Forest Whitaker is an American actor, producer and director.
Actor| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | The Assassination Game | Gowdy's Bodyguard |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Charles Jefferson |
| 1985 | Vision Quest | Balldozer |
| 1985 | North and South | Cuffey |
| 1986 | {{sortname>The|Color of Money}} | Amos |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II | Cuffey |
| 1986 | Platoon | Big Harold |
| 1987 | Stakeout | Jack Pismo |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Edward Garlick |
| 1988 | Bird | Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jr. | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama |
| 1988 | Bloodsport | Rawlins |
| 1989 | Johnny Handsome | Dr. Steven Fisher |
| 1990 | Downtown | Dennis Curren |
| 1991 | Diary of a Hitman | Dekker |
| 1991 | {{sortname>A|Rage in Harlem|A Rage in Harlem (film)}} | Jackson |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Sid Handleman |
| 1992 | {{sortname>The|Crying Game}} | Jody |
| 1992 | Consenting Adults | David Duttonville |
| 1993 | Bank Robber | Officer Battle |
| 1993 | Body Snatchers | Major Collins |
| 1994 | Blown Away | Anthony Franklin |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Cy Bianco | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast |
| 1994 | Jason's Lyric | Maddog |
| 1995 | Species | Dan Smithson, Empath |
| 1995 | Smoke | Cyrus Cole |
| 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 | The Way of the Samurai | Ghost Dog |
| 1999 | Light It Up | Officer Dante Jackson |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | US Marshal Steven Beck |
| 2000 | Battlefield Earth | Ker | Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 2000 | Four Dogs Playing Poker | Mr. Ellington |
| 2001 | {{sortname>The|Fourth Angel}} | Agent Jules Bernard |
| 2001 | The Follow | The Employer | Uncredited[1] |
| 2001 | Green Dragon | Addie |
| 2002 | Panic Room | Burnham | Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2002 | Phone Booth | Captain Ed Ramey | Theatrical release was delayed due to the Beltway sniper attacks in October 2002[2]
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 2004 | First Daughter | Narrator | Also directed |
| 2005 | A Little Trip to Heaven | Abe Holt |
| 2005 | American Gun | Carter | Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead |
| 2005 | Mary | Ted Younger |
| 2006 | Even Money | Clyde Snow |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Geoffrey Hunt |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | Lonnie Brewster (voice) |
| 2006 | {{sortname>The|Last King of Scotland|The Last King of Scotland (film)}} | 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 | {{sortname>The|Air I Breathe}} | Happiness |
| 2007 | Ripple Effect |
| 2007 | {{sortname>The|Great Debaters}} | James L. Farmer, Sr. | Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Howard Lewis |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Capt. Jack Wander |
| 2008 | Dragon Hunters | Lian Chu (voice – English version) |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures | Charlie Archenault |
| 2009 | Powder Blue | Charlie |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Ira (voice) | Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season | Al Collins |
| 2010 | Repo Men | Jake Freivald |
| 2010 | Lullaby for Pi | George |
| 2010 | My Own Love Song | Joey |
| 2010 | {{sortname>The|Experiment|The Experiment (2010 film)}} | Barris |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Bradford Boyd |
| 2011 | Catch .44 | Ronny |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Dennis LaRue |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Francisco Francis |
| 2012 | Ernest & Celestine | Ernest (voice) |
| 2013 | Fruitvale Station | Producer
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 |
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Agent John Bannister |
| 2013 | Zulu | Ali Sokhela |
| 2013 | Pawn | Will |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Wesley Barnes | Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year |
| 2014 | Repentance[3] | Angel Sanchez |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town | William Garnett |
| 2015 | Taken 3 | Franck Dotzler |
| 2015 | Dope | Narrator | Also producer |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Saw Gerrera |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Producer |
| 2018 | Burden | Reverend Kennedy |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Zuri |
| 2018 | Finding Steve McQueen | Howard Lambert | In post-production |
| 2018 | LAbyrinth | Jack Jackson | In post-production |
| 2018 | How It Ends | Tom | In post-production |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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" |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Floyd Green | Episode: "Blues for Mr. Green" |
| 1985 | Diff'rent Strokes | Herman | Episode: "Bully for Arnold" |
| 1985 | {{sortname>The|Grand Baby|nolink=1}} | Television movie |
| 1985 | {{sortname>The|Fall Guy}} | Friend | Episode: "Spring Break" |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Jerry | Episode: "Gather Ye Acorns" |
| 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 |
| 1993 | 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 | The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | Mr. Rucker | Television movie |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | Steven Beck | Television movie |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Daguerreotypist Picard | Television movie |
| 2002 | Door to Door | Television movie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie |
| 2003 | Deacons for Defense | Marcus Clay | Television movie
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 | {{sortname>The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)}} | Host / Narrator | 44 episodes |
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 | (Seasons 5 and 6)
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
2007–
2009 | American Dad! | Daniel Turlington | 3 episodes
Voice role |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Sam Cooper | Episode: "The Fight" |
| 2010 | Brick City | Television movie
Executive producer
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking |
| 2011 | Suspect Behavior | Sam Cooper | Lead Role; 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Serving Life | Narrator | Documentary; executive producer |
| 2013 | Africa | Narrator | Documentary series |
| 2016 | Roots | Henry (Fiddler) | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Saw Gerrera | Voice role |
| 2017 | Empire | Eddie | Episode: "Full Circle" |
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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://cinearchive.org/post/42839965048/the-follow-wong-kar-wai-short-film-2001|title=The Follow|website=Cinearchive.org|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}
2. ^{{cite news| title = 'Phone' release delayed| date = October 18, 2002| agency = Associated Press| work = Amarillo.com| url = http://www.amarillo.com/stories/101802/ent_phone.shtml| accessdate = August 21, 2010}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://codeblack.com/seekrepentance/ |title=REPENTANCE – IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 28, 2014 |publisher=Codeblack.com |accessdate=2014-02-08}}