Forest Whitaker

Born 1961 · American actor

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.

Forest Whitaker, in order

1. 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High: acted · directed by Amy Heckerling · critics 79%, audiences 80% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
2. 1982 Tag: The Assassination Game: acted · directed by Nick Castle
3. 1985 North and South (TV series): acted · directed by Richard T. Heffron · audiences 86%
4. 1985 Vision Quest: acted · directed by Harold Becker
5. 1986 Platoon: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 89%, audiences 93% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
6. 1986 The Color of Money: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 86%, audiences 74%
7. 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam: acted · directed by Barry Levinson
8. 1987 Stakeout: acted · directed by John Badham · critics 89%, audiences 56%
9. 1988 Bird: acted · directed by Clint Eastwood
10. 1988 Bloodsport: acted · directed by Newt Arnold · critics 48%, audiences 75% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
11. 1989 Johnny Handsome: acted · directed by Walter Hill
12. 1990 Criminal Justice (TV movie): acted · directed by Andy Wolk
13. 1990 Downtown: acted · directed by Richard Benjamin
14. 1991 A Rage in Harlem: acted · directed by Bill Duke
15. 1991 Diary of a Hitman: acted · directed by Roy London
16. 1992 Article 99: acted · directed by Howard Deutch
17. 1992 Consenting Adults: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula
18. 1992 The Crying Game: acted · directed by Neil Jordan
19. 1993 Bank Robber: acted · directed by Nick Mead
20. 1993 Body Snatchers: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
21. 1993 Strapped (TV movie): directed
22. 1994 Blown Away: acted · directed by Stephen Hopkins · critics 41%, audiences 41% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
23. 1994 Jason's Lyric: acted · directed by Doug McHenry
24. 1994 Prêt-à-Porter: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 22%, audiences 27%
25. 1994 The Enemy Within (TV movie): acted · directed by Jonathan Darby
26. 1995 Smoke: acted · directed by Paul Auster and Wayne Wang
27. 1995 Species: acted · directed by Roger Donaldson
28. 1995 Waiting to Exhale: directed
29. 1996 Phenomenon: acted · directed by Jon Turteltaub · critics 51%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video
30. 1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (TV movie): acted · directed by Eriq La Salle
31. 1998 Body Count: acted · directed by Robert Patton-Spruill
32. 1998 Hope Floats: directed
33. 1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai: acted · directed by Jim Jarmusch · critics 83%, audiences 86% · streaming on HBO Max
34. 1999 Light It Up: acted · directed by Craig Bolotin
35. 1999 Witness Protection (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Pearce
36. 2000 Battlefield Earth: acted · directed by Roger Christian
37. 2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker: acted · directed by Paul Rachman
38. 2001 Green Dragon: acted · directed by Timothy Linh Bui
39. 2001 The Feast of All Saints: acted · directed by Peter Medak
40. 2001 The Fourth Angel: acted · directed by John Irvin · audiences 27% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
41. 2001 The Hire: The Follow (short film): acted · directed by Wong Kar-wai
42. 2002 Panic Room: acted · directed by David Fincher · critics 76%, audiences 64% · streaming on Pluto TV
43. 2002 Phone Booth: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 71%, audiences 64% · streaming on Prime Video
44. 2002 The Twilight Zone (TV series): acted
45. 2003 Chasing Papi: produced · directed by Linda Mendoza
46. 2003 Deacons for Defense (TV movie): acted · directed by Bill Duke
47. 2004 First Daughter: directed, acted
48. 2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood: acted · directed by Vadim Jean
49. 2005 A Little Trip to Heaven: acted · directed by Baltasar Kormákur
50. 2005 American Gun: acted · directed by Aric Avelino
51. 2005 Criminal Minds (TV series): acted · audiences 82% · streaming on Paramount+, Hulu, Philo
52. 2005 Mary: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
53. 2006 Before the Music Dies: acted · directed by Andrew Shapter
54. 2006 The Last King of Scotland: acted · directed by Kevin Macdonald
55. 2007 Even Money: acted · directed by Mark Rydell
56. 2007 Murder Party: acted · directed by Jeremy Saulnier
57. 2007 The Air I Breathe: acted · directed by Jieho Lee
58. 2007 The Great Debaters: acted · directed by Denzel Washington
59. 2008 Fragments: acted · directed by Rowan Woods
60. 2008 Street Kings: acted · directed by David Ayer · critics 37%, audiences 58% · streaming on Prime Video, Starz
61. 2008 Vantage Point: acted · directed by Pete Travis · critics 34%, audiences 57%
62. 2009 Powder Blue: produced, acted · directed by Timothy Linh Bui
63. 2009 Where the Wild Things Are: acted · directed by Spike Jonze
64. 2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (short film): acted · directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski · audiences 50% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy
65. 2010 Hurricane Season: acted · directed by Tim Story
66. 2010 Lullaby for Pi: acted · directed by Benoît Philippon
67. 2010 My Own Love Song: acted · directed by Olivier Dahan
68. 2010 Our Family Wedding: acted · directed by Rick Famuyiwa
69. 2010 Repo Men: acted · directed by Miguel Sapochnik
70. 2010 The Experiment: acted · directed by Paul Scheuring
71. 2011 Catch .44: acted · directed by Aaron Harvey
72. 2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV series): acted
73. 2012 A Dark Truth: acted · directed by Damian Lee
74. 2012 Freelancers: acted · directed by Jessy Terrero · audiences 30% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Plex, Fawesome
75. 2012 Rising from Ashes: produced · directed by T.C. Johnstone
76. 2013 Black Nativity: acted · directed by Kasi Lemmons
77. 2013 Fruitvale Station: produced · directed by Ryan Coogler
78. 2013 Making a Scene: acted · directed by Janusz Kamiński
79. 2013 Out of the Furnace: acted · directed by Scott Cooper · critics 54%, audiences 52% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
80. 2013 Pawn: acted · directed by David A. Armstrong
81. 2013 The Butler: acted · directed by Lee Daniels · critics 72%, audiences 78%
82. 2013 The Last Stand: acted · directed by Kim Ji-woon · critics 61%, audiences 53% · streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Hoopla
83. 2013 Zulu: acted · directed by Jérôme Salle
84. 2014 Two Men in Town: acted · directed by Rachid Bouchareb
85. 2015 Songs My Brothers Taught Me: produced · directed by Chloé Zhao
86. 2015 Southpaw: acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua
87. 2015 Taken 3: acted · directed by Olivier Megaton · critics 13%, audiences 43%
88. 2016 Arrival: acted · directed by Denis Villeneuve · critics 94%, audiences 83% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+, Kanopy
89. 2016 I Am You: produced · directed by Kevin Mukherji
90. 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: acted · directed by Gareth Edwards · critics 84%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
91. 2016 Roots (TV series): acted · directed by Bruce Beresford and Mario Van Peebles
92. 2017 The Forgiven: acted · directed by Roland Joffé
93. 2018 Black Panther: acted · directed by Ryan Coogler · critics 96%, audiences 79% · streaming on Disney+
94. 2018 City of Lies: acted · directed by Brad Furman
95. 2018 How It Ends: acted · directed by David M. Rosenthal
96. 2018 Sorry to Bother You: produced, acted · directed by Boots Riley · critics 93%, audiences 70% · streaming on Kanopy
97. 2019 Godfather of Harlem (TV series): acted · directed by John Ridley · audiences 85% · streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Philo
98. 2021 Passing: produced · directed by Rebecca Hall
99. 2021 Respect: acted · directed by Liesl Tommy
100. 2022 Andor (TV series): acted · directed by Benjamin Caron and Susanna White
101. 2023 Big George Foreman: acted · directed by George Tillman, Jr.
102. 2023 Extrapolations (TV series): acted · directed by Scott Z. Burns · critics 43%, audiences 59% · streaming on Apple TV
103. 2024 Megalopolis: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola
104. 2025 Havoc: acted · directed by Gareth Evans
105. Rose's Baby: acted · directed by Trudie Styler