Forest Whitaker
{{Infobox person
| image        = Forest Whitaker 2014.jpg
| image_size   = 220px
| caption      = Whitaker kan Pebrero 2014
| birth_name   = Forest Steven Whitaker III
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|7|15}}
| birth_place  = [[Longview, Texas]], U.S.
| occupation   = Aktor, prodyuser, direktor
| years_active = 1982–presente
| spouse       = Keisha Nash (1996)
| children     = 4
| relatives    = Kenn Whitaker (tugang)
}}

Si '''Forest Steven Whitaker III''' (namundag Hulyo 15, 1961) sarong Amerikanong aktor, prodyuser, asin direktor.

Si Whitaker daa may reputasyon sa hararom na pag'adal sa karakter kan mga papapelan niya sa mga pelikula siring kan mga ginibo niya sa   ''[[Bird (1988 film)|Bird]]'', ''[[The Crying Game]]'', ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', ''[[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]]'', ''[[The Great Debaters]]'', ''[[The Butler]]'' asin ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''.<ref name="Boston Globe">[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2006/10/01/in_general_he_rules/?page=1 "In general, he rules."] ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. October 1, 2006.</ref><ref name="CBS">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/31/sunday/main2418981.shtml|title=Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?|date=January 31, 2007|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="New York">Sternbergh, Adam. [http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/15453/ "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump."] ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''. January 9, 2006.</ref> Siya nagpapel man sa mga pelikulang blockbuster ''[[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]'' bilang si [[Saw Gerrera]] asin sa ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' bilang [[Zuri (comics)|Zuri]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm]www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18</ref>

== Buhay asin edukasyon ==
Namundag si Whitaker Hulyo 15, 1961, aki ninda Laura Francis (née Smith), sarong maestra na sadiring nagpaadal saiya mansana, asin si Forest Steven, Jr., sarong salesman nin seguro. An ina niya may dugong [[Akan]], manta an ama niya may dugong [[Igbo]]. Kan siya apat pa sana, mga magurang niya naghubo sa Carson, California. si Whitaker may duwang tugang, Kenn (a aktor) asin si Damon, saka sarong tugang na babae matua saiya, si Deborah. OLInakaen ot  na papel niya bilang aktor iyo kan kinaptan niya an mayor na papel sa pelikula ni Dylas Thomas: Under Milk Wood.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm]www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18</ref><ref>[https://www.biography.com/people/forest-whitaker-212046] www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18</ref><ref>[http://www.tv.com/people/forest-whitaker/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702003212/http://www.tv.com/people/forest-whitaker/ |date=2018-07-02 }}www.tv.com. Kinua 17-04-18</ref>

Siya nag'entra sa Palisades Charter High School asin nagkawat futbol sa team asin nagbali sa koro sa pagkanta, nagtapos kan 1979. Dangan nag'adal sa California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, sa football scholarship alagad nagpondo siya sa pagkawat ta nagkaigwang mate sa likod kaya nagbalyo siya sa pag'adal nin pagkanta ta maray man boses niya. Siya naglibot sa Inglatierra kaiba an Cal Poly Chamber Singers kan 1980. Kan yaon pa sa Cal Poly, hinira niya an mayor na kurso niya sa drama. Naako siya sa Music Conservatory sa University of Southern California sa pag'adal opera bilang tenor, asin  sunod naako siya sa Drama Conservatory kan nasabing unibersidad. Nagtapos siya sa USC may bitbit na Bachelor of Fine Arts degree sa Acting kan 1982. Nag'ani siya nin scholarship sa Berkeley, California sa sanga kan Drama Studio London. Si Whitaker nagkua nin adal sa inaapod na "The Core of Conflict: Studies in Peace and Reconciliation" sa New York University,  Gallatin School of Individualized Study kan 2004.<ref>[https://www.biography.com/people/forest-whitaker-212046] www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18</ref>

==Karera==

Si Whitaker halawig nanggad an karera sa pelikula asin may swerteng nakaiba niya sa trabaho mga marayrahay na mga direktor asin mga aktor. Kan 1982 iyo an nagpoon siyang masasabing maonabihan sa pag'akting bilang sarong parakawat futbol sa haiskul sa pelikula ni Cameron Crowe tituladong Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Kan 1986, siya nagluwas sa pelikulang The Color of Money ni Martin Scorsese, dangan sa Platoon, direhido ni Oliver Stone. Sunod na taon, nagluwas siya sa pelikulang pang-komedya, an Good Morning, Vietnam. Kan 1988, si Whitaker nagluwas sa pelikulang Bloodsport asin  nagkaigwa nin mayor na papel bilang bida sa pelikulang "Bird" ni [[Clint Eastwood]], kun saen siya sarong musikerong si Charlie "Bird". Sa papel na ini, maigot na inadalan niyang husto an trabaho niya mala ta sige praktis niya sa sarong kwarto sa saxophone, hararom nagkuang mga leksyon manongod sa pagkawat kaini. Mala ta an saiyang performance nasasabing kahusay-husay asin nagmerito asin nakasikwit kan enot niyang Best Actor Award sa 1988 Cannes Film Festival asin nominasyon sa Golden Globe. Sa mga taon masurunod, nahihiling an saiyang mahusay nanggad na rekord bilang sarong aktor asin prodyuser.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001845/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm]www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18</ref><ref>[https://www.biography.com/people/forest-whitaker-212046] www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18</ref>

== Pilmograpiya ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Aktor
|-
! Taon
! Titulo
! Papel
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Tag: The Assassination Game]]''
| Gowdy's Bodyguard
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''
| Charles Jefferson
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Vision Quest]]''
| Balldozer
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[North and South (miniseries)|North and South]]''
| Cuffey
|
|-
| 1986
| ''{{sortname|The|Color of Money}}''
| Amos
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[North and South (miniseries)|North and South, Book II]]''
| Cuffey
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]''
| Big Harold
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Stakeout (1987 film)|Stakeout]]''
| Jack Pismo
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''
| Edward Garlick
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Bird (1988 film)|Bird]]''
| [[Charlie Parker|Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jr.]]
| [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]]<br>Nominado – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Bloodsport (film)|Bloodsport]]''
| Rawlins
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Johnny Handsome]]''
| Dr. Steven Fisher
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]''
| Dennis Curren
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Diary of a Hitman]]''
| Dekker
|
|-
| 1991
| ''{{sortname|A|Rage in Harlem|A Rage in Harlem (film)}}''
| Jackson
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Article 99]]''
| Dr. Sid Handleman
|
|-
| 1992
| ''{{sortname|The|Crying Game}}''
| Jody
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Consenting Adults (1992 na pelikula)|Consenting Adults]]''
| David Duttonville
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Bank Robber (pelikula)|Bank Robber]]''
| Officer Battle
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Body Snatchers (1993 pelikula)|Body Snatchers]]''
| Major Collins
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Blown Away (1994 pelikula)|Blown Away]]''
| Anthony Franklin
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (pelikula)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''
| Cy Bianco
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Jason's Lyric]]''
| Maddog
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Species (pelikula)|Species]]''
| Dan Smithson, Empath
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Smoke (pelikula)|Smoke]]''
| Cyrus Cole
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Phenomenon (pelikula)|Phenomenon]]''
| Nate Pope
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Award]] for Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama<br>Nominado – [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Body Count (1998 pelikula)|Body Count]]''
| Crane
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]]''
| Ghost Dog
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Light It Up (pelikula)|Light It Up]]''
| Officer Dante Jackson
|
|-
| 1999
|''[[Witness Protection (pelikula)|Witness Protection]]''
| US Marshal Steven Beck
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Battlefield Earth (pelikula)|Battlefield Earth]]''
| Ker
| Nominated – [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Four Dogs Playing Poker]]''
| Mr. Ellington
|
|-
| 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Fourth Angel}}''
| Agent Jules Bernard
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Hire: The Follow]]''
| The Employer
| Uncredited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinearchive.org/post/42839965048/the-follow-wong-kar-wai-short-film-2001|title=The Follow|website=Cinearchive.org|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Green Dragon (pelikula)|Green Dragon]]''
| Addie
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Panic Room]]''
| Burnham
| Nominated – [[Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Phone Booth (pelikula)|Phone Booth]]''
| Captain Ed Ramey
| Theatrical release was delayed due to the [[Beltway sniper attacks]] in October 2002<br>Nominated – [[Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br>Nominated – [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[First Daughter (2004 pelikula)|First Daughter]]''
| Taga-istorya
| Nagderihir masn
|-
| 2005
| ''[[A Little Trip to Heaven]]''
| Abe Holt
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[American Gun (2005 pelikula)|American Gun]]''
| Carter
| Nominado – [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Mary (2005 pelikula)|Mary]]''
| Ted Younger
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Even Money (pelikula)|Even Money]]''
| Clyde Snow
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Marsh (pelikula)|The Marsh]]''
| Geoffrey Hunt
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Everyone's Hero]]''
| Lonnie Brewster (boses)
|
|-
| 2006
| ''{{sortname|The|Last King of Scotland|The Last King of Scotland (pelikula)}}''
| [[Idi Amin]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]<br />[[African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2006|African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br />[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]]<br />[[BET Award for Best Actor & Actress|BET Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Black Reel Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]<br>[[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Film Award]] for Actor of the Year<br>Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor<br>Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor<br>[[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year]]<br>[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>[[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor]]<br>Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture]]<br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]<br />Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor<br>[[Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor]]<br>Nominated – [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film]]<br>Nominated – [[Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>2nd Place – Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
|-
| 2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Air I Breathe}}''
| Happiness
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Ripple Effect''
|
|
|-
| 2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Great Debaters}}''
| [[James L. Farmer, Sr.]]
| Nominated – [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Vantage Point (pelikula)|Vantage Point]]''
| Howard Lewis
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Street Kings]]''
| Capt. Jack Wander
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Dragon Hunters (pelikula)|Dragon Hunters]]''
| Lian Chu (voice – English version)
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Winged Creatures (pelikula)|Winged Creatures]]''
| Charlie Archenault
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Powder Blue (pelikula)|Powder Blue]]''
| Charlie
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''
| Ira (voice)
| Nominated – [[Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance]]
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Hurricane Season (film)|Hurricane Season]]''
| Al Collins
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Repo Men]]''
| Jake Freivald
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Lullaby for Pi]]''
| George
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[My Own Love Song]]''
| Joey
|
|-
| 2010
| ''{{sortname|The|Experiment|The Experiment (2010 film)}}''
| Barris
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Our Family Wedding]]''
| Bradford Boyd
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Catch .44]]''
| Ronny
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Freelancers (film)|Freelancers]]''
| Dennis LaRue
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2012
| ''[[A Dark Truth]]''
| Francisco Francis
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Ernest & Celestine]]''
| Ernest (voice)
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Fruitvale Station]]''
|
| Producer<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Movie of the Year<br>AFI Award for Movie of the Year
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Last Stand (2013 film)|The Last Stand]]''
| Agent John Bannister
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Zulu (2013 film)|Zulu]]''
| Ali Sokhela
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Pawn (film)|Pawn]]''
| Will
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Butler|Lee Daniels' The Butler]]''
| [[Eugene Allen|Cecil Gaines]]
| [[African-American Film Critics Association|African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]]<br>[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor<br>AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Grownup Love Story<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast<br>Nominated – [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists|Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast]]<br>Nominated – BET Award for Best Actor<br>Nominated – [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture]]<br>Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]<br>Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Black Nativity (film)|Black Nativity]]''
| Reverend Cornell
| Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year<br>Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Out of the Furnace]]''
| Wesley Barnes
| Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Repentance (2014 film)|Repentance]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://codeblack.com/seekrepentance/ |title=REPENTANCE – IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 28, 2014 |publisher=Codeblack.com |accessdate=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133122/http://codeblack.com/seekrepentance/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
| Angel Sanchez
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Two Men in Town (2014 film)|Two Men in Town]]''
| William Garnett
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Taken 3]]''
| Franck Dotzler
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Dope (2015 film)|Dope]]''
| Narrator
| Also producer
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]''
| Titus "Tick" Wills
| Nominated – Indiana Film Journalist Association Award for Best Supporting Actor<br>Nominated – [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''
| Colonel Weber
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Rogue One|Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]''
| [[Saw Gerrera]]
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Sorry to Bother You (film)|Sorry to Bother You]]''
|
| Producer
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Burden (film)|Burden]]''
| Reverend Kennedy 
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]''
| [[Zuri (comics)|Zuri]]
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Finding Steve McQueen]]''
| Howard Lambert
| In post-production
|-
| 2018
| ''[[LAbyrinth (2018 film)|LAbyrinth]]''
| Jack Jackson
| In post-production
|-
| 2018
| ''[[How It Ends (film)|How It Ends]]''
| Tom
| In post-production
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Ghost Dog 2 (film)|Ghost Dog 2]]''
| Ghost Dog
| In Development 
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Direktor
|-
! Taon
! Titulo
! Nota
|-
| 1993
|''[[Strapped]]''
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Waiting to Exhale]]''
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Hope Floats]]''
|Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Director<br>Nominated – [[American Black Film Festival|Black Film Award]] for Best Director
|-
| 2004
| ''[[First Daughter (2004 film)|First Daughter]]''
|
|}



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Si Forest Steven Whitaker III (namundag Hulyo 15, 1961) sarong Amerikanong aktor, prodyuser, asin direktor.

Si Whitaker daa may reputasyon sa hararom na pag'adal sa karakter kan mga papapelan niya sa mga pelikula siring kan mga ginibo niya sa   Bird, The Crying Game, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Great Debaters, The Butler asin Arrival."In general, he rules." The Boston Globe. October 1, 2006.Sternbergh, Adam. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump." New York. January 9, 2006. Siya nagpapel man sa mga pelikulang blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story bilang si Saw Gerrera asin sa Black Panther bilang Zuri.www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18

 Buhay asin edukasyon 
Namundag si Whitaker Hulyo 15, 1961, aki ninda Laura Francis (née Smith), sarong maestra na sadiring nagpaadal saiya mansana, asin si Forest Steven, Jr., sarong salesman nin seguro. An ina niya may dugong Akan, manta an ama niya may dugong Igbo. Kan siya apat pa sana, mga magurang niya naghubo sa Carson, California. si Whitaker may duwang tugang, Kenn (a aktor) asin si Damon, saka sarong tugang na babae matua saiya, si Deborah. OLInakaen ot  na papel niya bilang aktor iyo kan kinaptan niya an mayor na papel sa pelikula ni Dylas Thomas: Under Milk Wood.www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18 www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18 www.tv.com. Kinua 17-04-18

Siya nag'entra sa Palisades Charter High School asin nagkawat futbol sa team asin nagbali sa koro sa pagkanta, nagtapos kan 1979. Dangan nag'adal sa California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, sa football scholarship alagad nagpondo siya sa pagkawat ta nagkaigwang mate sa likod kaya nagbalyo siya sa pag'adal nin pagkanta ta maray man boses niya. Siya naglibot sa Inglatierra kaiba an Cal Poly Chamber Singers kan 1980. Kan yaon pa sa Cal Poly, hinira niya an mayor na kurso niya sa drama. Naako siya sa Music Conservatory sa University of Southern California sa pag'adal opera bilang tenor, asin  sunod naako siya sa Drama Conservatory kan nasabing unibersidad. Nagtapos siya sa USC may bitbit na Bachelor of Fine Arts degree sa Acting kan 1982. Nag'ani siya nin scholarship sa Berkeley, California sa sanga kan Drama Studio London. Si Whitaker nagkua nin adal sa inaapod na "The Core of Conflict: Studies in Peace and Reconciliation" sa New York University,  Gallatin School of Individualized Study kan 2004. www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18

Karera

Si Whitaker halawig nanggad an karera sa pelikula asin may swerteng nakaiba niya sa trabaho mga marayrahay na mga direktor asin mga aktor. Kan 1982 iyo an nagpoon siyang masasabing maonabihan sa pag'akting bilang sarong parakawat futbol sa haiskul sa pelikula ni Cameron Crowe tituladong Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Kan 1986, siya nagluwas sa pelikulang The Color of Money ni Martin Scorsese, dangan sa Platoon, direhido ni Oliver Stone. Sunod na taon, nagluwas siya sa pelikulang pang-komedya, an Good Morning, Vietnam. Kan 1988, si Whitaker nagluwas sa pelikulang Bloodsport asin  nagkaigwa nin mayor na papel bilang bida sa pelikulang "Bird" ni Clint Eastwood, kun saen siya sarong musikerong si Charlie "Bird". Sa papel na ini, maigot na inadalan niyang husto an trabaho niya mala ta sige praktis niya sa sarong kwarto sa saxophone, hararom nagkuang mga leksyon manongod sa pagkawat kaini. Mala ta an saiyang performance nasasabing kahusay-husay asin nagmerito asin nakasikwit kan enot niyang Best Actor Award sa 1988 Cannes Film Festival asin nominasyon sa Golden Globe. Sa mga taon masurunod, nahihiling an saiyang mahusay nanggad na rekord bilang sarong aktor asin prodyuser.www.imdb.com.Kinua 17-04-18 www.biography.com. Kinua 17-04-18

 Pilmograpiya 
+ Aktor Taon Titulo Papel Notes 1982 Tag: The Assassination Game Gowdy's Bodyguard 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Charles Jefferson 1985 Vision Quest Balldozer 1985 North and South Cuffey 1986  Amos 1986 North and South, Book II Cuffey 1986 Platoon Big Harold 1987 Stakeout Jack Pismo 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam Edward Garlick 1988 Bird Charlie "Bird" Parker, Jr. Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorNominado – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama 1988 Bloodsport Rawlins 1989 Johnny Handsome Dr. Steven Fisher 1990 Downtown Dennis Curren 1991 Diary of a Hitman Dekker 1991  Jackson 1992 Article 99 Dr. Sid Handleman 1992  Jody 1992 Consenting Adults David Duttonville 1993 Bank Robber Officer Battle 1993 Body Snatchers Major Collins 1994 Blown Away Anthony Franklin 1994 Prêt-à-Porter Cy Bianco National Board of Review Award for Best Cast 1994 Jason's Lyric Maddog 1995 Species Dan Smithson, Empath 1995 Smoke Cyrus Cole 1996 Phenomenon Nate Pope Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – DramaNominado – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1998 Body Count Crane 1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ghost Dog 1999 Light It Up Officer Dante Jackson 1999Witness Protection US Marshal Steven Beck 2000 Battlefield Earth Ker Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor 2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Mr. Ellington 2001  Agent Jules Bernard 2001 The Hire: The Follow The Employer Uncredited 2001 Green Dragon Addie 2002 Panic Room Burnham Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor 2002 Phone Booth Captain Ed Ramey Theatrical release was delayed due to the Beltway sniper attacks in October 2002Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2004 First Daughter Taga-istorya Nagderihir masn 2005 A Little Trip to Heaven Abe Holt 2005 American Gun Carter Nominado – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead 2005 Mary Ted Younger 2006 Even Money Clyde Snow 2006 The Marsh Geoffrey Hunt 2006 Everyone's Hero Lonnie Brewster (boses) 2006  Idi Amin Academy Award for Best ActorAfrican-American Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBET Award for Best ActorBlack Reel Award for Best ActorBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaHollywood Film Award for Actor of the YearKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorLondon Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNational Board of Review Award for Best ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorSatellite Award for Best Actor – Motion PictureScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorVancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorWashington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best ActorNominated – BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent FilmNominated – Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor2nd Place – Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2007  Happiness 2007 Ripple Effect 2007  James L. Farmer, Sr. Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2008 Vantage Point Howard Lewis 2008 Street Kings Capt. Jack Wander 2008 Dragon Hunters Lian Chu (voice – English version) 2008 Winged Creatures Charlie Archenault 2009 Powder Blue Charlie Direct-to-video 2009 Where the Wild Things Are Ira (voice) Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance 2009 Hurricane Season Al Collins Direct-to-video 2010 Repo Men Jake Freivald 2010 Lullaby for Pi George 2010 My Own Love Song Joey 2010  Barris Direct-to-video 2010 Our Family Wedding Bradford Boyd 2011 Catch .44 Ronny Direct-to-video 2012 Freelancers Dennis LaRue Direct-to-video 2012 A Dark Truth Francisco Francis Direct-to-video 2012 Ernest & Celestine Ernest (voice) 2013 Fruitvale Station ProducerNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the YearNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Movie of the YearAFI Award for Movie of the Year 2013 The Last Stand Agent John Bannister 2013 Zulu Ali Sokhela 2013 Pawn Will Direct-to-video 2013 Lee Daniels' The Butler Cecil Gaines African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureAARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best ActorAARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Grownup Love StoryNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best ActorNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the YearNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble CastNominated – Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble CastNominated – BET Award for Best ActorNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion PictureNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2013 Black Nativity Reverend Cornell Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the YearNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast 2013 Out of the Furnace Wesley Barnes Nominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Artist of the Year 2014 Repentance Angel Sanchez 2014 Two Men in Town William Garnett 2015 Taken 3 Franck Dotzler 2015 Dope Narrator Also producer 2015 Southpaw Titus "Tick" Wills Nominated – Indiana Film Journalist Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2016 Arrival Colonel Weber 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Saw Gerrera 2018 Sorry to Bother You Producer 2018 Burden Reverend Kennedy  2018 Black Panther Zuri 2018 Finding Steve McQueen Howard Lambert In post-production 2018 LAbyrinth Jack Jackson In post-production 2018 How It Ends Tom In post-production 2019 Ghost Dog 2 Ghost Dog In Development 
+ Direktor Taon Titulo Nota 1993Strapped 1995 Waiting to Exhale 1998 Hope FloatsNominated – Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best DirectorNominated – Black Film Award for Best Director 2004 First Daughter

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