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Forest Whitaker

Born Jul 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas, USA

Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, director and producer. 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.

Filmography

Shows & movies
The King of Kings
The King of Kings as Peter (voice)
2025
TVT Rating
Animation | 1h 44m
Havoc
Havoc as Lawrence Beaumont
2025
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Thriller | 1h 48m
Megalopolis
Megalopolis
2024
TVT Rating
Drama, Science Fiction | 2h 18m
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
2023
TVT Rating
Drama, Sport | 2h 9m
Extrapolations
Extrapolations as August Bolo
1 season • 2023 • Ended
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Mini-Series, Drama | 51m
Respect
Respect as C. L. Franklin
2021
TVT Rating
Drama, History, Musical | 2h 25m
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Jeronicus
2020
TVT Rating
Family, Fantasy, Musical | 2h 4m
Godfather of Harlem
Godfather of Harlem as Bumpy Johnson
4 seasons • 2019 • Continuing
TVT Rating
Drama, Crime | 51m
Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen as Howard Lambert
2021
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Crime | 1h 31m
City of Lies
City of Lies as Jack Jackson
2021
TVT Rating
Crime, Thriller | 1h 52m
Burden
Burden as Reverend Kennedy
2018
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 9m
The Forgiven
The Forgiven as Desmond Tutu
2018
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 55m
Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You as First Equisapien / Demarius
2019
TVT Rating
Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 1h 45m
How It Ends
How It Ends as Tom
2018
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Thriller | 1h 53m
Black Panther
Black Panther as Zuri
2018
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 2h 14m
Xenolinguistics: Understanding Arrival
Xenolinguistics: Understanding Arrival as Forest Whitaker
2017
TVT Rating
Documentary | 30m
Roots (2016)
Roots (2016) as Fiddler
1 season • 2016 • Ended
TVT Rating
Mini-Series, Drama, Adventure, Thriller, History | 1h 45m
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Saw Gerrera
2016
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 2h 14m
Arrival
Arrival as Colonel Weber
2016
TVT Rating
Science Fiction | 1h 56m
Sewing Hope
Sewing Hope as Narrator
2015
TVT Rating
Documentary, Drama | 54m
DOPE
DOPE as Narrator
2015
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Drama | 2h 10m
Southpaw
Southpaw as Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 3m
Two Men in Town
Two Men in Town as William Garnett
2014
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Crime, Drama | 2h
Repentance
Repentance as Angel
2014
TVT Rating
Horror, Thriller | 1h 30m
Taken 3
Taken 3 as Inspector Frank Dotzler
2015
TVT Rating
Action | 1h 48m
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Mysteries of the Unseen World as Narrator
2013
TVT Rating
Documentary | 39m
Making a Scene
Making a Scene as Man
2013
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Fantasy | 10m
Black Nativity
Black Nativity as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
2013
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 33m
Zulu
Zulu as Ali Sokhela
2013
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 50m
The Butler
The Butler as Cecil Gaines
2013
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 12m
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace as Chief Wesley Barnes
2013
TVT Rating
Thriller, Drama, Crime | 1h 56m
Pawn
Pawn as Will
2013
TVT Rating
Crime, Thriller | 1h 28m
The Last Stand
The Last Stand as Agent John Bannister
2013
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Thriller | 1h 47m
Rising from Ashes
Rising from Ashes as Narrator
2014
TVT Rating
Documentary, Sport | 1h 22m
A Dark Truth
A Dark Truth as Francisco Francis
2012
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 46m
Freelancers
Freelancers as Dennis Larue
2012
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Crime | 1h 36m
Serving Life
Serving Life as Narrator
2011
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 26m
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior as Sam Cooper
1 season • 2011 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | 45m
A Man's Story
A Man's Story as Himself
2011
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 38m
Catch.44
Catch.44 as Ronny
2011
TVT Rating
Action, Drama, Thriller | 1h 33m
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez as Forest Whitaker
2010
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 16m
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life as Lion
2010
TVT Rating
Family, Fantasy, Animation | 24m
Lullaby for Pi
Lullaby for Pi as George
2010
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 38m
My Own Love Song
My Own Love Song as Joey
2010
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 40m
Our Family Wedding
Our Family Wedding as Brad Boyd
2010
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 43m
The Experiment
The Experiment as Barris
2010
TVT Rating
Thriller, Drama | 1h 36m
Repo Men
Repo Men as Jake
2010
TVT Rating
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime | 1h 51m
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season as Al Collins
2009
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 43m
Powder Blue
Powder Blue as Charlie
2009
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 46m
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are as Ira (voice)
2009
TVT Rating
Adventure, Drama, Family | 1h 41m
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
Crips and Bloods: Made in America as Narrator
2008
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 33m
Dragon Hunters
Dragon Hunters as Lian-Chu (voice)
2008
TVT Rating
Animation, Family | 1h 20m
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures as Charlie Archenault
2008
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 35m
Street Kings
Street Kings as Captain Jack Wander
2008
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 49m
Vantage Point
Vantage Point as Howard Lewis
2008
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 30m
Ripple Effect
Ripple Effect as Philip
2007
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 23m
Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die as The Corner Man
2007
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| 6m
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe as Happiness
2007
TVT Rating
Thriller, Crime | 1h 35m
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 6m
The Marsh
The Marsh as Geoffrey Hunt
2006
TVT Rating
Horror, Thriller | 1h 32m
Even Money
Even Money as Clyde Snow
2006
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 53m
Everyone's Hero
Everyone's Hero as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
2006
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 27m
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin
2006
TVT Rating
Drama, History | 2h 3m
Odyssey in Rome
Odyssey in Rome as Self
2005
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 20m
Mary
Mary as Ted Younger
2005
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 23m
American Gun
American Gun as Carter
2005
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 35m
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven as Abe Holt
2005
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 1h 38m
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Shooting 'Panic Room' as Forest Whitaker
2004
TVT Rating
Documentary | 53m
American Storytellers
American Storytellers as Forest Whitaker
2003
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 30m
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense as Marcus
2003
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 35m
The Shield
The Shield as Lt. Jon Kavanaugh
7 seasons • 2002 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama, Crime, Thriller | 45m
The Twilight Zone (2002)
The Twilight Zone (2002) as Himself - Host
1 season • 2002 • Ended
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Drama, Suspense | 25m
Phone Booth
Phone Booth as Captain Ramey
2003
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 1h 21m
Panic Room
Panic Room as Burnham
2002
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 51m
The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints as Daguerreotypist Picard
1 season • 2001 • Ended
TVT Rating
Mini-Series, Drama, Romance | 2h 20m
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' as Himself
2001
TVT Rating
Documentary | 53m
Green Dragon
Green Dragon as Addie
2001
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Drama | 1h 55m
The Fourth Angel
The Fourth Angel as Agent Jules Bernard
2001
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller, Adventure | 1h 36m
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation
Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation as Himself
2000
TVT Rating
Documentary | 16m
Battlefield Earth
Battlefield Earth as Ker
2000
TVT Rating
Action, Science Fiction | 1h 58m
Witness Protection
Witness Protection as Steven Beck
1999
TVT Rating
Drama, Crime | 1h 45m
Light It Up
Light It Up as Officer Dante Jackson
1999
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 1h 39m
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as Ghost Dog
1999
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 56m
Body Count
Body Count as Crane
1998
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 25m
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault as Mr. Rucker
1996
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h
Phenomenon
Phenomenon as Nate Pope
1996
TVT Rating
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 2h 3m
Smoke
Smoke as Cyrus Cole
1995
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 52m
Species
Species as Dan Smithson, Empath
1995
TVT Rating
Action, Horror, Science Fiction | 1h 48m
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within as Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
1994
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 1h 26m
Jason's Lyric
Jason's Lyric as Maddog
1994
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 59m
Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter)
Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) as Cy Bianco
1994
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 2h 13m
Blown Away
Blown Away as Anthony Franklin
1994
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Thriller | 2h 1m
Last Light
Last Light as Fred Whitmore
1993
TVT Rating
Action, Drama, Thriller | 1h 44m
Lush Life
Lush Life as Buddy Chester
1993
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 41m
Bank Robber
Bank Robber as Officer Battle
1993
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 1h 31m
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers as Major Collins
1993
TVT Rating
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | 1h 27m
Article 99
Article 99 as Dr. Sid Handleman
1992
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 40m
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults as David Duttonville
1992
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 39m
The Crying Game
The Crying Game as Jody
1993
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 52m
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem as Jackson
1991
TVT Rating
Crime, Comedy | 1h 55m
Diary of a Hitman
Diary of a Hitman as Dekker
1991
TVT Rating
Thriller, Crime, Drama | 1h 30m
Downtown
Downtown as Dennis Curren
1990
TVT Rating
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller | 1h 36m
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice as Jessie Williams
1990
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 30m
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome as Dr. Steven Fisher
1989
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 34m
Bird
Bird as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 41m
Bloodsport
Bloodsport as Rawlins
1988
TVT Rating
Action | 1h 32m
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger as Sergeant Delaney
1987
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 2h 10m
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam as Edward Montesque Garlick
1987
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 2h 1m
Stakeout
Stakeout as Det. Jack Pismo
1987
TVT Rating
Action, Comedy | 1h 56m
The Color of Money
The Color of Money as Amos
1986
TVT Rating
Drama, Sport | 1h 59m
Platoon
Platoon as Big Harold
1986
TVT Rating
Action, Drama, History, War | 2h
North and South
North and South as Cuffey
3 seasons • 1985 • Ended
TVT Rating
Mini-Series, Drama, Romance, History, War | 1h 28m
Tag: The Assassination Game
Tag: The Assassination Game as Gowdy's Bodyguard
1982
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 30m
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Charles Jefferson
1982
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 30m
Robin Williams: Comic Genius
Robin Williams: Comic Genius as Himself (archival footage)
4 seasons • 1977 • Ended
TVT Rating
Documentary, Comedy, Talk Show, History | 23m
Average height, average build
Average height, average build
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Triumph: the Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Triumph: the Untold Story of Perry Wallace as Narrator
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 36m
A Fall from Grace
A Fall from Grace as Source
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller