Acting
Forest Whitaker
- Titles
- 153movies44TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2025, busiest in 2013 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 67top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Godfather of Harlem80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 120 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Violence5.1average 4.3
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 16
- Character-Driven 10
- Gritty Realism 8
- Character Study 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Crime Thriller 7
- Redemption 6
- Psychological Drama 6
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ray LiottaActorEven Money, Powder Blue, Article 99, Pawn
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioActorThe Color of Money, Consenting Adults, Witness Protection
Keith DavidActorPlatoon, Article 99, Bird
Kiefer SutherlandActorPhone Booth, Article 99, Last Light
Ben KingsleyActorThe King of Kings, Species, King of Kings
Nikki ReedActorCatch.44, Pawn, American Gun
Marcelo ZarvosComposerBig George Foreman, The Air I Breathe, Winged Creatures- RRobert EiseleWriterThe Great Debaters, Hurricane Season, Last Light
- LLeo TrombettaEditorCity of Lies, Powder Blue, Green Dragon
Toyomichi KuritaCinematographerFirst Daughter, Waiting to Exhale, A Rage in Harlem
Richard ChewEditorFirst Daughter, Hope Floats, Waiting to Exhale
Lois ChilesActorDiary of a Hitman, Lush Life
Movies and TV shows
158Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
21 titles · average score 67
63
as Lawrence Beaumont
75
as Peter (voice)
72
Executive Producer
Producer
61
TV show · as Oliver Garland
66
Executive Producer
71
as Doc Broadus
50
TV show · as Auggie Bolo
84
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
66
as C. L. Franklin
64
Producer
65
as Jeronicus Jangle
2010s
51 titles · average score 64
80
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
52
as Tom
64
as Jack Jackson
77
as Colonel Weber
73
TV show · as Fiddler
73
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
46
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
72
as Cecil Gaines
66
TV show · as Sam Cooper
63
as Jake
63
as Barris
53
as Brad Boyd
2000s
38 titles · average score 61
57
as Charlie Archenault
66
as Al Collins
61
as Charlie
67
as Captain Jack Wander
65
as Howard Lewis
75
as Idi Amin
56
as Abe Holt
56
as Narrator (voice)
69
as Captain Ramey
67
as Burnham
52
as Agent Jules Bernard
1990s
28 titles · average score 62
74
as Ghost Dog
63
as Officer Dante Jackson
62
Executive Music Producer, Director
64
as Nate Pope
61
Director
59
as Dan Smithson, Empath
57
as Col. MacKenzie Casey
60
Director
61
as Dr. Sid Handleman
70
as Jody
52
as Dekker
57
as Jackson
1980s
16 titles · average score 69
62
as Dr. Steven Fisher
69
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
69
as Rawlins
73
as Edward Garlick
66
as Det. Jack Pismo
79
as Big Harold
69
as Amos
77
TV show · as Cuffey
62
TV show · as Jerry
69
TV show · as Night Manager
69
as Charles Jefferson
79
TV show
1970s
1 title · average score 68
68
TV show