Forest Whitaker movies

For his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film, The Last King of Scotland, Whitaker won several major awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA. He became the fourth African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, following in the footsteps of Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx."Forest Whitaker wins Best Actor Oscar for Idi Amin role," ABCNewsOnline, February 26, 2007.Whitaker immersed himself in the details of Amins life to prepare himself for the part.

He has earned a reputation for this kind of intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai."In general, he rules," The Boston Globe, October 1, 2006."Forest Whitaker: The King Of The Oscars?", Showbuzz.com (CBS News), February 4, 2007. However, for his recurring role as Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty television series, The Shield, Whitaker has merely had to draw on his childhood years growing up in South Central Los Angeles, California.Adam Sternbergh. "Out of the Woods: How Forest Whitaker escaped his career slump," New York, January 9, 2006.Early lifeWhitaker was born in Longview, Texas, but his family moved to South Central Los Angeles when he was four.John Patterson. "The bigger picture," The Guardian, April 20, 2002. His father, Forest Whitaker, Jr., was an insurance salesman and the son of novelist Forest Whitaker, Sr. His mother, Laura Francis Smith, was a teacher who put herself through college and earned two Masters degrees while raising her children.

Forest Whitaker Movies

All movies starring Forest Whitaker.

• A Little Trip to Heaven
• Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
• Bloodsport
• Even Money
• Everyone's Hero
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• Good Morning, Vietnam
• Panic Room
• Phenomenon
• Platoon
• Powder Blue
• Vantage Point
• Where the Wild Things Are
• The Great Debaters