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
382000s
38 titles · average score 61
57
as Charlie Archenault
66
as Al Collins
61
as Charlie
67
as Narrator
66
as Ira (voice)
Producer
67
as Captain Jack Wander
65
as Howard Lewis
56
as Clyde Snow
73
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
65
as Happiness
49
as Philip
47
as The Corner Man
75
as Idi Amin
49
as Geoffrey Hunt
58
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
56
as Abe Holt
57
as Ted Younger
58
as Carter
65
as Marcus Clay
82
TV show · as Sam Cooper
72
TV show · as Turlington (voice)
46
as Forest Whitaker
56
as Narrator (voice)
69
as Captain Ramey
59
TV show
58
Producer
67
as Burnham
84
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
76
Co-Executive Producer
52
as Agent Jules Bernard
60
as Addie
70
as The Employer
74
TV show · as The Employer
56
as Daguerreotypist Picard
as Narrator
47
as Mr. Ellington