Forest Whitaker
Current Interest
4.4
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 109 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Arrival
as Colonel Weber
2016
62.4
Black Panther
as Zuri
2018
55.6
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Saw Gerrera
2016
54.5
Platoon
as Big Harold
1986
53.5
Panic Room
as Burnham
2002
53.3
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Charles Jefferson
1982
53.2
Havoc
as Lawrence Beaumont
2025
52.3
Southpaw
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
2015
51.2
Phone Booth
as Captain Ramey
2003
51.2
The Color of Money
as Amos
1986
51.1
Bloodsport
as Rawlins
1988
51.0
Sorry to Bother You
as First Equisapien / Demarius
2018
50.8
Big George Foreman
as Doc Broadus
2023
50.6
Good Morning, Vietnam
as Edward Garlick
1987
50.3
Taken 3
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
2014
49.9
Street Kings
as Captain Jack Wander
2008
49.8
Phenomenon
as Nate Pope
1996
49.5
Where the Wild Things Are
as Ira (voice)
2009
49.4
City of Lies
as Jack Jackson
2018
48.7
The Crying Game
as Jody
1992
48.6
The Butler
as Cecil Gaines
2013
48.3
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
as Ghost Dog
1999
47.8
The King of Kings
as Peter (voice)
2025
47.8
The Last King of Scotland
as Idi Amin
2006
47.8
The Last Stand
as Agent John Bannister
2013
47.6
Body Snatchers
as Major Collins
1993
46.5
How It Ends
as Tom
2018
46.1
Battlefield Earth
as Ker
2000
45.9
Out of the Furnace
as Chief Wesley Barnes
2013
45.7
Repo Men
as Jake
2010
45.5
Vantage Point
as Howard Lewis
2008
45.4
The Great Debaters
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2007
44.0
Everyone's Hero
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
2006
43.9
Respect
as C. L. Franklin
2021
43.4
Vision Quest
as Balldozer
1985
42.5
Blown Away
as Anthony Franklin
1994
41.7
Dope
as The Narrator (voice)
2015
41.1
The Experiment
as Barris
2010
41.0
Prêt-à-Porter
as Cy Bianco
1994
40.6
Johnny Handsome
as Dr. Steven Fisher
1989
37.4
Stakeout
as Det. Jack Pismo
1987
37.1
Smoke
as Cyrus Cole
1995
37.0
Winged Creatures
as Charlie Archenault
2009
36.5
Powder Blue
as Charlie
2009
34.7
The Air I Breathe
as Happiness
2007
34.5
Consenting Adults
as David Duttonville
1992
34.0
Bird
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
1988
32.8
Zulu
as Ali Sokhela
2013
32.1
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Jeronicus Jangle
2020
31.6
The Forgiven
as Desmond Tutu
2018
30.0
Catch.44
as Ronny
2011
29.4
Witness Protection
as Steven Beck
2011
29.1
Jason's Lyric
as Maddog
1994
28.7
Hurricane Season
as Al Collins
2010
28.5
Article 99
as Dr. Sid Handleman
1992
28.1
Our Family Wedding
as Brad Boyd
2010
28.1
A Rage in Harlem
as Jackson
1991
28.0
Mary
as Ted Younger
2005
26.4
Freelancers
as Dennis Larue
2012
26.4
A Little Trip to Heaven
as Abe Holt
2005
26.2
Even Money
as Clyde Snow
2007
25.1
The Enemy Within
as Col. MacKenzie Casey
1994
25.1
Godfather of Harlem
as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
2019
25.0
Body Count
as Crane
1998
24.5
Diary of a Hitman
as Dekker
1991
24.5
Pawn
as Will
2013
22.9
Repentance
as Angel
2014
22.8
A Dark Truth
as Francisco Francis
2012
22.6
The Fourth Angel
as Agent Jules Bernard
2001
22.5
Downtown
as Dennis Curren
1990
21.9
Light It Up
as Officer Dante Jackson
1999
21.8
Finding Steve McQueen
as Howard Lambert
2019
21.3
Burden
as Reverend Kennedy
2018
20.1
My Own Love Song
as Joey
2010
18.8
The Marsh
as Geoffrey Hunt
2006
17.9
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
as Mr. Rucker
1996
17.6
Two Men in Town
as William Garnett
2014
17.5
A Man's Story
as Self
2011
14.7
Feast of All Saints
as Daguerreotypist Picard
2001
14.5
Hands of a Stranger
as Sergeant Delaney
1987
13.7
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Mr. Ellington
2000
13.3
Bank Robber
as Officer Battle
1993
13.2
American Gun
as Carter
2005
12.7
Roots
as Fiddler
2016
12.6
Green Dragon
as Addie
2001
10.9
Black Nativity
as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
2013
10.2
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
as Self
2017
10.1
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
2000
9.5
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
as Narrator
2009
8.9
Serving Life
as Narrator (voice)
2011
8.2
The Follow
as The Employer
2001
7.6
Ripple Effect
as Philip
2007
6.2
Food Chains
2014
6.0
The Twilight Zone
as Self - Host
2002
5.3
Before the Music Dies
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
4.5
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Sam Cooper
2011
4.3
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
as Self
2001
4.1
Lullaby for Pi
as George
2010
3.1
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
as Self
2020
2.7
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
as Lion
2010
2.4
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
2.2
Prophets of Change
as Narrator
2022
2.1
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
as Self
1994
2.0
The Paperboy
as Narrator
2000
1.6Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001
1.6
Deacons for Defense
as Marcus Clay
2005
0.7
Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival'
as Self
2017
0.7
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Self
2004
0.7
Mysteries of the Unseen World
as Narrator
2013
0.2
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
as Narrator (voice)
2018
0.1
Rising from Ashes
as Narrator
2013
0.1
Odyssey in Rome
2005
0.1I Am You
as Narrator (voice)
2016
0.1The Misbehavers
as Self
2004
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker has appeared in 114 titles, including 110 movies and 4 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Forest Whitaker's filmography is Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
The most recent title featuring Forest Whitaker is Havoc (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Forest Whitaker is The Misbehavers with an IMDb rating of 8.7.
Forest Whitaker has been active for approximately 43 years, with credits spanning from 1982 to 2025.
Titles featuring Forest Whitaker currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.5.
The busiest years in Forest Whitaker's career include 2013, 2010, 2018.
