Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Filmography

As Cast

Up Against It (2027)
Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. in São Paulo (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The King of Kings (2025)
as Peter (voice)
Havoc (2025)
as Lawrence Beaumont
Seaweed Stories (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Emperor of Ocean Park (2024)
as Judge Oliver Garland
My Generation (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Black (2024)
as Self
Big George Foreman (2023)
as Doc Broadus
Extrapolations (2023)
as Auggie Bolo
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022)
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prophets of Change (2022)
as Narrator
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Cannes Festival (2022)
as Self - Guest
Andor (2022)
as Saw Gerrera
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
as Self
Respect (2021)
as C. L. Franklin
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021)
as Self
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
as Jeronicus Jangle
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
as Self
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020)
as Self
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
as Self
Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
as Howard Lambert
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
Black Panther (2018)
as Zuri
Burden (2018)
as Reverend Kennedy
City of Lies (2018)
as Jack Jackson
The Forgiven (2018)
as Desmond Tutu
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
How It Ends (2018)
as Tom
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
as First Equisapien / Demarius
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017)
as Self
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017)
as Self
Steve (2017)
as Self
Arrival (2016)
as Colonel Weber
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
as Saw Gerrera
I Am You (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: Go Rogue (2016)
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
Roots (2016)
as Fiddler
Southpaw (2015)
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
Dope (2015)
as The Narrator (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
as Self
Empire (2015)
as Eddie Barker
Repentance (2014)
as Angel
Two Men in Town (2014)
as William Garnett
Taken 3 (2014)
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
Food Chains (2014)
Star Wars Rebels (2014)
as Saw Gerrera (voice)
The Last Stand (2013)
as Agent John Bannister
The Butler (2013)
as Cecil Gaines
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Chief Wesley Barnes
Pawn (2013)
as Will
Zulu (2013)
as Ali Sokhela
Black Nativity (2013)
as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)
as Narrator
Rising from Ashes (2013)
as Narrator
Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
Freelancers (2012)
as Dennis Larue
A Dark Truth (2012)
as Francisco Francis
Catch.44 (2011)
as Ronny
Serving Life (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
A Man's Story (2011)
as Self
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
as Sam Cooper
Repo Men (2010)
as Jake
Hurricane Season (2010)
as Al Collins
Our Family Wedding (2010)
as Brad Boyd
The Experiment (2010)
as Barris
My Own Love Song (2010)
as Joey
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)
as Lion
Lullaby for Pi (2010)
as George
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
Winged Creatures (2009)
as Charlie Archenault
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
as Ira (voice)
Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009)
as Narrator
Powder Blue (2009)
as Charlie
Street Kings (2008)
as Captain Jack Wander
Vantage Point (2008)
as Howard Lewis
The Air I Breathe (2007)
as Happiness
The Great Debaters (2007)
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
Even Money (2007)
as Clyde Snow
Ripple Effect (2007)
as Philip
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
as Idi Amin
The Marsh (2006)
as Geoffrey Hunt
Everyone's Hero (2006)
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Before the Music Dies (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
as Abe Holt
American Gun (2005)
as Carter
Mary (2005)
as Ted Younger
Deacons for Defense (2005)
as Marcus Clay
Odyssey in Rome (2005)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
as Forest Whitaker
American Dad! (2005)
as Turlington (voice)
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Sam Cooper
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
The Misbehavers (2004)
as Self
First Daughter (2004)
as Narrator (voice)
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004)
as Self
Phone Booth (2003)
as Captain Ramey
Making of Phone Booth (2003)
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Guest
Panic Room (2002)
as Burnham
The Shield (2002)
as Jon Kavanaugh
American Idol (2002)
as Self
The Twilight Zone (2002)
as Self - Host
Live from E! (2002)
as Self
Green Dragon (2001)
as Addie
Feast of All Saints (2001)
as Daguerreotypist Picard
The Fourth Angel (2001)
as Agent Jules Bernard
The Follow (2001)
as The Employer
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001)
as Self
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai (2001)
The Hire (2001)
as The Employer
Battlefield Earth (2000)
as Ker
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
as Self
The Paperboy (2000)
as Narrator
Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
as Mr. Ellington
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
as Ghost Dog
Light It Up (1999)
as Officer Dante Jackson
Witness Protection (1999)
as Steven Beck
The Early Show (1999)
as Self
Where Are They Now? (1999)
as Self
Body Count (1998)
as Crane
The View (1997)
as Self
Phenomenon (1996)
as Nate Pope
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
as Mr. Rucker
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
Smoke (1995)
as Cyrus Cole
Species (1995)
as Dan Smithson, Empath
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
Blown Away (1994)
as Anthony Franklin
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
as Cy Bianco
Jason's Lyric (1994)
as Maddog
The Enemy Within (1994)
as Col. MacKenzie Casey
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
as Self
ER (1994)
as Curtis Ames
Body Snatchers (1993)
as Major Collins
Last Light (1993)
as Fred Whitmore
Lush Life (1993)
as Buddy Chester
Bank Robber (1993)
as Officer Battle
The Crying Game (1992)
as Jody
Article 99 (1992)
as Dr. Sid Handleman
Consenting Adults (1992)
as David Duttonville
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
as Jackson
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
as Dekker
Downtown (1990)
as Dennis Curren
Criminal Justice (1990)
as Jessie Williams
Johnny Handsome (1989)
as Dr. Steven Fisher
Bloodsport (1988)
as Rawlins
Bird (1988)
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
as Self
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
as Edward Garlick
Stakeout (1987)
as Det. Jack Pismo
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
as Sergeant Delaney
The Color of Money (1986)
as Amos
Platoon (1986)
as Big Harold
Vision Quest (1985)
as Balldozer
North and South (1985)
as Cuffey
Amazing Stories (1985)
as Jerry
The Grand Baby (1983)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
as Charles Jefferson
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
as Gowdy's Bodyguard
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
as Night Manager
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
The Oscars (1953)
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars (1953)
as Self
Today (1952)
as Self
Sewing Hope
as Narrator (voice)

As Crew

Lucky Lu (2026)
Executive Producer
To Live and Die and Live (2025)
Producer
Fancy Dance (2024)
Executive Producer
Transplant (2024)
Producer
Hollywood Black (2024)
Executive Producer
For the Sake of Peace (2022)
Producer
Passing (2021)
Producer
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
Executive Producer
A Kid from Coney Island (2019)
Executive Producer
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)
Producer
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Executive Producer
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Producer
Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
Producer
Dope (2015)
Producer
Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)
Producer
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Producer
Rising from Ashes (2013)
Executive Producer
Serving Life (2011)
Executive Producer
Monte Carlo (2011)
Executive Producer
Powder Blue (2009)
Producer
Kassim the Dream (2009)
Producer
Brick City (2009)
Executive Producer
Ripple Effect (2007)
Executive Producer
American Gun (2005)
Executive Producer
First Daughter (2004)
Director, Executive Producer
Chasing Papi (2003)
Producer
Door to Door (2002)
Co-Executive Producer
Green Dragon (2001)
Executive Producer
Hope Floats (1998)
Director, Executive Music Producer
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Director
Strapped (1993)
Director
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
Co-Producer
A Little Off Mark (1986)
Thanks
Rosetta
Producer
Rise of the Empress
Executive Producer