Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Forest Steven WhitakerBirth Date :
July 15, 1961Birth Place :
Longview, Texas, USASpouse :
Keisha Nash (since 4-May-96)Claim to fame :
As Charlie 'Bird' Parker in "Bird" (1988)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
stars as Wild Thing (voice)
Repossession Mambo (2009)
Vantage Point (2008)
stars as Howard Lewis
Hurricane Season (2008)
aka Patriotsstars as Al Collins
Winged Creatures (2008)
stars as Charlie Archenault
Street Kings (2008)
aka The Night Watchmanstars as Captain Jack Wander
Powder Blue (2008)
stars as Charlie
The Air I Breathe (2008)
stars as Happiness
The Great Debaters (2007)
stars as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
stars as Idi Amin
Everyone's Hero (2006)
stars as Lonnie Brewster (voice)
Ripple Effect (2006)
stars as Philip
The Marsh (2006)
stars as Geoffrey Hunt
ER (2006) - TV
stars as Curtis Ames
Even Money (2006)
stars as Clyde Snow
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
stars as Holt
American Gun (2005)
stars as Carter
Mary (2005)
stars as Ted Younger
Deacons for Defense (2003) - TM
stars as Marcus Clay
Phone Booth (2002)
stars as Captain Ramey
Panic Room (2002)
stars as Burnham
The Hire: The Follow (2001)
stars as The Employer
Green Dragon (2001)
stars as Addie
The Fourth Angel (2001) aka Vengeance secrète (Canada: French title)
stars as Agent Jules Bernard
Feast of All Saints (2001) - TM aka Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints
stars as Daguerreotypist Picard
Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
stars as Mr. Ellington
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) aka Battlefield Earth
stars as Ker
Witness Protection (1999) - TM
stars as Steven Beck
Light It Up (1999)
stars as Officer Dante Jackson
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) aka Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
stars as Ghost Dog
Body Count (1998)
stars as Crane
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) - TM aka Rebound
stars as Mr. Rucker
Phenomenon (1996)
stars as Nate Pope
Species (1995)
stars as Dan Smithson, Empath
Smoke (1995) aka Smoke - Raucher unter sich (Germany)
stars as Cyrus Cole
Prêt-à-Porter (1994) aka Ready to Wear
stars as Cy Bianco
Jason's Lyric (1994)
stars as Maddog
Blown Away (1994)
stars as Anthony Franklin
The Enemy Within (1994) - TM
stars as Colonel MacKenzie 'Mac' Casey
Body Snatchers (1993)
stars as Major Collins
Last Light (1993) - TM
stars as Fred Whitmore
Bank Robber (1993)
stars as Officer Battle
Lush Life (1993) - TM
stars as Buddy Chester
Consenting Adults (1992)
stars as David Duttonville
The Crying Game (1992)
stars as Jody
Article 99 (1992)
stars as Dr. Sid Handleman
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
stars as Jackson
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
stars as Dekker
Criminal Justice (1990) - TM
stars as Jessie Williams
Downtown (1990)
stars as Dennis Curren
Johnny Handsome (1989)
stars as Dr. Steven Fisher
Bloodsport (1988)
stars as Rawlins
Bird (1988)
stars as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Hands of a Stranger (1987) - TM
stars as Sergeant Delaney
Stakeout (1987)
stars as Jack Pismo
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
stars as Pfc. Edward Montesque Garlick
Platoon (1986)
stars as Big Harold
The Color of Money (1986)
stars as Amos
North and South, Book II (1986) - TV
stars as Cuffey
The Grand Baby (1985) - TM
North and South (1985) - TV
stars as Cuffey
Vision Quest (1985) aka Crazy for You
stars as Balldozer
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
stars as Charles Jefferson
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982) aka Kiss Me, Kill Me
stars as Gowdy's Bodyguard
