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
382020s
2 titles · average score 71
56
as Lawrence Beaumont
87
TV show · as Saw Gerrera
2010s
17 titles · average score 53
76
TV show · as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
32
as Tom
80
TV show · as Fiddler
65
as Titus 'Tick' Wills
36
as Inspector Frank Dotzler
46
as William Garnett
47
as Will
64
as Ali Sokhela
42
as Dennis Larue
48
TV show · as Sam Cooper
42
as Jake
58
as Barris
2000s
8 titles · average score 61
46
as Charlie Archenault
72
as Narrator
55
as Captain Jack Wander
79
as Idi Amin
74
as Marcus Clay
63
TV show · as Sam Cooper
89
TV show · as Jon Kavanaugh
1990s
7 titles · average score 58
76
as Ghost Dog
49
as Dan Smithson, Empath
47
as Anthony Franklin
83
as Jody
61
as Jackson
46
as Dekker
48
as Dennis Curren
1980s
4 titles · average score 68
51
as Dr. Steven Fisher
55
as Rawlins
86
as Big Harold
79
TV show · as Cuffey