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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 Butler (2013), Arrival (2016), and Respect (2021). He has also appeared in blockbusters, such as Panic Room (2002), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera, and Black Panther (2018) as Zuri. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland (2006), Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped (1993), and directed the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Hope Floats (1998), and First Daughter (2004). Apart from his film career, Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism. In 2011, he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation, and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI), a non-profit outreach program.

  • Nacimiento: 1961-07-15, Longview, Texas, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,9 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • La llegada (2016) — Colonel Weber
  • Black Panther (2018) — Zuri
  • Rogue One: Una historia de Star Wars (2016) — Saw Gerrera
  • V3nganza (2014) — Inspector Frank Dotzler
  • Redención (Southpaw) (2015) — Titus 'Tick' Wills
  • La habitación del pánico (2002) — Burnham
  • El mayordomo (2013) — Cecil Gaines
  • Última llamada (2003) — Captain Ramey

Filmografía

  • Up Against It (2027)
  • Estragos (2025) — Lawrence Beaumont
  • El Rey de Reyes (2025) — Peter (voz)
  • El emperador de Ocean Park (2024) — Judge Oliver Garland
  • Big George Foreman (2023) — Doc Broadus
  • Un futuro desafiante (2023) — Auggie Bolo
  • Andor (2022) — Saw Gerrera
  • Respect (2021) — C. L. Franklin
  • La navidad mágica de los Jangle (2020) — Jeronicus Jangle
  • El padrino de Harlem (2019) — Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
  • Buscando a Steve McQueen (2019) — Howard Lambert
  • Ciudad de mentiras (2018) — Jack Jackson
  • Burden (2018) — Reverend Kennedy
  • El final de todo (2018) — Tom
  • Perdona que te moleste (2018) — First Equisapien / Demarius
  • El precio del perdón (2018) — Desmond Tutu
  • Black Panther (2018) — Zuri
  • Rogue One: Una historia de Star Wars (2016) — Saw Gerrera
  • La llegada (2016) — Colonel Weber
  • Star Wars: Go Rogue (2016) — Saw Gerrera (voz)
  • Raíces (2016) — Fiddler
  • Redención (Southpaw) (2015) — Titus 'Tick' Wills
  • Dope (2015) — The Narrator (voz)
  • Empire (2015) — Eddie Barker
  • V3nganza (2014) — Inspector Frank Dotzler
  • Star Wars Rebels (2014) — Saw Gerrera (voz)
  • Two Men in Town (2014) — William Garnett
  • Repentance (2014) — Angel
  • Zulu (2013) — Ali Sokhela
  • Black Nativity (2013) — Reverend Cornell Cobbs
  • Making a Scene (2013)
  • La ley del más fuerte (2013) — Chief Wesley Barnes
  • El mayordomo (2013) — Cecil Gaines
  • El asedio (2013) — Will
  • El último desafío (2013) — Agent John Bannister
  • La verdad (2012) — Francisco Francis
  • Unidad de élite (2012) — Dennis Larue
  • Situación límite (2011) — Ronny
  • Mentes criminales: Conducta sospechosa (2011) — Sam Cooper
  • Lullaby for Pi (2010) — George
  • El experimento (2010) — Barris
  • Nuestra canción de amor (2010) — Joey
  • Repo Men (2010) — Jake
  • La boda de mi familia (2010) — Brad Boyd
  • Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010) — Lion
  • Hurricane Season (2010) — Al Collins
  • Donde viven los monstruos (2009) — Ira (voz)
  • Fragmentos (2009) — Charlie Archenault
  • Powder Blue (2009) — Charlie
  • Dueños de la calle (2008) — Captain Jack Wander
  • En el punto de mira (2008) — Howard Lewis
  • El gran debate (2007) — Dr. James Farmer Sr.
  • Ripple Effect (2007) — Philip
  • La apuesta perfecta (2007) — Clyde Snow
  • Cuatro vidas (2007) — Happiness
  • El último rey de Escocia (2006) — Idi Amin
  • El héroe de todos (2006) — Lonnie Brewster (voz)
  • El portal de la muerte (2006) — Geoffrey Hunt
  • Verdades ocultas (2005) — Abe Holt
  • Mary (2005) — Ted Younger
  • Mentes criminales (2005) — Sam Cooper
  • American Gun (2005) — Carter
  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) — Forest Whitaker
  • Deacons for Defense (2005) — Marcus Clay
  • Padre made in USA (2005) — Turlington (voz)
  • Última llamada (2003) — Captain Ramey
  • La habitación del pánico (2002) — Burnham
  • The Shield: Al margen de la ley (2002) — Jon Kavanaugh
  • Feast of All Saints (2001) — Daguerreotypist Picard
  • El cuarto ángel (2001) — Agent Jules Bernard
  • The Follow (2001) — The Employer
  • Green Dragon (2001) — Addie
  • The Hire (2001) — The Employer
  • Muerte a la carta (2000) — Mr. Ellington
  • Campo de batalla: La Tierra (2000) — Ker
  • Testigo protegido (1999) — Steven Beck
  • Generación perdida (1999) — Officer Dante Jackson
  • Ghost Dog, el camino del samurai (1999) — Ghost Dog
  • Body Count (1998) — Crane
  • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) — Mr. Rucker
  • Phenomenon (Algo extraordinario más allá del amor) (1996) — Nate Pope
  • Profesor Holland (1995) — Bobby Tidd as an adult (sin acreditar)
  • Species (1995) — Dan Smithson, Empath
  • Smoke (1995) — Cyrus Cole
  • Pret-a-porter (1994) — Cy Bianco
  • Urgencias (1994) — Curtis Ames
  • El enemigo en casa (1994) — Col. MacKenzie Casey
  • Volar por los aires (1994) — Anthony Franklin
  • Las pesadillas de Jason (1994) — Maddog
  • Ladrón de Bancos (1993) — Officer Battle
  • Lush Life (1993) — Buddy Chester
  • El último amanecer (1993) — Fred Whitmore
  • Secuestradores de cuerpos (Body Snatchers) (1993) — Major Collins
  • Dobles parejas (1992) — David Duttonville
  • Juego de lágrimas (1992) — Jody
  • Paro clínico (1992) — Dr. Sid Handleman
  • Diario de un asesino a sueldo (1991) — Dekker
  • Redada en Harlem (1991) — Jackson
  • Criminal Justice (1990) — Jessie Williams
  • Los cuasicops (1990) — Dennis Curren
  • Johnny el guapo (1989) — Dr. Steven Fisher
  • Bird (1988) — Charlie 'Bird' Parker
  • Contacto sangriento (1988) — Rawlins
  • Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) — Edward Garlick
  • Procedimiento ilegal (1987) — Det. Jack Pismo
  • Hands of a Stranger (1987) — Sergeant Delaney
  • Platoon (1986) — Big Harold
  • El color del dinero (1986) — Amos
  • Norte y Sur (1985) — Cuffey
  • Cuentos asombrosos (1985) — Jerry
  • Loco por ti (1985) — Balldozer
  • The Grand Baby (1983)
  • Aquel excitante curso (1982) — Charles Jefferson
  • Tag: El juego asesino (1982) — Gowdy's Bodyguard
  • Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Night Manager
  • Canción triste de Hill Street (1981)
  • Arnold (1978)