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Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Born July 15, 1961· Longview, Texas, USA

108Roles★ 6.5Average rating

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…

Known for

Filmography

AndorSeries★ 8.3
Andor2022
Saw Gerrera
Criminal MindsSeries★ 8.3
Criminal Minds2005
Sam Cooper
The ShieldSeries★ 8.2
The Shield2002
Jon Kavanaugh
Godfather of HarlemSeries★ 8.1
Godfather of Harlem2019
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Curtis Ames
Star Wars RebelsSeries★ 7.7
Star Wars Rebels2014
Saw Gerrera (voice)
Platoon★ 7.7
Platoon1986
Big Harold
Arrival★ 7.6
Arrival2016
Colonel Weber
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story★ 7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016
Saw Gerrera
North and SouthSeries★ 7.5
North and South1985
Cuffey
Amazing StoriesSeries★ 7.5
Amazing Stories1985
Jerry
Black Panther★ 7.4
Black Panther2018
Zuri
Southpaw★ 7.4
Southpaw2015
Titus 'Tick' Wills
The Last King of Scotland★ 7.4
The Last King of Scotland2006
Idi Amin
The Butler★ 7.3
The Butler2013
Cecil Gaines
Good Morning, Vietnam★ 7.3
Good Morning, Vietnam1987
Edward Garlick
Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorSeries★ 7.2
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior2011
Sam Cooper
EmpireSeries★ 7.1
Empire2015
Eddie Barker
Bloodsport★ 7.1
Bloodsport1988
Rawlins
Diff'rent StrokesSeries★ 7.1
Diff'rent Strokes1978
American Dad!Series★ 7
American Dad!2005
Turlington (voice)
Phone Booth★ 6.9
Phone Booth2003
Captain Ramey
The Color of Money★ 6.9
The Color of Money1986
Amos
Panic Room★ 6.8
Panic Room2002
Burnham
Fast Times at Ridgemont High★ 6.8
Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982
Charles Jefferson
Where the Wild Things Are★ 6.5
Where the Wild Things Are2009
Ira (voice)
Phenomenon★ 6.5
Phenomenon1996
Nate Pope
Havoc★ 6.4
Havoc2025
Lawrence Beaumont
The Experiment★ 6.4
The Experiment2010
Barris
Taken 3★ 6.3
Taken 32014
Inspector Frank Dotzler
Repo Men★ 6.3
Repo Men2010
Jake
ExtrapolationsSeries★ 6.1
Extrapolations2023
Auggie Bolo
The Last Stand★ 6.1
The Last Stand2013
Agent John Bannister
Species★ 6
Species1995
Dan Smithson, Empath
Pawn★ 5.5
Pawn2013
Will
How It Ends★ 5.3
How It Ends2018
Tom

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.