Forest Whitaker
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.
Black Panther
as ZuriKing T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda...
Movie page
Taken 3
as Inspector Frank DotzlerEx-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a...
Movie page
Arrival
as Colonel WeberTaking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the...
Movie page
Southpaw
as Titus 'Tick' WillsBilly "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive...
Movie page
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes...
Movie page
Bloodsport
as RawlinsAn American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the...
Movie page
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with...
Movie page
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring...
Movie page
Species
as Dan Smithson, EmpathIn 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing...
Movie page
Panic Room
as BurnhamTrapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the...
Movie page
Where the Wild Things Are
as Ira (voice)Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking...
Movie page
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is...
Movie page
The Last Stand
as Agent John BannisterRay Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD...
Movie page
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by...
Movie page
Big George Foreman
as Doc BroadusFueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic...
Movie page
Phenomenon
as Nate PopeAn ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has...
Movie page
How It Ends
as TomA desperate father tries to return home to his pregnant wife after a mysterious apocalyptic...
Movie page
Catch.44
as RonnyThe lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into...
Movie page
Out of the Furnace
as Chief Wesley BarnesTwo brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one...
Movie page
First Daughter
as Narrator (voice)Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with...
Movie page
The Crying Game
as JodyIrish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British...
Movie page
Phone Booth
as Captain RameyA slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he...
Movie page
The Great Debaters
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of...
Movie page
Powder Blue
as CharlieOn the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and...
Movie page
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Charles JeffersonBased on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of...
Movie page
The Color of Money
as AmosFormer pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a...
Movie page
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Jeronicus JangleAn imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous...
Movie page
Everyone's Hero
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the...
Movie page
The Experiment
as Barris20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study...
Movie page
Sorry to Bother You
as First Equisapien / DemariusIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a...
Movie page
The Butler
as Cecil GainesA look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler...
Movie page
Dope
as The Narrator (voice)Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling...
Movie page
Stakeout
as Det. Jack PismoTwo detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of...
Movie page
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher,...
Movie page
A disk jockey goes to Vietnam to work for the Armed Forces Radio Service. While he becomes...
Movie page
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a...
Movie page
Respect
as C. L. FranklinThe rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her...
Movie page
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cy BiancoDuring Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle,...
Movie page
Bird
as Charlie 'Bird' ParkerSaxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his...
Movie page
City of Lies
as Jack JacksonLos Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his...
Movie page
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Ghost DogAn African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of ancient Japan finds...
Movie page
Zulu
as Ali SokhelaAs a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at...
Movie page
Blown Away
as Anthony FranklinBlown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after...
Movie page
Winged Creatures
as Charlie ArchenaultA psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The...
Movie page
The Air I Breathe
as HappinessA gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark...
Movie page
Repo Men
as JakeIn the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial...
Movie page
Even Money
as Clyde SnowGambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it...
Movie page
Vision Quest
as BalldozerAfter deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden...
Movie page
A Dark Truth
as Francisco FrancisIn the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy...
Movie page
Smoke
as Cyrus ColeWriter Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger...
Movie page
Body Snatchers
as Major CollinsWhen Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in...
Movie page
Finding Steve McQueen
as Howard LambertIn 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in...
Movie page
Dragon Hunters
as Lian-Chu (voice)Dragon Hunters is a fantastic tale telling the adventures of two dragon hunters: the world has...
Movie page
Our Family Wedding
as Brad BoydThe weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their...
Movie page
Consenting Adults
as David DuttonvilleRichard and Priscilla Parker are an ordinary suburban couple whose lives are invaded and rocked...
Movie page
Johnny Handsome
as Dr. Steven FisherA career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and...
Movie page
Pawn
as WillA petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's...
Movie page
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as SelfA tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
Movie page
Freelancers
as Dennis LarueThe son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former...
Movie page
The Forgiven
as Desmond TutuAfter the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Movie page
Light It Up
as Officer Dante JacksonOn a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly...
Movie page
Two Men in Town
as William GarnettA convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a...
Movie page
Burden
as Reverend KennedyKu Klux Klansman Mike Burden opens the Redneck Shop and KKK museum in historic Laurens, SC. He...
Movie page
Article 99
as Dr. Sid HandlemanDr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with...
Movie page
Jason's Lyric
as MaddogThe story of a young man who must confront his own fears about love as well as his relationships...
Movie page
The Enemy Within
as Col. MacKenzie CaseyA officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government...
Movie page
Diary of a Hitman
as DekkerA veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. His final job,...
Movie page
Hurricane Season
as Al CollinsBased on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball...
Movie page
Black Nativity
as Reverend Cornell CobbsA street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York...
Movie page
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary...
Movie page
The Marsh
as Geoffrey HuntWriter Claire Holloway is troubled by nightmares of Rose Marsh Farm. She decides to vacation at...
Movie page
Repentance
as AngelAn earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client,...
Movie page
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Abe HoltInsurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a...
Movie page
The King of Kings
as Peter (voice)An imaginative boy is captivated by his father’s retelling of Jesus Christ’s life, from His...
Movie page
The Fourth Angel
as Agent Jules BernardWorkaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft...
Movie page
My Own Love Song
as JoeyA wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Movie page
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
as NarratorWith a first-person look at the notorious Crips and Bloods, this film examines the conditions...
Movie page
Feast of All Saints
as Daguerreotypist PicardSet in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free...
Movie page
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.
Movie page
The Follow
as The EmployerThe Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his...
Movie page
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Forest WhitakerHungry for an A-list interview that could launch him into the gossip-page stratosphere, Jiminy...
Movie page
Witness Protection
as Steven BeckWould you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for...
Movie page
Green Dragon
as AddieA tale about Vietnamese refugees sent to an orientation camp on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base...
Movie page
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Mr. RuckerA dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual...
Movie page
A Rage in Harlem
as JacksonA beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout,...
Movie page
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as SelfHollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came...
Movie page
Mary
as Ted YoungerThe filming of a movie about Jesus’ death deeply affects three people — an egotistical director...
Movie page
American Gun
as CarterSeemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal,...
Movie page
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from...
Movie page
Lush Life
as Buddy ChesterJeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life...
Movie page
Downtown
as Dennis CurrenOfficer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a...
Movie page
Bank Robber
as Officer BattleAfter robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced...
Movie page
Body Count
as CraneA group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men...
Movie page
Making a Scene
as ManFor this year's Movies Issue, The New York Times Magazine commissioned lines from an eclectic...
Movie page
Tag: The Assassination Game
as Gowdy's BodyguardPretending to do research for his newspaper, college student Alex Marsh teams up with the...
Movie page
A Man's Story
as SelfDocumentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
Movie page
Lullaby for Pi
as GeorgeA washed-up musician befriends a reclusive artist with an unusual name.
Movie page
Before the Music Dies
as Self - Narrator (voice)B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and...
Movie page
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
as SelfA look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story...
Movie page
Last Light
as Fred WhitmoreKiefer Sutherland plays Denver Bayliss, a condemned murderer who has killed three people,...
Movie page
Deacons for Defense
as Marcus ClayInspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights...
Movie page
Criminal Justice
as Jessie WilliamsA knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the...
Movie page
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
as SelfA documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).
Movie page
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
as SelfA look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past...
Movie page
Ripple Effect
as PhilipBelieving that bad karma is keeping him from realizing his dream, hip clothing designer Amer...
Movie page
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
as SelfNations United is a special, first of its kind film, created by the United Nations on its 75th...
Movie page
Hands of a Stranger
as Sergeant DelaneyA New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.
Movie page
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as SelfThe Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'.
Movie page
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
as LionJennie the terrier has everything a dog could ever wish for, but still feels that something is...
Movie page
Food Chains
as uncreditedThis call to arms documentary details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry,...
Movie page
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
as SelfA behind-the-scenes look at the year's [2013] best performers starring in 11 original (very)...
Movie page
Mysteries of the Unseen World
as NarratorMysteries of the Unseen World transports audiences to places on this planet that they have never...
Movie page
A Fall from Grace
as uncreditedDetective Michael Tabb knows the city he protects inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as...
Movie page
Serving Life
as Narrator (voice)SERVING LIFE documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for dying...
Movie page
Mon Clown
as Self (archive footage)Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her...
Movie page
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as SelfWatch David Fincher's journey of the filming process for Panic Room (2002) in this interesting...
Movie page
Odyssey in Rome
as uncreditedAlex Grazioli follows bad-boy filmmaker Abel Ferrara as he spends three grueling years battling...
Movie page
Rising from Ashes
as Narrator“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan National Cycling Team...
Movie page
The Paperboy
as NarratorA young paper boy goes through his early morning delivery routine.
Movie page
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
as Ghost Dog (archive footage)An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed in an attempt to...
Movie page
Seaweed Stories
as NarratorPresented by Lonely Whale in association with Re:wild. Narrated by Forest Whitaker, Seaweed...
Movie page
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
as Narrator (voice)Whenever the phrase "breaking the color line" is used, there's a temptation to invoke Jackie...
Movie page
Prophets of Change
as NarratorCan music overcome borders and walls and bring people together? Prophets of Change tracks...
Movie page
Criminal Minds
as Sam CooperAn elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating...
TV Show page
American Dad!
as Turlington (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
TV Show page
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
TV Show page
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as SelfThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...
TV Show page
The Daily Show
as SelfThe World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
TV Show page
Star Wars Rebels
as Saw Gerrera (voice)Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time...
TV Show page
Empire
as Eddie BarkerA powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle...
TV Show page
The Shield
as Jon KavanaughThe story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above...
TV Show page
ER
as Curtis AmesER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...
TV Show page
Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
TV Show page
Hill Street Blues
as uncreditedA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
TV Show page
The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
TV Show page
Godfather of Harlem
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' JohnsonLoosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten...
TV Show page
The Twilight Zone
as Self - HostA 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest...
TV Show page
American Idol
as SelfEach year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest...
TV Show page
Star Wars: Andor
as Saw GerreraIn an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference...
TV Show page
North and South
as CuffeyThe story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of...
TV Show page
Amazing Stories
as JerryA truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...
TV Show page
Cagney & Lacey
as uncreditedMary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...
TV Show page
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
TV Show page
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as SelfSome of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...
TV Show page
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
TV Show page
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
TV Show page
The Oscars
as Self - PresenterAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show page
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Sam CooperCriminal Minds: Suspect Behavior was a short-lived American police procedural drama that aired...
TV Show page
Extrapolations
as Auggie BoloEight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will...
TV Show page
Roots
as FiddlerAn adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte...
TV Show page
Emperor of Ocean Park
as Oliver GarlandSet in the worlds of politics, Ivy League academia, and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard. It...
TV Show page
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as SelfAs he enters his eighth decade in the movies, Warner Bros. celebrates this cinematic icon -...
TV Show page
The Hire
as The EmployerBMW Films presents "The Hire", a series of nine short films produced for the Internet in 2001...
TV Show page
E! Live from the Red Carpet
as SelfThe pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the...
TV Show page
Today
as SelfToday is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on...
TV Show page
The Early Show
as SelfThe Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York...
TV Show page
Diff'rent Strokes
as uncreditedThe series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...
TV Show page
My Generation
as NarratorHigh-profile narrators Forest Whitaker, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Bell, Jenna Ortega and Azul Estrada...
TV Show page
Inside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
TV Show page
Star Wars: Go Rogue
as Saw Gerrera (voice)A stop motion animated Star Wars series, created by fans and Lucasfilm, to introduce the new...
TV Show page