Acting
Forest Whitaker
- Titles
- 143movies45TV 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
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 15
- Character-Driven 10
- Gritty Realism 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Character Study 7
- Crime Thriller 7
- Psychological Drama 6
- Redemption 6
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Redemption Story 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ray LiottaActorPowder Blue, Pawn, Even Money, 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- RRobert EiseleWriterThe Great Debaters, Hurricane Season, Last Light
Toyomichi KuritaCinematographerFirst Daughter, Waiting to Exhale, A Rage in Harlem
Richard ChewEditorHope Floats, First Daughter, Waiting to Exhale
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
482020s
2 titles · average score 54
56
as Lawrence Beaumont
52
TV show · as Judge Oliver Garland
2010s
18 titles · average score 55
76
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
56
as Howard Lambert
57
as Jack Jackson
36
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
46
as William Garnett
47
as Will
64
as Ali Sokhela
61
as Chief Wesley Barnes
42
as Dennis Larue
48
TV show · as Sam Cooper
42
as Jake
58
as Barris
2000s
12 titles · average score 60
72
as Narrator
55
as Captain Jack Wander
39
as Clyde Snow
79
as Idi Amin
42
as Abe Holt
63
TV show · as Sam Cooper
40
as Forest Whitaker
66
as Captain Ramey
69
as Burnham
89
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
44
as Agent Jules Bernard
70
as The Employer
1990s
11 titles · average score 57
76
as Ghost Dog
62
as Steven Beck
49
as Crane
47
as Anthony Franklin
63
as Fred Whitmore
33
as Officer Battle
83
as Jody
61
as Jackson
46
as Dekker
48
as Dennis Curren
62
as Jessie Williams
1980s
5 titles · average score 71
51
as Dr. Steven Fisher
70
as Det. Jack Pismo
76
as Amos
69
TV show · as Night Manager
90
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