Forest Whitaker (born July 15, 1961 in Texas) is an American film and television actor, producer and director.
Forrest Whitaker was born in Texas in 1961. He entered college as a young man on a sports scholarship, and after transferring to the University of Southern California, he began to focus on music studies, with the goal of becoming a musician, and won two scholarships, after which he became interested in acting, receiving another scholarship at Berkeley.
In 1982, Forrest Whitaker starred in his screen debut, Open American Academy. After that, he starred in "Civil War" and "The True Colors of Money".
In 1986 he played a role in the film Field Platoon. In 1987, he starred in the films Good Morning Vietnam and Emergency Stalking Order. In 1988, Clint Eastwood gave Forrest Whitaker a chance to play the great jazz musician Charlie Parker in the film Jazz Musician, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 41st Cannes International Film Festival.
In 1989, he starred in the film "Evil Before Dawn". In 1991, he starred in the film "A Rage in Harlem". In 1992, he starred in the films "Apricot Forest Battlefield" and "Crying Game".
In 1993 he decided to star in the TV film "Bundle", which reflected on urban violence. In 1996 he starred in the film Different Instincts. In 1999 he starred in the film Ghost Dog Killer directed by Jarmusch.
In 2000, he starred in the film "Battlefield of the Earth". In 2001, he starred in the film "Green Dragon".
In March 2002, he co-starred with Judy Foster and Kristen Stewart in the crime film "Shudder space"
In April 2003, co-starring Colin Farrell, Katie Hermos and others in the crime thriller "Sniper Phone Booth"
In 2005, he starred in the film "Mary".
On February 28, 2006, the lead feature film "The Last Dictatorship" was released, in which Forrest Whitaker played The President of Uganda", "Andy Aiming", who was a loving father in front of his family and a tyrant in front of the people, and won the Best Actor Award at the 79th Academy Awards for this role, becoming the fourth black actor to win the award.
On August 16, 2013, the lead biopic "The White House Butler" was released, in which Forrest Whitaker played the white house chief butler "Eugene Allen" who served the 8th President, and was nominated for Best Actor at the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On February 16, 2018, with Chadwick Bosman, Michael M. B. Jordan, Rupita Nyong'o and others co-starred in the comic book adaptation of the film "Black Panther", in which Forrest Whitaker played the high priest of Wakanda "Zuli".
Representative works: The Last Dictatorship, The First Daughter, Sniper Phone Booth, Cloud Storm