Forest Whitaker
American actor
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- Born
- 15 July 1961, Longview
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- actor, film producer, film actor, television director, film director
Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) 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.
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 The Color of Money (1986), Panic Room (2002), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. Whitaker starred in the Star Wars franchise as Saw Gerrera, appearing in the film Rogue One (2016) and would later reprise the role in the television series Star Wars: Rebels (2017) and Andor (2022–2025), as well as the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019).
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 | 2017 |
Awards and honours
- 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
- Global Citizen Awards 2022
- 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
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Films
| Film | Year | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodsport | 1988 | cast |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | 1999 | cast |
| Southpaw | 2015 | cast |
| Big George Foreman | 2023 | cast |
| Havoc | 2025 | cast |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.