Image
The Follow
The Employer
Feast of All Saints Image
Feast of All Saints
Daguerreotypist Picard
Star Wars: Go Rogue Image
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Mon Clown Image
Mon Clown
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso Image
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Self
A Fall from Grace Image
A Fall from Grace
Lush Life Image
Lush Life
Buddy Chester
No Image
The Misbehavers
Self
Hands of a Stranger Image
Hands of a Stranger
Sergeant Delaney
Body Count Image
Body Count
Crane
Lullaby for Pi Image
Lullaby for Pi
George
Food Chains Image
Food Chains
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Image
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Lion
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' Image
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
Before the Music Dies Image
Before the Music Dies
Self - Narrator (voice)
Prophets of Change Image
Prophets of Change
Narrator
Odyssey in Rome Image
Odyssey in Rome
No Image
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour Image
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Ghost Dog (archive footage)
Mysteries of the Unseen World Image
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Narrator
No Image
Making of Phone Booth
Self
Rising from Ashes Image
Rising from Ashes
Narrator
No Image
Sewing Hope
Narrator (voice)
No Image
I Am You
Narrator (voice)
Serving Life Image
Serving Life
Narrator (voice)
The Paperboy Image
The Paperboy
Narrator
Seaweed Stories Image
Seaweed Stories
Narrator (voice)