Forest Whitaker

1961 (65) • Acting

Born: 7/15/1961 (65) in Longview, Texas, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

Arrival

76%

Colonel Weber

2016

Taken 3

63%

Inspector Frank Dotzler

2014

Southpaw

74%

Titus 'Tick' Wills

2015

Panic Room

68%

Burnham

2002

Platoon

78%

Big Harold

1986

Phone Booth

69%

Captain Ramey

2003

Criminal Minds

83%

Sam Cooper

2005

Good Morning, Vietnam

73%

Edward Garlick

1987

Up Against It

2027

Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo

88%

Self (archive footage)

2026

Lucky Lu

55%

Executive Producer

2026

To Live and Die and Live

100%

Producer

2025

Havoc

64%

Lawrence Beaumont

2025

The King of Kings

83%

Peter (voice)

2025

Transplant

Producer

2024

Seaweed Stories

Self - Narrator (voice)

2024

My Generation

10%

Narrator

2024

Hollywood Black

30%

Executive Producer

2024

The Emperor of Ocean Park

65%

Oliver Garland

2024

Fancy Dance

66%

Executive Producer

2024

Big George Foreman

76%

Doc Broadus

2023

Extrapolations

61%

Auggie Bolo

2023

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

72%

Self (archive footage)

2022

Prophets of Change

Narrator

2022

Andor

83%

Saw Gerrera

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

74%

Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

For the Sake of Peace

Producer

2022

Cannes Festival

Self - Guest

2022

Passing

63%

Producer

2021

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

70%

Self

2021

Respect

68%

C. L. Franklin

2021

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

33%

Self

2020

By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

33%

Executive Producer

2020

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

65%

Jeronicus Jangle

2020

Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

100%

Self

2020