Cast

Forest Whitaker

1961

Active years (films on this site)

1986–2017

Genres

DramaCrimeThrillerBiographySci-Fi

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodPolitical and Investigative CinemaBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Abel Ferrara2 filmsOliver Stone1 filmBarry Levinson1 filmCClint Eastwood1 filmAlan J. Pakula1 filmNeil Jordan1 filmRoger Donaldson1 filmJim Jarmusch1 filmRichard Pearce1 filmDavid Fincher1 filmBaltasar Kormákur1 filmKevin Macdonald1 filmRowan Woods1 filmSpike Jonze1 filmKim Jee-woon1 filmRachid Bouchareb1 filmDenis Villeneuve1 filmRoland Joffé1 film

Biography

Forest Steven Whitaker III is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor 1988
• Academy Award for Best Actor 2007
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2007
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2007
• Crystal Award 2017
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ 2021
• NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
• Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

National / local

• Global Citizen Awards 2022
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

19 films on this site

1. Platoon 1986 · Oliver Stone · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
2. Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 · Barry Levinson · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Bird (1988) 1988 · Clint Eastwood · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
4. Consenting Adults 1992 · Alan J. Pakula · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
5. The Crying Game 1992 · Neil Jordan · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
6. Body Snatchers 1993 · Abel Ferrara · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
7. Species 1995 · Roger Donaldson · IMDb 5.9 · Cast
8. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
9. Witness Protection 1999 · Richard Pearce · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
10. Panic Room 2002 · David Fincher · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
11. A Little Trip to Heaven 2005 · Baltasar Kormákur · IMDb 5.9 · Cast
12. Mary (2005) 2005 · Abel Ferrara · IMDb 5.8 · Cast
13. The Last King of Scotland 2006 · Kevin Macdonald · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
14. Winged Creatures 2008 · Rowan Woods · IMDb 5.6 · Cast
15. Where the Wild Things Are 2009 · Spike Jonze · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
16. The Last Stand 2013 · Kim Jee-woon · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
17. Two Men in Town 2014 · Rachid Bouchareb · IMDb 5.7 · Cast
18. Arrival 2016 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
19. The Forgiven 2017 · Roland Joffé · IMDb 6.0 · Cast