Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

s. 15.07.1961 (62 vuotta)
Longview, Texas, Yhdysvallat

Biografia

Forest Whitaker one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors, directors and producers, has showcased his talents in a multitude of demanding and diverse roles. In 2007, he earned critical acclaim for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, receiving the Academy Award®, BAFTA Award, SAG Award, and Golden Globe Award® for Best Actor. Whitaker's intensive character work in films such as Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Crying Game, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and Bird, for which he was named Best Actor at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, have made him one of the most versatile performers of all time.

Whitaker has shot a supporting role alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Southpaw. He appeared in Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi drama Arrival, opposite Amy Adams. Whitaker will also appear in Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story alongside Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn. He then shot A&E Network's remake of the 1977 miniseries, Roots, in which he took on the role of "Fiddler."

In addition to all of his work in film, Whitaker made his Broadway debut in Eugene O'Neill's Hughie, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage earlier this year.

As president of Significant Productions, Whitaker aims to support young, talented filmmakers. In 2013, he co-produced Ryan Coogler's directorial debut, Fruitvale Station. That film, the winner of Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize and Cannes Film Festival's Best First Film, was distributed by The Weinstein Company. Significant Productions' latest two films, Dope and Songs My Brothers Taught Me were also selected to debut in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, where they received excellent reviews. Additionally, both films were selected for inclusion in the 2015 Cannes Directors' Fortnight.

Whitaker made his directorial debut with Strapped in 1993, for which he won the International Critics' Award at the Toronto Film Festival. Since then, he has directed and executive produced Waiting to Exhale, Hope Floats and First Daughter. He has produced numerous other award-winning films and documentaries, including the Peabody Award winning Brick City, and has executive produced several made-for-television movies and miniseries.

Whitaker was the creator and producer of DEWmocracy.com, an interactive video game and website that allowed people to select a new flavor of Mountain Dew. Under Frank Cooper, he also directed the short film that opened the game. This campaign turned into the most successful launch of a soft drink in Mountain Dew's history.

Whitaker has devoted much of his time to his humanitarian work. He is the founder and CEO of The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, which has current branches in Uganda, South Sudan, Myanmar, Mexico and the United States. He is also the co-founder and chair of the International Institute for Peace, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. He previously served on the President's Urban Policy Committee. Additionally, in 2014 he started collaborating with the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict as an Advocate for Children Affected by War, a topic on which he was invited to speak before the UN Security Council in September of that year.

Paramount Pictures

Näyttelijä

Elokuvat
2024

Havoc

2023

A Fall from Grace

 

Big George Foreman

2021

Respect

2020

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2018

Black Panther

 

Burden

 

City of Lies

 

Finding Steve McQueen

Mainos

Mainos

 

How It Ends

2017

The Forgiven

2016

Arrival

 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2015

Dope - kertoja

 

Southpaw

2014

Taken 3

 

Two Men in Town

2013

Black Nativity

 

Cape Town Cops

 

Pawn

 

Rautakaupunki

 

Repentance

 

The Butler

 

The Last Stand

2012

Dark Truth

 

Ernest & Célestine

 

Freelancers

2011

Catch .44

2010

Lullaby

 

My Own Love Song

 

Our Family Wedding

 

Repo Men - noutajat

 

Vaarallinen vankila

2009

Hassut hurjat hirviöt

 

Hurricane Season

 

Powder Blue

2008

Chasseurs de dragons

 

Street Kings

 

Vantage Point: Askeleen edellä

 

Winged Creatures

2007

Ripple Effect

 

The Air I Breathe

 

The Great Debaters - Sanan Voima

2006

Even Money

 

Everyone's Hero

 

Last King of Scotland

 

The Marsh

2005

A Little Trip to Heaven

 

American Gun

 

Mary

2004

Irtiotto

 

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2003

Deacons for Defense (TV elokuva)

2002

Panic Room

 

Phone Booth

2001

Feast of All Saints (TV elokuva)

 

Green Dragon

 

The Fourth Angel

2000

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

 

Four Dogs Playing Poker

1999

Ghost Dog - samuraiden tapaan

 

Light It Up

 

Witness Protection (TV elokuva)

1998

Body Count

1996

Ihmeiden aika

 

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (TV elokuva)

1995

Peto

 

Smoke

1994

Jason's Lyric

 

Prêt-à-porter

 

Räjähdyspisteessä

 

The Enemy Within (TV elokuva)

1993

Bank Robber

 

Body Snatchers

 

Last Light (TV elokuva)

 

Lush Life (TV elokuva)

1992

Artikla 99

 

The Crying Game

 

Vieraissa

1991

Diary of a Hit Man

 

Ei armoa Harlemissa

1990

Criminal Justice (TV elokuva)

 

Downtown - kyttäpari

1989

Johnny Handsome - kasvoton

1988

Bird

 

Bloodsport - viimeiseen asti

1987

Hands of a Stranger (TV elokuva)

 

Hyvää huomenta, Vietnam

 

Kyttäyskeikka

1986

Platoon - Nuoret sotilaat

 

Suuret setelit

1985

Hulluna sinuun

 

The Grand Baby (TV elokuva)

1982

Kuumat kinkut

 

Tag: The Assassination Game

Sarjat
2024

Godfather of Harlem

 

Episode 10 (S04E10)

 

Episode 9 (S04E09)

 

Episode 8 (S04E08)

  lisää jaksoja (7)
2023

Extrapolations

 

2068: The Going-Away Party (E07)

 

Godfather of Harlem

 

Our Black Shining Prince (S03E10)

 

We Are All Kings (S03E09)

 

Homeland or Death (S03E08)

  lisää jaksoja (7)
2022

Andor

 

Ferrixin tytär (S01E11)

 

Narkina 5 (S01E08)

 

Young Rock

 

Let the People Decide (S02E12)

 

You Gotta Get Down to Get Up (S02E11)

 

Rocky's Code (S02E10)

2021

Godfather of Harlem

 

The Hate That Hate Produced (S02E10)

 

The Bonanno Split (S02E09)

 

Ten Harlems (S02E08)

  lisää jaksoja (7)
2019

Godfather of Harlem

 

Chickens Come Home to Roost (S01E10)

 

Rent Strike Blues (S01E09)

 

How I Got Over (S01E08)

  lisää jaksoja (7)
2018

Empire

 

Korkein tarjous voittaa (S04E18)

 

Eddien paluu (S04E17)

 

Reilut ehdot (S04E16)

  lisää jaksoja (4)
2017

Empire

 

Verinen juhla (S04E09)

 

Lakko (S04E07)

 

Riskipeliä (S04E05)

 

Askel kerrallaan (S04E02)

 

Star Wars Rebels

 

Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 2 (S03E12)

 

Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 1 (S03E11)

 

In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 2 (S04E04)

 

In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1 (S04E03)

2016

Roots

 

Night Four (E04)

 

Night Two (E02)

 

Night One (E01)

2011

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

 

Death by a Thousand Cuts (E13)

 

The Girl in the Blue Mask (E12)

 

Strays (E11)

  lisää jaksoja (10)
2010

Criminal Minds

 

Ottelu (S05E18)

2009

American Dad

 

Live and Let Fry (S05E11)

 

Chimdale (S05E08)

2007

American Dad

 

Meter Made (S04E02)

 

Teho-osasto - näyttelijä, a.o.

 

Elämän julmuus (S13E14)

 

Erimielisyyksiä (S13E13)

 

300 potilasta - a.o. (S14E10)

 

The Shield

 

Baptism by Fire (S06E02)

 

On the Jones (S06E01)

2006

Teho-osasto

 

Salaisuuksien varjossa (S13E10)

 

Palapeli (S13E07)

 

Asian ydin (S13E06)

 

Ames vastaan Kovac (S13E05)

 

The Shield

 

Postpartum (S05E11)

 

Of Mice and Lem (S05E10)

 

Smoked (S05E09)

  lisää jaksoja (8)
2003

The Twilight Zone - opas

 

Burned - opas (E43)

 

Sunrise - opas (E42)

 

Homecoming - opas (E41)

  lisää jaksoja (17)
2002

The Twilight Zone - opas

 

Last Lap - opas (E23)

 

Gabe's Story - opas (E22)

 

Found and Lost - opas (E21)

  lisää jaksoja (20)
1986

Amazing Stories

 

Gather Ye Acorns (S01E16)

 

Jaettu maa

 

Episode 6 (S02E06)

 

Episode 3 (S02E03)

 

Episode 2 (S02E02)

 

Episode 1 (S02E01)

1985

Jaettu maa

 

Episode 4 (S01E04)

 

Episode 3 (S01E03)

 

Episode 2 (S01E02)

 

Episode 1 (S01E01)

1983

Cagney & Lacey

 

The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (S02E12)

Dokumentit
2023

Stars of the Silver Screen (sarja) - a.o.

 

Forest Whitaker - a.o. (S15E12)

2022

Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende (TV elokuva) - a.o.

2021

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (sarja)

 

Crafting the Characters in 'City of Lies'

2017

Louder Together

 

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

 

Triumph, the Untold Story of Perry Wallace - kertoja

 

We Are One - kertoja

2016

Roots: A History Revealed (sarja)

2015

Sewing Hope

2014

Food Chains

2013

Africa (sarja) - kertoja

 

Sahara - kertoja (E05)

 

Cape - kertoja (E04)

 

Congo - kertoja (E03)

  lisää jaksoja (2)
 

Mysteries of the Unseen World - kertoja

2012

Rising from Ashes

2010

A Man's Story

 

Wordsmith - a.o.

2008

Crips and Bloods: Made in America

2007

Rwanda Rising

2004

Film Trix 2004

 

Shooting 'Panic Room'

2003

Biography: John Travolta (TV elokuva)

2001

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'

 

Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon (TV elokuva)

2000

American Storytellers

 

Battlefield Earth: Evolution & Creation

 

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (TV elokuva)

1999

VH-1 Where Are They Now? (sarja)

1990

Intimate Portrait (sarja)

Musiikkivideot
2019

Bring Me The Horizon - In The Dark

2009

Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - Blame It

Konsertit
2009

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Lyhyet
2016

Impossible Choices

2013

Making a Scene

2010

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

2001

The Hire: The Follow

Tuottaja

Ohjaaja

Elokuvat
2004

Irtiotto

1998

Black Jaq (TV elokuva)

 

Toivo elää

1995

Haku päällä

1993

Strapped (TV elokuva)

Musiikkivideot
1995

Whitney Houston: Exhale, Shoop Shoop

Vieras

Hallintapaneeli

Fanclub

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