Forest Whitaker filmography

Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director.

Forest Whitaker in 2014

Film

As actor

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Gowdy's Bodyguard
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Charles Jefferson
1985 Vision Quest Jean-Pierre "Balldozer" Baldosier
1986 The Color of Money Amos
Platoon Harold "Big Harold"
1987 Stakeout Detective Jack Pismo
Good Morning, Vietnam Private Edward Garlick
1988 Bloodsport CID Agent Rawlins
Bird Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jr. Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
1989 Johnny Handsome Dr. Steven Fisher
1990 Downtown Dennis Curren
1991 Diary of a Hitman Dekker
A Rage in Harlem Jackson Also co-producer
1992 Article 99 Dr. Sid Handleman
The Crying Game Jody
Consenting Adults David Duttonville
1993 Bank Robber Officer Battle
Body Snatchers Major Matthew Collins
Last Light Fred Whitmore
1994 Blown Away Officer Anthony Franklin
Prêt-à-Porter Cy Bianco National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Jason's Lyric "Maddog"
1995 Species Dan Smithson
Smoke Cyrus Cole
Mr. Holland's Opus Adult Bobby Tidd Uncredited
1996 Phenomenon Nate Pope Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama
Nominated–NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1998 Body Count Crane
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai "Ghost Dog"
Light It Up Officer Dante Jackson
2000 Battlefield Earth Ker Nominated–Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
Four Dogs Playing Poker Mr. Ellington
2001 The Fourth Angel FBI Agent Jules Bernard
Jew Balloons Jeremiah Shultze Short film
The Hire: The Follow The Employer Short film; uncredited [1]
Green Dragon Addie Also executive producer
2002 Panic Room Burnham Nominated–Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Phone Booth Captain Ed Ramey Theatrical release was delayed due to the Beltway sniper attacks in October 2002
Nominated–Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated–NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
[2]
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Himself
First Daughter Narrator Also director and executive producer
2005 A Little Trip to Heaven Abe Holt
American Gun Carter Also executive producer
Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Mary Ted Younger
2006 Even Money Clyde Snow
The Marsh Geoffrey Hunt
Everyone's Hero Lonnie Brewster Voice
The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin Academy Award for Best Actor
African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BET Award for Best Actor
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Hollywood Film Award for Actor of the Year
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor
Nominated–BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Nominated–Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2nd Place–Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2007 The Air I Breathe Happiness
Ripple Effect Philip Also executive producer
The Great Debaters James L. Farmer, Sr. Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
2008 Vantage Point Howard Lewis
Street Kings Captain Jack Wander
Dragon Hunters Lian Chu Voice role; English-language version
Winged Creatures Charlie Archenault
2009 Powder Blue Charlie Direct-to-video; also producer
Where the Wild Things Are Ira Voice role
Nominated–Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance
Hurricane Season Al Collins Direct-to-video
2010 Repo Men Jake Freivald
Lullaby for Pi George
My Own Love Song Joey
The Experiment Barris Direct-to-video
Our Family Wedding Bradford Boyd
2011 Catch .44 Ronny Direct-to-video
2012 Freelancers Dennis LaRue
A Dark Truth Francisco Francis
Ernest & Celestine Ernest Voice role; English-language version
2013 The Last Stand FBI Agent John Bannister
Repentance Angel Sanchez Also producer [3]
Zulu Ali Sokhela
Pawn Will Direct-to-video
Lee Daniels' The Butler Cecil Gaines African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor
AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Grownup Love Story
Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year
Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated–Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated–BET Award for Best Actor
Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Nativity Reverend Cornell Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year
Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Out of the Furnace Chief Wesley Barnes Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year
2014 Two Men in Town William Garnett
Taken 3 Inspector Frank Dotzler
2015 Dope Narrator Also producer
Southpaw Titus "Tick" Wills Nominated–Indiana Film Journalist Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated–NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
2016 Arrival Colonel Weber
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Saw Gerrera
2017 The Forgiven Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2018 Sorry to Bother You First Equisapien / Demarius Also producer
Burden Reverend David Kennedy
Black Panther Zuri Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
How It Ends Tom
City of Lies Jack Jackson
2019 Finding Steve McQueen Howard Lambert
2020 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Jeronicus Jangle [4]
2021 Respect C. L. Franklin
2023 Big George Foreman Doc Broadus
Havoc Post-production
2024 Megalopolis TBA Post-production [5]

As filmmaker

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Producer Writer
1993 Strapped Yes No No
1995 Waiting to Exhale Yes No No
1998 Hope Floats Yes No No Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Director
Nominated – Black Film Award for Best Director
2003 Chasing Papi No Yes No
2004 First Daughter Yes No No
2009 Powder Blue No Yes No
2013 Fruitvale Station No Yes No Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year
Nominated–Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Movie of the Year
AFI Award for Movie of the Year
Repentance No Yes No
2015 Dope No Yes No
2016 Songs My Brothers Taught Me No Yes No
2017 Roxanne Roxanne No Yes No
2018 Sorry to Bother You No Yes No
2021 Passing No Yes No
2023 To Live and Die and Live No Yes No

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982 Making the Grade Episode: "Marriage David Style"
1983 Cagney & Lacey Night Manager Episode: "The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All"
1984 Trapper John, M.D. Lewis Jordan Episode: "School Nurse"
Hill Street Blues Floyd Green Episode: "Blues for Mr. Green"
1985 Diff'rent Strokes Herman Episode: "Bully for Arnold"
The Grand Baby Television movie
The Fall Guy Friend Episode: "Spring Break"
North and South Cuffey Miniseries
1986 Amazing Stories Jerry Episode: "Gather Ye Acorns"
North and South, Book II Cuffey Miniseries
1987 Hands of a Stranger Sergeant Delaney Television movie
1990 Criminal Justice Jessie Williams Television movie
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming Award for Fiction: Actor
1993 Lush Life Buddy Chester Television movie
Last Light Fred Whitmore Television movie
Nominated – CableACE Award for Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
1994 The Enemy Within Colonel MacKenzie "Mac" Casey Television movie
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault Mr. Rucker Television movie
1999 Witness Protection US Marshal Steve Beck Television movie
2001 Feast of All Saints Daguerreotypist Picard Television movie; also executive producer
2002 Door to Door Television movie; co-executive producer
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
2003 Deacons for Defense Marcus Clay Television movie
Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2002–2003 The Twilight Zone Host / Narrator 44 episodes; also consulting producer
2006–2007 ER Curtis Ames 6 episodes
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2006–2007 The Shield Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh 13 episodes (seasons 5 and 6)
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2007–2009 American Dad! The Turlingtons Voice; 3 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Sam Cooper Episode: "The Fight"
Brick City 11 episodes; executive producer
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Sam Cooper Lead role; 13 episodes
2012 Serving Life Narrator Documentary; also executive producer
2013 Africa Narrator Documentary series
2016 Roots Henry (Fiddler) 3 episodes
2017 Star Wars Rebels Saw Gerrera Voice; 4 episodes
2017–2018 Empire Eddie Barker 11 episodes
2019–present Godfather of Harlem Bumpy Johnson 20 episodes; also executive producer
2022 Young Rock Himself 2 episodes
Andor Saw Gerrera 2 episodes
2023 Extrapolations August Bolo Miniseries

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
2019 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Saw Gerrera Voice, likeness, and motion capture [6]

Music videos

Year Artist Title Notes Ref.
1995 Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Music video director
2001 Jagged Edge "Goodbye" Also music video director [7]
2019 Bring Me the Horizon "In the Dark"

References

  1. "The Follow". CineArchive. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. "'Phone' release delayed". Amarillo.com. Associated Press. October 18, 2002. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  3. "Repentance – In Theaters February 28, 2014". Code Black. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  4. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 30, 2018). "Forest Whitaker To Star In David E. Talbert's Netflix Holiday Family Musical 'Jingle Jangle'". Deadline. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  5. Holub, Christian (May 13, 2022). "Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis adds Adam Driver and more to starry cast: Why we're excited". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  6. Sarkar, Samit (June 8, 2019). "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order features Rogue One's Saw Gerrera". Polygon. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. "Burning Question". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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