Cast

Forest Whitaker

1961

Active years (films on this site)

1986–2016

Genres

DramaCrimeWarBiographyComedy

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodBlockbuster AuteursBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Oliver Stone1 filmBarry Levinson1 filmNeil Jordan1 filmJim Jarmusch1 filmDavid Fincher1 filmDenis Villeneuve1 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

6 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. The Crying Game 1992 · Neil Jordan · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999 · Jim Jarmusch · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
5. Panic Room 2002 · David Fincher · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
6. Arrival 2016 · Denis Villeneuve · IMDb 7.9 · Cast