Forest Whitaker

Person

Forest Whitaker

Born 15 July 1961 65 years old Longview, Texas, USA Who else is 65? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1978)
49years on screen and counting
8credits in 2005, their busiest year
126dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

Sewing Hope

as Narrator (voice)
A Fall from Grace poster

A Fall from Grace
No poster
Age: 65

Rose's Baby

2027
Havoc poster Age: 63

Havoc

2025
as Lawrence Beaumont
The King of Kings poster Age: 63

The King of Kings

2025
as Peter (voice)
Big George Foreman poster Age: 61

Big George Foreman

2023
as Doc Broadus
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look poster Age: 61

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Respect poster Age: 60

Respect

2021
as C. L. Franklin
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey poster Age: 59

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020
as Jeronicus Jangle
Finding Steve McQueen poster Age: 57

Finding Steve McQueen

2019
as Howard Lambert
City of Lies poster Age: 57

City of Lies

2018
as Jack Jackson
Burden poster Age: 57

Burden

2018
as Reverend Kennedy
How It Ends poster Age: 56

How It Ends

2018
as Tom
Sorry to Bother You poster Age: 56

Sorry to Bother You

2018
as First Equisapien / Demarius
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace poster Age: 56

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Forgiven poster Age: 56

The Forgiven

2018
as Desmond Tutu
Black Panther poster Age: 56

Black Panther

2018
as Zuri
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster Age: 55

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016
as Saw Gerrera
No poster
Age: 55

I Am You

2016
as Narrator (voice)
Arrival poster Age: 55

Arrival

2016
as Colonel Weber
Southpaw poster Age: 54

Southpaw

2015
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
Dope poster Age: 53

Dope

2015
as The Narrator (voice)
Taken 3 poster Age: 53

Taken 3

2014
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
Two Men in Town poster Age: 52

Two Men in Town

2014
as William Garnett
Food Chains poster Age: 52

Food Chains

2014
Repentance poster Age: 52

Repentance

2014
as Angel
Zulu poster Age: 52

Zulu

2013
as Ali Sokhela
Black Nativity poster Age: 52

Black Nativity

2013
as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Making a Scene | 11 Performances poster Age: 52

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2013
Out of the Furnace poster Age: 52

Out of the Furnace

2013
as Chief Wesley Barnes
The Butler poster Age: 52

The Butler

2013
as Cecil Gaines
Pawn poster Age: 51

Pawn

2013
as Will
The Last Stand poster Age: 51

The Last Stand

2013
as Agent John Bannister
A Dark Truth poster Age: 51

A Dark Truth

2012
as Francisco Francis
Freelancers poster Age: 51

Freelancers

2012
as Dennis Larue
Catch.44 poster Age: 50

Catch.44

2011
as Ronny
Serving Life poster Age: 50

Serving Life

2011
as Narrator (voice)
Lullaby for Pi poster Age: 49

Lullaby for Pi

2010
as George
The Experiment poster Age: 49

The Experiment

2010
as Barris
My Own Love Song poster Age: 48

My Own Love Song

2010
as Joey
Repo Men poster Age: 48

Repo Men

2010
as Jake
Our Family Wedding poster Age: 48

Our Family Wedding

2010
as Brad Boyd
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life poster Age: 48

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

2010
as Lion
Hurricane Season poster Age: 48

Hurricane Season

2010
as Al Collins
Where the Wild Things Are poster Age: 48

Where the Wild Things Are

2009
as Ira (voice)
Winged Creatures poster Age: 47

Winged Creatures

2009
as Charlie Archenault
Powder Blue poster Age: 47

Powder Blue

2009
as Charlie
Street Kings poster Age: 46

Street Kings

2008
as Captain Jack Wander
Vantage Point poster Age: 46

Vantage Point

2008
as Howard Lewis
The Great Debaters poster Age: 46

The Great Debaters

2007
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Ripple Effect poster Age: 45

Ripple Effect

2007
as Philip
Even Money poster Age: 45

Even Money

2007
as Clyde Snow
The Air I Breathe poster Age: 45

The Air I Breathe

2007
as Happiness
The Last King of Scotland poster Age: 45

The Last King of Scotland

2006
as Idi Amin
Everyone's Hero poster Age: 45

Everyone's Hero

2006
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
The Marsh poster Age: 44

The Marsh

2006
as Geoffrey Hunt
A Little Trip to Heaven poster Age: 44

A Little Trip to Heaven

2005
as Abe Holt
Mary poster Age: 44

Mary

2005
as Ted Younger
Odyssey in Rome poster Age: 44

Odyssey in Rome

2005
American Gun poster Age: 44

American Gun

2005
as Carter
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood poster Age: 43

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005
as Forest Whitaker
Deacons for Defense poster Age: 43

Deacons for Defense

2005
as Marcus Clay
First Daughter poster Age: 43

First Daughter

2004
as Narrator (voice)
Phone Booth poster Age: 41

Phone Booth

2003
as Captain Ramey
Panic Room poster Age: 40

Panic Room

2002
as Burnham
Feast of All Saints poster Age: 40

Feast of All Saints

2001
as Daguerreotypist Picard
The Fourth Angel poster Age: 40

The Fourth Angel

2001
as Agent Jules Bernard
No poster
Age: 40

Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai

2001
The Follow poster Age: 39

The Follow

2001
as The Employer
Green Dragon poster Age: 39

Green Dragon

2001
as Addie
Four Dogs Playing Poker poster Age: 38

Four Dogs Playing Poker

2000
as Mr. Ellington
Battlefield Earth poster Age: 38

Battlefield Earth

2000
as Ker
Witness Protection poster Age: 38

Witness Protection

1999
as Steven Beck
Light It Up poster Age: 38

Light It Up

1999
as Officer Dante Jackson
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai poster Age: 38

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999
as Ghost Dog
Body Count poster Age: 36

Body Count

1998
as Crane
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault poster Age: 35

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996
as Mr. Rucker
Phenomenon poster Age: 34

Phenomenon

1996
as Nate Pope
Mr. Holland's Opus poster Age: 34

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Species poster Age: 33

Species

1995
as Dan Smithson, Empath
Smoke poster Age: 33

Smoke

1995
as Cyrus Cole
Prêt-à-Porter poster Age: 33

Prêt-à-Porter

1994
as Cy Bianco
The Enemy Within poster Age: 33

The Enemy Within

1994
as Col. MacKenzie Casey
Blown Away poster Age: 32

Blown Away

1994
as Anthony Franklin
Jason's Lyric poster Age: 32

Jason's Lyric

1994
as Maddog
Bank Robber poster Age: 32

Bank Robber

1993
as Officer Battle
Lush Life poster Age: 32

Lush Life

1993
as Buddy Chester
Last Light poster Age: 32

Last Light

1993
as Fred Whitmore
Body Snatchers poster Age: 31

Body Snatchers

1993
as Major Collins
Consenting Adults poster Age: 31

Consenting Adults

1992
as David Duttonville
The Crying Game poster Age: 31

The Crying Game

1992
as Jody
Article 99 poster Age: 30

Article 99

1992
as Dr. Sid Handleman
Diary of a Hitman poster Age: 30

Diary of a Hitman

1991
as Dekker
A Rage in Harlem poster Age: 29

A Rage in Harlem

1991
as Jackson
Criminal Justice poster Age: 29

Criminal Justice

1990
as Jessie Williams
Downtown poster Age: 28

Downtown

1990
as Dennis Curren
Johnny Handsome poster Age: 28

Johnny Handsome

1989
as Dr. Steven Fisher
Bird poster Age: 26

Bird

1988
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Bloodsport poster Age: 26

Bloodsport

1988
as Rawlins
Good Morning, Vietnam poster Age: 26

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987
as Edward Garlick
Stakeout poster Age: 26

Stakeout

1987
as Det. Jack Pismo
Hands of a Stranger poster Age: 25

Hands of a Stranger

1987
as Sergeant Delaney
Platoon poster Age: 25

Platoon

1986
as Big Harold
The Color of Money poster Age: 25

The Color of Money

1986
as Amos
Vision Quest poster Age: 23

Vision Quest

1985
as Balldozer
No poster
Age: 22

The Grand Baby

1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High poster Age: 21

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982
as Charles Jefferson
Tag: The Assassination Game poster Age: 20

Tag: The Assassination Game

1982
as Gowdy's Bodyguard
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TV credits

Newest first
The Emperor of Ocean Park poster Age: 62

The Emperor of Ocean Park

2024
as Judge Oliver Garland
Extrapolations poster Age: 61

Extrapolations

2023
as Auggie Bolo
Andor poster Age: 61

Andor

2022
as Saw Gerrera
Godfather of Harlem poster Age: 58

Godfather of Harlem

2019
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Star Wars: Go Rogue poster Age: 55

Star Wars: Go Rogue

2016
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Roots poster Age: 54

Roots

2016
as Fiddler
Empire poster Age: 53

Empire

2015
as Eddie Barker
Star Wars Rebels poster Age: 53

Star Wars Rebels

2014
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior poster Age: 49

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

2011
as Sam Cooper
Criminal Minds poster Age: 44

Criminal Minds

2005
as Sam Cooper
American Dad! poster Age: 43

American Dad!

2005
as Turlington (voice)
The Shield poster Age: 40

The Shield

2002
as Jon Kavanaugh
The Hire poster Age: 39

The Hire

2001
as The Employer
ER poster Age: 33

ER

1994
as Curtis Ames
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster Age: 30

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
North and South poster Age: 24

North and South

1985
as Cuffey
Amazing Stories poster Age: 24

Amazing Stories

1985
as Jerry
Cagney & Lacey poster Age: 20

Cagney & Lacey

1982
as Night Manager
Hill Street Blues poster Age: 19

Hill Street Blues

1981
Diff'rent Strokes poster Age: 17

Diff'rent Strokes

1978
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