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Stars
Directors

Starring:
Forest Whitaker

  • First Movie - Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
  • Last Movie - Respect (2021)
  • Total Movies - 87
  • Highest Grossing Movies*
    • UK: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - £66,010,513
    • US: Black Panther (2018) - $700,426,566
    • World: Black Panther (2018) - $1,347,597,973
  • Combined grosses
    • UK - £220.7 Million
    • US - $2.3 Billion
    • Global - $3.9 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - Good Morning Vietnam (1988) - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - Vantage Point (2008) - 40%

    *Based on movies as a main actor

Acting credits By Year of release

By Year
By UK Gross
By US Gross
By Global Gross
Starring With

Year

1.

Respect

(Forest Whitaker plays C. L. Franklin)

Directed by: Liesl Tommy

Starring: Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker
2021
2.

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

(Forest Whitaker plays Jeronicus)

Directed by: David E. Talbert

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Keegan-Michael Key

2020
3.

Sorry to Bother You

(Forest Whitaker plays First Equisapien / Demarius)

Directed by: Boots Riley

Starring: LaKeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson

2018
4.

Black Panther

(Forest Whitaker plays Zuri)

Directed by: Ryan Coogler

Starring: Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan
2018
5.

How It Ends

Directed by: David M. Rosenthal

Starring: Theo James and Kat Graham

2018
6.

City of Lies

(Forest Whitaker plays Jack Jackson)

Directed by: Brad Furman

Starring: Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker

2018
7.

The Forgiven

(Forest Whitaker plays Desmond Tutu)

Directed by: Roland Joffé

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana

2017
8.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(Forest Whitaker plays Saw Gerrera)

Directed by: Gareth Edwards

Starring: Felicity Jones and Diego Luna
2016
9.

Arrival

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

Starring: Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner

2016
10.

Dope

(Forest Whitaker plays The Narrator)

Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa

Starring: ASAP Rocky and Blake Anderson

2015
11.

Southpaw

Directed by: Antoine Fuqua

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams

2015
12.

Tak3n

(Forest Whitaker plays Franck Dotzler)

Directed by: Olivier Megaton

Starring: Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker

2015
13.

Out of the Furnace

Directed by: Scott Cooper

Starring: Woody Harrelson and Dendrie Taylor

2014
14.

Two Men In Town

Directed by: Rachid Bouchareb

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Harvey Keitel

2014
15.

Black Nativity

Directed by: Kasi Lemmons

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett

2013
16.

Lee Daniels' The Butler

Directed by: Lee Daniels

Starring: Forest Whitaker and David Banner

2013
17.

The Last Stand

Directed by: Jee-woon Kim

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Forest Whitaker

2013
18.

Zulu

Directed by: Jerome Salle

Starring: Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker

2013
19.

Repentance

Directed by: Philippe Caland

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Anthony Mackie

2013
20.

Pawn

Directed by: David A. Armstrong

Starring: Marton Csokas and Nikki Reed

2013
21.

A Mans Story

Directed by: Varon Bonicos

Starring: Ozwald Boateng and Giorgio Armani

2012
22.

Ernest and Celestine

Directed by: Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Lambert Wilson

2012
23.

A Dark Truth

Directed by: Damian Lee

Starring: Lloyd Adams and Alfredo lvarez Caldern

2012
24.

Freelancers

Directed by: Jessy Terrero

Starring: 50 Cent and Forest Whitaker

2012
25.

Catch .44

Directed by: Aaron Harvey

Starring: Malin Akerman and Nikki Reed

2011
26.

Our Family Wedding

Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa

Starring: Forest Whitaker and America Ferrera

2010
27.

Repo Men

Directed by: Miguel Sapochnik

Starring: Jude Law and Forest Whitaker

2010
28.

My Own Love Song

Directed by: Olivier Dahan

Starring: Nick Nolte and Renée Zellweger

2010
29.

The Experiment

Directed by: Paul Scheuring

Starring: Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker

2010
30.

Lullaby For Pi

Directed by: Benoit Philippon

Starring: Rupert Friend and Clemence Poesy

2010
31.

Powder Blue

(Forest Whitaker plays Charlie)

Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui

Starring: Jessica Biel and Eddie Redmayne

2009
32.

Where the Wild Things Are

(Forest Whitaker plays Ira)

Directed by: Spike Jonze

Starring: Max Records and Pepita Emmerichs

2009
33.

Toys In the Attic

(Forest Whitaker plays Teddy)

Directed by: Jiri Barta and Vivian Schilling

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Joan Cusack

2009
34.

Hurricane Season

Directed by: Tim Story

Starring: Taraji P. Henson and Forest Whitaker

2009
35.

The Air I Breathe

Directed by: Jieho Lee

Starring: Kevin Bacon and Julie Delpy

2008
36.

Street Kings

Directed by: David Ayer

Starring: Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker

2008
37.

Vantage Point

Directed by: Pete Travis

Starring: Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox
2008
38.

Fragments

Directed by: Rowan Woods

Starring: Kate Beckinsale and Forest Whitaker

2008
39.

Dragon Hunters

Directed by: Guillaume Ivernel and Arthur Qwak

Starring: Vincent Lindon and Patrick Timsit

2008
40.

The Last King of Scotland

Directed by: Kevin Macdonald

Starring: Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy

2007
41.

The Great Debaters

Directed by: Denzel Washington

Starring: Denzel Washington and Nate Parker

2007
42.

The Marsh

Directed by: Jordan Barker

Starring: Gabrielle Anwar and Louis Ferreira

2006
43.

Everyones Hero

Directed by: Colin Brady and Christopher Reeve

Starring: Ritchie Allen and Jake T. Austin

2006
44.

Even Money

Directed by: Mark Rydell

Starring: Kim Basinger and Kelsey Grammer

2006
45.

A Little Trip to Heaven

Directed by: Baltasar Kormkur

Starring: Maria Fernandez Ache and Kharl Anton Leigh

2005
46.

American Gun

Directed by: Aric Avelino

Starring: Marcia Gay Harden and Forest Whitaker

2005
47.

Mary

Directed by: Abel Ferrara

Starring: Juliette Binoche and Forest Whitaker

2005
48.

Jiminy Glick In Lalawood

Directed by: Vadim Jean

Starring: Martin Short and Jan Hooks

2004
49.

First Daughter

Directed by: Forest Whitaker

Starring: Katie Holmes and Marc Blucas

2004
50.

Phone Booth

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Starring: Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland
2003
51.

Panic Room

(Forest Whitaker plays Burnham)

Directed by: David Fincher

Starring: Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart
2002
52.

Green Dragon

(Forest Whitaker plays Addie)

Directed by: Timothy Linh Bui

Starring: Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker

2001
53.

The Fourth Angel

Directed by: John Irvin

Starring: Jeremy Irons and Forest Whitaker

2001
54.

Battlefield Earth

Directed by: Roger Christian

Starring: John Travolta and Barry Pepper

2000
55.

Ghost Dog the Way of the Samurai

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Forest Whitaker and John Tormey

2000
56.

Four Dogs Playing Poker

Directed by: Paul Rachman

Starring: Stacy Edwards and Balthazar Getty

2000
57.

Light It Up

Directed by: Craig Bolotin

Starring: Usher Raymond and Forest Whitaker

1999
58.

Witness Protection

(Forest Whitaker plays Steven Beck)

Directed by: Richard Pearce

Starring: Tom Sizemore and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

1999
59.

Body Count

Directed by: Robert Patton-Spruill

Starring: David Caruso and Linda Fiorentino

1998
60.

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

(Forest Whitaker plays Mr. Rucker)

Directed by: Eriq La Salle

Starring: Don Cheadle and James Earl Jones

1996
61.

Phenomenon

(Forest Whitaker plays Nate Pope)

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub

Starring: John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick

1996
62.

Mr. Hollands Opus

Directed by: Stephen Herek

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss and Glenne Headly
1996
63.

Species

(Forest Whitaker plays Dan Smithson)

Directed by: Roger Donaldson

Starring: Ben Kingsley and Michael Madsen

1995
64.

Jason's Lyric

Directed by: Doug McHenry

Starring: Allen Payne and Jada Pinkett Smith

1995
65.

Prêt-è-Porter

Directed by: Robert Altman

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren

1995
66.

Smoke

Directed by: Wayne Wang

Starring: Giancarlo Esposito and Jos Ziga

1995
67.

Blown Away

(Forest Whitaker plays Franklin)

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins

Starring: Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones

1994
68.

Consenting Adults

(Forest Whitaker plays David Duttonville)

Directed by: Alan J. Pakula

Starring: Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

1993
69.

Lush Life

(Forest Whitaker plays Buddy Chester)

Directed by: Michael Elias

Starring: Ernie Andrews and Jeff Goldblum

1993
70.

Body Snatchers

Directed by: Abel Ferrara

Starring: Terry Kinney and Meg Tilly

1993
71.

Bank Robber

Directed by: Nick Mead

Starring: Patrick Dempsey and Lisa Bonet

1993
72.

The Crying Game

(Forest Whitaker plays Jody)

Directed by: Neil Jordan

Starring: Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson
1992
73.

Article 99

Directed by: Howard Deutch

Starring: Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland

1992
74.

A Rage In Harlem

Directed by: Bill Duke

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Gregory Hines

1991
75.

Diary of a Hitman

Directed by: Roy London

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Peter White

1991
76.

Downtown

(Forest Whitaker plays Dennis Curren)

Directed by: Richard Benjamin

Starring: Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker

1990
77.

Johnny Handsome

Directed by: Walter Hill

Starring: Mickey Rourke and Ellen Barkin

1989
78.

Good Morning Vietnam

(Forest Whitaker plays Edward Garlick)

Directed by: Barry Levinson

Starring: Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker
1988
79.

Bloodsport

(Forest Whitaker plays Rawlins)

Directed by: Newt Arnold

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Donald Gibb

1988
80.

Stakeout

Directed by: John Badham

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez
1988
81.

Bird

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Forest Whitaker and Diane Venora

1988
82.

Hands of a Stranger

(Forest Whitaker plays Sergeant Delaney)

Directed by: Larry Elikann

Starring: Armand Assante and Blair Brown

1987
83.

The Color of Money

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Paul Newman and Tom Cruise
1987
84.

Platoon

(Forest Whitaker plays Big Harold)

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Starring: Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe
1986
85.

Crazy For You

Directed by: Harold Becker

Starring: Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino

1985
86.

Tag: The Assassination Game

Directed by: Nick Castle

Starring: Robert Carradine and Linda Hamilton

1982
87.

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Directed by: Amy Heckerling

Starring: Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh

1982