Acting
Forest Whitaker
- Titles
- 144movies45TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2025, busiest in 2010 and 2013 with 7 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 66top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Mysteries of the Unseen World87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 122 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Violence5.1average 4.3
- Catharsis5.8average 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 15
- Character-Driven 10
- Gritty Realism 7
- Character Study 7
- Crime Thriller 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Psychological Drama 6
- Redemption 6
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Bleak 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ray LiottaActorPowder Blue, Even Money, Pawn, Article 99
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioActorThe Color of Money, Consenting Adults, Witness Protection
Kiefer SutherlandActorPhone Booth, Article 99, Last Light
Nikki ReedActorCatch.44, Pawn, American Gun
Keith DavidActorPlatoon, Article 99, Bird
Toyomichi KuritaCinematographerFirst Daughter, Waiting to Exhale, A Rage in Harlem
Richard ChewEditorFirst Daughter, Hope Floats, Waiting to Exhale- RRobert EiseleWriterThe Great Debaters, Hurricane Season, Last Light
Marcelo ZarvosComposerBig George Foreman, The Air I Breathe, Winged Creatures- LLeo TrombettaEditorCity of Lies, Powder Blue, Green Dragon
Naomie HarrisActorSouthpaw, Street Kings
John TravoltaActorPhenomenon, Battlefield Earth
Movies and TV shows
48Upcoming
2 titles
as Narrator (voice)
Producer
2020s
6 titles · average score 77
76
Executive Producer
Producer
87
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
72
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
77
Producer
72
as Jeronicus Jangle
2010s
15 titles · average score 79
76
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
77
as First Equisapien / Demarius
82
as Zuri
83
as Colonel Weber
80
TV show · as Fiddler
76
as Saw Gerrera
77
as The Narrator (voice)
70
TV show · as Eddie Barker
83
TV show · as Saw Gerrera (voice)
70
as Cecil Gaines
87
as Narrator
83
Producer
2000s
8 titles · average score 76
72
as Narrator
74
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
79
as Idi Amin
74
as Marcus Clay
89
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
70
as The Employer
75
TV show · as The Employer
as Narrator
1990s
7 titles · average score 77
76
as Ghost Dog
78
as Cyrus Cole
70
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
79
TV show · as Curtis Ames
73
as Buddy Chester
83
as Jody
1980s
9 titles · average score 78
76
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
77
as Edward Garlick
70
as Det. Jack Pismo
86
as Big Harold
76
as Amos
Thanks
79
TV show · as Cuffey
71
as Charles Jefferson
90
TV show
1970s
1 title · average score 74
74
TV show