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Filmography

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker films and TV shows

51 films, 9 TV shows, 1986–2025

The best Forest Whitaker films

By MovieNCo readers' ratings.

Platoon 1986 8.4
Bird 1988 8.2
Black Panther 2018 8.2
Arrival 2016 8.0
The Last King of Scotland 2006 7.8
The Crying Game 1992 7.5
Good morning, Vietnam 1987 7.4
The Color of Money 1986 7.2
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 7.2
The Last Stand 2013 7.1

As an actor

56

2025

Havoc

Lawrence Beaumont
Where to watch
6.0
2025

The King of Kings

Peter

6.8
2024

Megalopolis
Where to watch
5.4
2023

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

Doc Broadus
Where to watch
2023

Extrapolations TV

Augustin, 1 episode
2022–

Andor TV

Saw Gerrera, 4 episodes
2021–2023

Young Rock TV

Forest Whitaker, 3 episodes
2020

Respect

C. L. Franklin
Where to watch
6.9
2018

Burden

Reverend Kennedy
Where to watch
2018

City of Lies

Jack Jackson
Where to watch
2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self
Where to watch
7.2
2018

How It Ends

Tom Sutherland
Where to watch
3.8
2018

Sorry to Bother You

First Equisapien · Producer
Where to watch
2018

Black Panther

Zuri
Where to watch
8.2
2015–2020

Empire TV

Eddie Barker, 11 episodes

8.6
2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Saw Gerrera
Where to watch
7.2
2016

Arrival

Colonel Weber
Where to watch
8.0
2014–2018

Star Wars Rebels TV

Saw Gerrera, 4 episodes

7.8
2016

Roots TV

Fiddler, 3 episodes
2015

Southpaw

Tick Wills
Where to watch
6.4
2015

Dope

Narrator · Producer
Where to watch
5.7
2015

Taken 3

Frank Dotzler
Where to watch
6.9
2013

Out of the Furnace

Chief Wesley Barnes
Where to watch
7.8
2013

Black Nativity

Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Where to watch
2013

Lee Daniels' The Butler

Cecil Gaines
Where to watch
4.7
2013

The Last Stand

Agent John Bannister
Where to watch
7.1
2012

Ernest & Celestine

Ernest
Where to watch
8.3
2011

Catch .44

Ronny
Where to watch
4.2
2010

My Own Love Song

Joey
Where to watch
7.0
2009

Toys in the Attic

Teddy
Where to watch
2010

Repo Men

Jake
Where to watch
5.7
2010

Our family wedding

Brad Boyd
Where to watch
6.2
2008

Dragon Hunters

Lian-Chu

5.0
2009

Where the Wild Things Are

Ira
Where to watch
6.9
2008

Winged Creatures

Charlie Archenault
2009

Powder Blue

Charlie · Producer

6.0
2008

Street Kings

Capitán Jack Wander
Where to watch
6.6
2008

Vantage Point

Howard Lewis
Where to watch
7.0
2007

The Air I Breathe

Happiness
Where to watch
5.8
2007

The Great Debaters

Dr. James Farmer Sr.
2005

A Little Trip to Heaven

Abe Holt
2006

The Last King of Scotland

Idi Amin
Where to watch
7.8
2005

Mary

Ted Younger
2002–2008

The Shield TV

Jon Kavanaugh, 13 episodes

9.2
2005–

American Dad! TV

Daniel Turlington, 3 episodes

7.7
2002

Phone Booth

Capitán Ramey
Where to watch
7.1
2002

Panic room

Burnham
Where to watch
6.7
2000

Battlefield Earth

Ker

3.6
1995

Mr. Holland's Opus

Bobby Tidd - Adult
1995

Smoke

Cyrus Cole
Where to watch
8.5
1994–2009

ER TV

Curtis Ames, 7 episodes

6.3
1992

The Crying Game

Jody

7.5
1988

Bird

Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Where to watch
8.2
1987

Good morning, Vietnam

Edward Garlick
Where to watch
7.4
1986

Platoon

Big Harold
Where to watch
8.4
1986

The Color of Money

Amos
Where to watch
7.2

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As a producer

6

2021

Passing

Producer
Where to watch
5.9
2018

Sorry to Bother You

First Equisapien · Producer
Where to watch
2015

Dope

Narrator · Producer
Where to watch
5.7
2013

Fruitvale Station

Producer
Where to watch
8.6
2011

Monte Carlo

Producer
Where to watch
6.7
2009

Powder Blue

Charlie · Producer

6.0

As a director

1

1998

Hope Floats

Director
Where to watch
7.3

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