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15 juli 1961 (65)
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Longview, Texas, USA
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Forest Steven Whitaker III · Forest Steven Whitaker · פורסט ויטאקר
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
7.4
Film
Black Panther
Zuri
2018
7.6
Film
Arrival
Colonel Weber
2016
8.1
Serie
Godfather of Harlem
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
2019–2025
7.2
Serie
The Twilight Zone
Self - Host
2002–2003
6.3
Film
Taken 3
Inspector Frank Dotzler
2014
7.5
Film
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Saw Gerrera
2016
7.4
Film
Southpaw
Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015
6.8
Film
Panic Room
Burnham
2002
7.1
Film
Bloodsport
Rawlins
1988
7.7
Film
Platoon
Big Harold
1986
6.5
Serie
The Emperor of Ocean Park
Judge Oliver Garland
2024–
6.5
Film
Phenomenon
Nate Pope
1996
7.3
Film
The Great Debaters
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007
6.7
Film
Street Kings
Captain Jack Wander
2008
7.2
Serie
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Sam Cooper
2011
6.4
Film
Havoc
Lawrence Beaumont
2025
6.3
Film
Repo Men
Jake
2010
6.2
Film
Blown Away
Anthony Franklin
1994
6.7
Film
Zulu
Ali Sokhela
2013
6.8
Film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Charles Jefferson
1982
6.4
Film
Vantage Point
Howard Lewis
2008
8.3
Film
The King of Kings
Peter (voice)
2025
6.9
Film
Phone Booth
Captain Ramey
2003
6.9
Film
The Color of Money
Amos
1986
3.3
Film
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
Ker
2000
6.9
Serie
Roots
Fiddler
2016
6.8
Film
The Crying Game
Jody
1992
5.6
Film
Pawn
Will
2013
6.0
Film
Species
Dan Smithson, Empath
1995
6.2
Film
Body Snatchers
Major Collins
1993
5.4
Film
A Little Trip to Heaven
Abe Holt
2005
6.5
Film
Stakeout
Det. Jack Pismo
1987
7.3
Film
Good Morning, Vietnam
Edward Garlick
1987
6.3
Film
The Air I Breathe
Happiness
2007
6.1
Film
The Last Stand
Agent John Bannister
2013
5.1
Film
Catch.44
Ronny
2011
7.3
Film
The Butler
Cecil Gaines
2013
5.3
Film
How It Ends
Tom
2018
6.8
Film
Sorry to Bother You
First Equisapien / Demarius
2018
7.3
Film
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog
1999
7.0
Serie
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
6.4
Film
Vision Quest
Balldozer
1985
7.2
Film
Smoke
Cyrus Cole
1995
7.4
Film
The Last King of Scotland
Idi Amin
2006
6.5
Film
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jeronicus Jangle
2020
7.6
Film
Big George Foreman
Doc Broadus
2023
3.0
Serie
Hollywood Black
Self
2024
8.8
Film
Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo
Self (archive footage)
2026
6.4
Film
The Experiment
Barris
2010
6.1
Film
Powder Blue
Charlie
2009
6.4
Film
Johnny Handsome
Dr. Steven Fisher
1989
5.9
Film
Winged Creatures
Charlie Archenault
2009
6.5
Film
Where the Wild Things Are
Ira (voice)
2009
6.6
Film
Out of the Furnace
Chief Wesley Barnes
2013
5.1
Film
Freelancers
Dennis Larue
2012
6.9
Film
Bird
Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988
6.8
Film
Respect
C. L. Franklin
2021
6.4
Film
City of Lies
Jack Jackson
2018
5.2
Film
Prêt-à-Porter
Cy Bianco
1994
7.1
Film
Dope
The Narrator (voice)
2015
3.3
Serie
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Self
2020
6.1
Film
Finding Steve McQueen
Howard Lambert
2019
6.1
Film
The Forgiven
Desmond Tutu
2018
6.7
Serie
Star Wars: Go Rogue
Saw Gerrera (voice)
2016
5.6
Film
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Self
2017
6.1
Film
Burden
Reverend Kennedy
2018
10.0
Film
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Self
2020
7.2
Film
Mysteries of the Unseen World
Narrator
2013
3.5
Film
I Am You
Narrator (voice)
2016
4.0
Film
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Narrator (voice)
2018
7.0
Film
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
Self
2017
Acteercredits 71 titels
Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo
als Self (archive footage)
8.8
2026
Havoc
als Lawrence Beaumont
6.4
2025
The King of Kings
als Peter (voice)
8.3
2025
The Emperor of Ocean Park
als Judge Oliver Garland
6.5
2024–
Hollywood Black
als Self
3.0
2024
Big George Foreman
als Doc Broadus
7.6
2023
Respect
als C. L. Franklin
6.8
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
als Self
7.0
2021
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
als Self
3.3
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
als Jeronicus Jangle
6.5
2020
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
als Self
10.0
2020
Godfather of Harlem
als Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
8.1
2019–2025
Finding Steve McQueen
als Howard Lambert
6.1
2019
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
als Narrator (voice)
4.0
2018
The Forgiven
als Desmond Tutu
6.1
2018
How It Ends
als Tom
5.3
2018
City of Lies
als Jack Jackson
6.4
2018
Burden
als Reverend Kennedy
6.1
2018
Black Panther
als Zuri
7.4
2018
Sorry to Bother You
als First Equisapien / Demarius
6.8
2018
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
als Self
5.6
2017
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
als Self
7.0
2017
I Am You
als Narrator (voice)
3.5
2016
Arrival
als Colonel Weber
7.6
2016
Roots
als Fiddler
6.9
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
als Saw Gerrera
7.5
2016
Star Wars: Go Rogue
als Saw Gerrera (voice)
6.7
2016
Southpaw
als Titus 'Tick' Wills
7.4
2015
Dope
als The Narrator (voice)
7.1
2015
Taken 3
als Inspector Frank Dotzler
6.3
2014
The Butler
als Cecil Gaines
7.3
2013
Mysteries of the Unseen World
als Narrator
7.2
2013
Zulu
als Ali Sokhela
6.7
2013
Pawn
als Will
5.6
2013
Out of the Furnace
als Chief Wesley Barnes
6.6
2013
The Last Stand
als Agent John Bannister
6.1
2013
Freelancers
als Dennis Larue
5.1
2012
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
als Sam Cooper
7.2
2011
Catch.44
als Ronny
5.1
2011
Repo Men
als Jake
6.3
2010
The Experiment
als Barris
6.4
2010
Winged Creatures
als Charlie Archenault
5.9
2009
Powder Blue
als Charlie
6.1
2009
Where the Wild Things Are
als Ira (voice)
6.5
2009
Street Kings
als Captain Jack Wander
6.7
2008
Vantage Point
als Howard Lewis
6.4
2008
The Great Debaters
als Dr. James Farmer Sr.
7.3
2007
The Air I Breathe
als Happiness
6.3
2007
The Last King of Scotland
als Idi Amin
7.4
2006
A Little Trip to Heaven
als Abe Holt
5.4
2005
Phone Booth
als Captain Ramey
6.9
2003
The Twilight Zone
als Self - Host
7.2
2002–2003
Panic Room
als Burnham
6.8
2002
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
als Ker
3.3
2000
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
als Ghost Dog
7.3
1999
Phenomenon
als Nate Pope
6.5
1996
Smoke
als Cyrus Cole
7.2
1995
Species
als Dan Smithson, Empath
6.0
1995
Blown Away
als Anthony Franklin
6.2
1994
Prêt-à-Porter
als Cy Bianco
5.2
1994
Body Snatchers
als Major Collins
6.2
1993
The Crying Game
als Jody
6.8
1992
Johnny Handsome
als Dr. Steven Fisher
6.4
1989
Bird
als Charlie 'Bird' Parker
6.9
1988
Bloodsport
als Rawlins
7.1
1988
Good Morning, Vietnam
als Edward Garlick
7.3
1987
Stakeout
als Det. Jack Pismo
6.5
1987
Platoon
als Big Harold
7.7
1986
The Color of Money
als Amos
6.9
1986
Vision Quest
als Balldozer
6.4
1985
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
als Charles Jefferson
6.8
1982