Actor
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. 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...
| Born | Jul 15, 1961 — Longview, Texas, USA |
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| Known for | Acting |
Known For
Acting Credits
- Havoc
- Black Panther
- How It Ends
- Arrival
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Taken 3
- Southpaw
- The Butler
- The Last Stand
- Out of the Furnace
- Repo Men
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Vantage Point
- The Last King of Scotland
- Phone Booth
- Panic Room
- Species
- Bloodsport
- Platoon
- Good Morning, Vietnam
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High