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
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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
552020s
8 titles · average score 71
64
as Peter (voice)
79
as Peter (Voice)
76
Executive Producer
Producer
58
as Doc Broadus
69
as C. L. Franklin
77
Producer
72
as Jeronicus Jangle
2010s
19 titles · average score 69
76
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
52
as Desmond Tutu
60
as Reverend Kennedy
83
as Colonel Weber
80
TV show · as Fiddler
65
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
39
as Angel
70
as Cecil Gaines
49
as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
83
Producer
31
as Francisco Francis
66
as Al Collins
2000s
10 titles · average score 61
46
as Charlie Archenault
74
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
45
as Happiness
51
as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
38
as Ted Younger
73
as Marcus Clay
66
as Captain Ramey
89
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
69
Co-Executive Producer
64
as Addie
1990s
10 titles · average score 67
50
Executive Music Producer, Director
55
as Nate Pope
61
Director
78
as Cyrus Cole
70
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
79
TV show · as Curtis Ames
63
as Fred Whitmore
52
as Dr. Sid Handleman
83
as Jody
1980s
8 titles · average score 69
51
as Dr. Steven Fisher
75
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
55
as Rawlins
77
as Edward Garlick
86
as Big Harold
79
TV show · as Cuffey
64
as Balldozer
69
TV show · as Night Manager