Forest Whitaker

Acting · Born 1961-07-15 in Longview, Texas, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Blown Away as Anthony Franklin
• Johnny Handsome as Dr. Steven Fisher
• Street Kings as Captain Jack Wander
• Smoke as Cyrus Cole
• The Last King of Scotland as Idi Amin
• Good Morning, Vietnam as Edward Garlick
• Phone Booth as Captain Ramey
• Prêt-à-Porter as Cy Bianco
• Panic Room as Burnham
• Body Snatchers as Major Collins