Acting
Forest Whitaker
- Titles
- 150movies45TV shows
- Career
Active from 1986 to 2025, busiest in 2010 and 2013 with 7 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 67top 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 123 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.2
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Violence5.1average 4.3
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
- 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 17
- Character-Driven 10
- Gritty Realism 8
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Crime Thriller 7
- Character Study 7
- Psychological Drama 6
- Redemption 6
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Crime Drama 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ray LiottaActorEven Money, Powder Blue, Pawn, Article 99
Kiefer SutherlandActorPhone Booth, Article 99, Last Light
Nikki ReedActorCatch.44, Pawn, American Gun
Ben KingsleyActorThe King of Kings, Species, King of Kings
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioActorThe Color of Money, Consenting Adults, Witness Protection
Keith DavidActorPlatoon, Article 99, Bird- RRobert EiseleWriterThe Great Debaters, Hurricane Season, Last Light
Toyomichi KuritaCinematographerFirst Daughter, Waiting to Exhale, A Rage in Harlem
Richard ChewEditorFirst Daughter, Hope Floats, Waiting to Exhale
Marcelo ZarvosComposerBig George Foreman, The Air I Breathe, Winged Creatures- LLeo TrombettaEditorCity of Lies, Powder Blue, Green Dragon
Kathy BakerActorArticle 99, Lush Life
Movies and TV shows
18Upcoming
1 title
Rosetta
Producer
2020s
3 titles · average score 87
Andor Season 2 | A Special Look (2025)
as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
Transplant (2024)
Producer
87
Andor (2022)
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
2010s
7 titles · average score 84
93
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019)
Producer
82
Black Panther (2018)
as Zuri
83
Arrival (2016)
as Colonel Weber
80
Roots (2016)
TV show · as Fiddler
83
Star Wars Rebels (2014)
TV show · as Saw Gerrera (voice)
87
Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013)
as Narrator
83
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Producer
2000s
2 titles · average score 89
89
The Shield (2002)
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
The Paperboy (2000)
as Narrator
