Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Date of Birth:

Jul 15, 1961

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Stakeout Stakeout

1987

The Follow The Follow

2001

I Am You I Am You

2016

Dope Dope

2015

Taken 3 Taken 3

2014

Southpaw Southpaw

2015

Arrival Arrival

2016

Mon Clown Mon Clown

2008

Burden Burden

2020

Havoc Havoc

1970

Respect Respect

2021

Platoon Platoon

1986

Zulu Zulu

2013

Article 99 Article 99

1992

Phenomenon Phenomenon

1996

Bird Bird

1988

Repo Men Repo Men

2010

Species Species

1995

Bloodsport Bloodsport

1988

Smoke Smoke

1995

Panic Room Panic Room

2002

The Marsh The Marsh

2006

Body Count Body Count

1998

Downtown Downtown

1990

Catch.44 Catch.44

2011

Last Light Last Light

1993

Lush Life Lush Life

1993

Pawn Pawn

2013

The Butler The Butler

2013

Repentance Repentance

2014

Mary Mary

2005

Even Money Even Money

2007

Blown Away Blown Away

1994

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