Forest Whitaker
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1961 · age 65
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or.
Forest Whitaker is read about 3,533 times a day, in 74 languages.
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HavocFilm, Lawrence Beaumont2022Global Citizen AwardsAward
AndorSeries, 2022Saw Gerrera2021Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2018
Black PantherFilm, Zuri2017Crystal AwardAward2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries
DopeFilm, 2015Producer2013
Fruitvale StationFilm, Producer2010
Repo MenFilm, Jake2008“Life is full of choices, and many years ago, I chose to become a vegetarian, and it was one of the best choices I’ve ever made.”In their words27 March 2008“Forest Whitaker,” ad for PETA
Street KingsFilm, 2008Captain Jack Wander2007Academy Award for Best ActorAwardBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaAward2006
Everyone's HeroFilm, Lonnie Brewster (voice)2005
American Dad!Series, Turlington (voice)2003
Phone BoothFilm, Captain Ramey2002
American IdolSeries2000
Battlefield EarthFilm, Ker1999“[About why he named his daughter True and son Ocean] I want those names to be their destiny, for my daughter to be honest and my son to be expansive.”In their words11 December 1999To Webster Hall curator Baird Jones, reported in the New York Post (11 December 1999); quoted in Hollywood.com1998
Hope FloatsFilm, Director1996
The Daily ShowSeries1995
SpeciesFilm, Dan Smithson, Empath1994
ERSeries, Curtis Ames1992
The Crying GameFilm, Jody1988Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorAward
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries, 19881987
Good Morning, VietnamFilm, Edward Garlick1982
Cagney & LaceySeries, Night Manager
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFilm, 1982Charles Jefferson1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1961Born15 July 1961
HavocFilm, Lawrence Beaumont2022Global Citizen AwardsAwardAndorSeries, 2022Saw Gerrera2021Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2018Black PantherFilm, Zuri2017Crystal AwardAward2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeriesDopeFilm, 2015Producer2013Fruitvale StationFilm, Producer2010Repo MenFilm, Jake2008“Life is full of choices, and many years ago, I chose to become a vegetarian, and it was one of the best choices I’ve ever made.”In their words27 March 2008“Forest Whitaker,” ad for PETAStreet KingsFilm, 2008Captain Jack Wander2007Academy Award for Best ActorAwardBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleAwardGolden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaAward2006Everyone's HeroFilm, Lonnie Brewster (voice)2005American Dad!Series, Turlington (voice)2003Phone BoothFilm, Captain Ramey2002American IdolSeries2000Battlefield EarthFilm, Ker1999“[About why he named his daughter True and son Ocean] I want those names to be their destiny, for my daughter to be honest and my son to be expansive.”In their words11 December 1999To Webster Hall curator Baird Jones, reported in the New York Post (11 December 1999); quoted in Hollywood.com1998Hope FloatsFilm, Director1996The Daily ShowSeries1995SpeciesFilm, Dan Smithson, Empath1994ERSeries, Curtis Ames1992The Crying GameFilm, Jody1988Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorAwardLIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries, 19881987Good Morning, VietnamFilm, Edward Garlick1982Cagney & LaceySeries, Night ManagerFast Times at Ridgemont HighFilm, 1982Charles Jefferson1975Saturday Night LiveSeries1961Born15 July 1961People around Forest
David Fincher Directed Panic Room (2002)
Harvey Weinstein Produced Smoke and The Great Debaters
Tessa Thompson Forest produced Sorry to Bother You and Passing
Spike Jonze Directed Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Abel Ferrara Directed Body Snatchers and Mary
Bill Duke Directed A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Denzel Whitaker Duets: Zuri
Lela Rochon Forest directed First Daughter (2005)
Elie Samaha Produced Battlefield Earth and Green Dragon
Stephen Woolley Produced The Crying Game and A Rage in Harlem
Timothy Linh Bui Directed Powder Blue and Green Dragon
Vincent Landay Produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Oprah Winfrey Produced The Great Debaters (2007)
John Travolta Produced Battlefield Earth (2000)
50 Cent Produced Freelancers (2012)
Katie Holmes Forest directed First Daughter (2005)
Terry Crews Forest produced Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Michael B. Jordan Forest produced Fruitvale Station (2014)
Ryan Coogler Directed Black Panther (2018)
Bill Cobbs Forest directed Hope Floats (1999)
Chandler Canterbury Forest produced Powder Blue (2009)
Michael Paré Forest directed Hope Floats (1999)
Rick Famuyiwa Directed Our Family Wedding (2010)
Michael Milhoan Forest directed First Daughter (2005)
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The King of Kings 2025
Platoon 1986
Big George Foreman 2023
Arrival 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
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Filmography 40
209 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 6
Michael Zelniker, Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Forest Whitaker promoting the film Bird at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Whitaker presenting the film My Own Love Song in Paris, 2010
Whitaker at the premiere of Two Men in Town (2014)
Whitaker signing playbills after making his Broadway debut in Hughie (2016)
Didier Allouch and Whitaker at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65
