Acting
Forest Whitaker
- Titles
- 145movies45TV 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.
- Crime5.1average 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
- Physical Comedy1.7, average 2.5
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Fantasy1.0, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 17
- Character-Driven 10
- Gritty Realism 8
- Character Study 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Crime Thriller 7
- Redemption 6
- Psychological Drama 6
- Crime Drama 5
- Ensemble Cast 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ray LiottaActorPowder Blue, Even Money, Pawn, Article 99
Ben KingsleyActorThe King of Kings, Species, King of Kings
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, Bird, Article 99
Marcelo ZarvosComposerBig George Foreman, The Air I Breathe, Winged Creatures- LLeo TrombettaEditorCity of Lies, Powder Blue, Green Dragon
Toyomichi KuritaCinematographerFirst Daughter, Waiting to Exhale, A Rage in Harlem
Richard ChewEditorHope Floats, First Daughter, Waiting to Exhale- RRobert EiseleWriterThe Great Debaters, Hurricane Season, Last Light
Pierce BrosnanActorThe King of Kings, King of Kings
Movies and TV shows
512020s
8 titles · average score 68
61
Executive Producer
52
TV show · as Judge Oliver Garland
76
Executive Producer
as Narrator (voice)
51
TV show · as Auggie Bolo
87
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
69
as C. L. Franklin
77
Producer
2010s
18 titles · average score 70
76
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
57
as Jack Jackson
52
as Desmond Tutu
60
as Reverend Kennedy
77
as First Equisapien / Demarius
83
as Colonel Weber
80
TV show · as Fiddler
77
as The Narrator (voice)
70
as Cecil Gaines
64
as Ali Sokhela
83
Producer
31
as Francisco Francis
2000s
13 titles · average score 62
46
as Charlie Archenault
72
as Narrator
39
as Clyde Snow
74
as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
40
as Philip
79
as Idi Amin
50
as Carter
74
as Marcus Clay
60
TV show · as Turlington (voice)
66
as Captain Ramey
89
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
49
as Addie
1990s
6 titles · average score 72
76
as Ghost Dog
61
Director
79
TV show · as Curtis Ames
52
as Dr. Sid Handleman
83
as Jody
1980s
5 titles · average score 80
77
as Edward Garlick
86
as Big Harold
79
TV show · as Cuffey
69
TV show · as Night Manager
90
TV show
1970s
1 title · average score 74
74
TV show