Forest Whitaker
1961-07-15 ( 63 years old ) in Longview, Texas, USA

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.

Movies

Havoc 2025-04-24
Respect 2021-08-12
Burden 2020-02-28
City of Lies 2018-09-06
How It Ends 2018-07-13
The Forgiven 2018-03-09
Black Panther 2018-02-13
I Am You 2016-12-12
Arrival 2016-11-10
Dope 2015-06-19
Southpaw 2015-03-24
Taken 3 2014-12-16
Food Chains 2014-04-26
Repentance 2014-02-28
Zulu 2013-12-04
Black Nativity 2013-11-27
Making a Scene 2013-11-25
The Butler 2013-08-16
Pawn 2013-04-23
The Last Stand 2013-01-12
A Dark Truth 2012-11-29
Freelancers 2012-08-10
Catch.44 2011-12-08
A Man's Story 2011-10-08
Serving Life 2011-07-28
Lullaby for Pi 2010-10-11
The Experiment 2010-07-15
Repo Men 2010-03-18
Powder Blue 2009-05-08
Street Kings 2008-04-10
Mon Clown 2008-03-14
Vantage Point 2008-02-01
Ripple Effect 2007-06-21
Even Money 2007-03-13
The Marsh 2006-05-18
Mary 2005-11-18
American Gun 2005-09-15
First Daughter 2004-09-24
Phone Booth 2003-04-04
Panic Room 2002-03-29
The Follow 2001-05-24
Green Dragon 2001-05-17
The Paperboy 2000-01-01
Light It Up 1999-11-04
Body Count 1998-04-28
Phenomenon 1996-07-05
Species 1995-07-07
Smoke 1995-06-09
Jason's Lyric 1994-09-28
Blown Away 1994-07-01
Bank Robber 1993-12-03
Lush Life 1993-10-01
Last Light 1993-08-22
Body Snatchers 1993-06-09
Article 99 1992-03-13
Downtown 1990-01-12
Bird 1988-06-01
Bloodsport 1988-02-26
Stakeout 1987-08-05
Platoon 1986-12-19
Vision Quest 1985-02-15