Forest Whitaker

Full filmography

• Rose's Baby (2027)
• Lucky Lu (2026) Executive Producer
• Havoc (2025) as Lawrence Beaumont
• The King of Kings (2025) as Peter (voice)
• To Live and Die and Live (2025) Producer
• The Emperor of Ocean Park (2024) as Judge Oliver Garland
• Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
• Hollywood Black (2024) Executive Producer
• Fancy Dance (2024) Executive Producer
• My Generation (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Seaweed Stories (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Transplant (2024) Producer
• Extrapolations (2023) as Auggie Bolo
• Big George Foreman (2023) as Doc Broadus
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
• Andor (2022) as Saw Gerrera
• Prophets of Change (2022) as Narrator
• Cannes Festival (2022) as Self - Guest
• Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022) as Self (archive footage)
• For the Sake of Peace (2022) Producer
• Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022) as Saw Gerrera (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021) as Self
• Respect (2021) as C. L. Franklin
• Passing (2021) Producer
• Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) as Jeronicus Jangle
• By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) as Self
• By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) Executive Producer
• Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self
• Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times (2020) as Self
• Godfather of Harlem (2019) as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
• Godfather of Harlem (2019) Executive Producer
• Finding Steve McQueen (2019) as Howard Lambert
• Devil's Pie: D'Angelo (2019) Producer
• A Kid from Coney Island (2019) Executive Producer
• Black Panther (2018) as Zuri
• Sorry to Bother You (2018) as First Equisapien / Demarius
• Sorry to Bother You (2018) Producer
• How It Ends (2018) as Tom
• City of Lies (2018) as Jack Jackson
• The Forgiven (2018) as Desmond Tutu
• Burden (2018) as Reverend Kennedy
• Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018) as Narrator (voice)
• Steve (2017) as Self
• Roxanne Roxanne (2017) Producer
• The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' (2017) as Self
• Xenolinguistics: Understanding 'Arrival' (2017) as Self
• Arrival (2016) as Colonel Weber
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera
• Roots (2016) as Fiddler
• Star Wars: Go Rogue (2016) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
• I Am You (2016) as Narrator (voice)
• Empire (2015) as Eddie Barker
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
• Southpaw (2015) as Titus 'Tick' Wills
• Dope (2015) as The Narrator (voice)
• Dope (2015) Producer
• Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) Producer
• Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
• Taken 3 (2014) as Inspector Frank Dotzler
• Two Men in Town (2014) as William Garnett
• Repentance (2014) as Angel
• Food Chains (2014)
• Fruitvale Station (2013) Producer
• Pawn (2013) as Will
• The Last Stand (2013) as Agent John Bannister
• The Butler (2013) as Cecil Gaines
• Out of the Furnace (2013) as Chief Wesley Barnes
• Zulu (2013) as Ali Sokhela
• Black Nativity (2013) as Reverend Cornell Cobbs
• Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
• Rising from Ashes (2013) as Narrator
• Rising from Ashes (2013) Executive Producer
• Mysteries of the Unseen World (2013) as Narrator
• A Dark Truth (2012) as Francisco Francis
• Freelancers (2012) as Dennis Larue
• Catch.44 (2011) as Ronny
• Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) as Sam Cooper
• Monte Carlo (2011) Executive Producer
• Serving Life (2011) as Narrator (voice)
• Serving Life (2011) Executive Producer
• A Man's Story (2011) as Self
• Repo Men (2010) as Jake
• The Experiment (2010) as Barris
• My Own Love Song (2010) as Joey
• 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010) as (archive footage)
• Our Family Wedding (2010) as Brad Boyd
• Hurricane Season (2010) as Al Collins
• Lullaby for Pi (2010) as George
• Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010) as Lion
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009) as Ira (voice)
• Winged Creatures (2009) as Charlie Archenault
• Powder Blue (2009) as Charlie
• Powder Blue (2009) Producer
• Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) as Narrator
• Brick City (2009) Executive Producer
• Kassim the Dream (2009) Producer
• Vantage Point (2008) as Howard Lewis
• Street Kings (2008) as Captain Jack Wander
• The Great Debaters (2007) as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
• The Air I Breathe (2007) as Happiness
• Even Money (2007) as Clyde Snow
• Ripple Effect (2007) as Philip
• Ripple Effect (2007) Executive Producer
• The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Idi Amin
• Everyone's Hero (2006) as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
• Before the Music Dies (2006) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Marsh (2006) as Geoffrey Hunt
• Criminal Minds (2005) as Sam Cooper
• American Dad! (2005) as Turlington (voice)
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
• Mary (2005) as Ted Younger
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) as Forest Whitaker
• A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) as Abe Holt
• Deacons for Defense (2005) as Marcus Clay
• Odyssey in Rome (2005)
• American Gun (2005) as Carter
• American Gun (2005) Executive Producer
• First Daughter (2004) as Narrator (voice)
• First Daughter (2004) Director
• First Daughter (2004) Executive Producer
• Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) as Self
• The Misbehavers (2004) as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
• Phone Booth (2003) as Captain Ramey
• Chasing Papi (2003) Producer
• Making of Phone Booth (2003) as Self
• American Idol (2002) as Self
• The Shield (2002) as Jon Kavanaugh
• The Twilight Zone (2002) as Self - Host
• Live from E! (2002) as Self
• Panic Room (2002) as Burnham
• Door to Door (2002) Co-Executive Producer
• The Hire (2001) as The Employer
• Feast of All Saints (2001) as Daguerreotypist Picard
• The Fourth Angel (2001) as Agent Jules Bernard
• Green Dragon (2001) as Addie
• Green Dragon (2001) Executive Producer
• A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) as Self
• The Follow (2001) as The Employer
• Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai (2001)
• Battlefield Earth (2000) as Ker
• The Paperboy (2000) as Narrator
• Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000) as Mr. Ellington
• Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) as Self
• Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
• The Early Show (1999) as Self
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) as Ghost Dog
• Light It Up (1999) as Officer Dante Jackson
• Witness Protection (1999) as Steven Beck
• Hope Floats (1998) Director
• Hope Floats (1998) Executive Music Producer
• Body Count (1998) as Crane
• The View (1997) as Self
• The Daily Show (1996) as Self
• Phenomenon (1996) as Nate Pope
• Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) as Mr. Rucker
• Species (1995) as Dan Smithson, Empath
• Waiting to Exhale (1995) Director
• Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
• Smoke (1995) as Cyrus Cole
• ER (1994) as Curtis Ames
• Blown Away (1994) as Anthony Franklin
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) as Cy Bianco
• Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
• The Enemy Within (1994) as Col. MacKenzie Casey
• Jason's Lyric (1994) as Maddog
• Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994) as Self
• Body Snatchers (1993) as Major Collins
• Bank Robber (1993) as Officer Battle
• Lush Life (1993) as Buddy Chester
• Strapped (1993) Director
• Last Light (1993) as Fred Whitmore
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• The Crying Game (1992) as Jody
• Consenting Adults (1992) as David Duttonville
• Article 99 (1992) as Dr. Sid Handleman
• Diary of a Hitman (1991) as Dekker
• A Rage in Harlem (1991) as Jackson
• A Rage in Harlem (1991) Co-Producer
• Criminal Justice (1990) as Jessie Williams
• Downtown (1990) as Dennis Curren
• Johnny Handsome (1989) as Dr. Steven Fisher
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
• Bloodsport (1988) as Rawlins
• Bird (1988) as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) as Edward Garlick
• Stakeout (1987) as Det. Jack Pismo
• Hands of a Stranger (1987) as Sergeant Delaney
• Platoon (1986) as Big Harold
• The Color of Money (1986) as Amos
• A Little Off Mark (1986) Thanks
• North and South (1985) as Cuffey
• Amazing Stories (1985) as Jerry
• Vision Quest (1985) as Balldozer
• The Grand Baby (1983)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Night Manager
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Charles Jefferson
• Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) as Gowdy's Bodyguard
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
• Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
• The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Today (1952) as Self
• Rise of the Empress Executive Producer
• Rosetta Producer
• Sewing Hope as Narrator (voice)