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
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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
532020s
7 titles · average score 68
75
as Peter (voice)
72
Executive Producer
66
Executive Producer
50
TV show · as Auggie Bolo
84
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
66
as C. L. Franklin
64
Producer
2010s
13 titles · average score 69
60
as Desmond Tutu
64
as Reverend Kennedy
77
as Colonel Weber
73
TV show · as Fiddler
73
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
72
TV show · as Eddie Barker
48
as Angel
72
as Cecil Gaines
66
as Ali Sokhela
74
Producer
60
as Joey
2000s
17 titles · average score 62
57
as Charlie Archenault
66
as Al Collins
61
as Charlie
67
as Narrator
66
as Ira (voice)
56
as Clyde Snow
73
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
75
as Idi Amin
57
as Ted Younger
58
as Carter
52
as Agent Jules Bernard
60
as Addie
1990s
11 titles · average score 68
62
Executive Music Producer, Director
64
as Nate Pope
61
Director
72
as Cyrus Cole
71
as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
80
TV show · as Curtis Ames
61
as Fred Whitmore
69
as Buddy Chester
61
as Dr. Sid Handleman
70
as Jody
1980s
5 titles · average score 73
62
as Dr. Steven Fisher
69
as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
79
as Big Harold
77
TV show · as Cuffey
79
TV show