Forest Steven Whitaker born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer director and activist He is the recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award a Golden Globe Award a British Academy Film Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards After making his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Platoon 1986 Good Morning Vietnam 1987 Bird 1988 The Crying Game 1992 Phenomenon 1996 Ghost Dog The Way of the Samurai 1999 The Great Debaters 2007 The Butler 2013 Arrival 2016 and Respect 2021 He has also appeared in blockbusters such as Panic Room 2002 Rogue One A Star Wars Story 2016 as Saw Gerrera and Black Panther 2018 as Zuri For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British historical drama film The Last King of Scotland 2006 Whitaker won the Academy Award for Best Actor Whitaker made his directorial debut with the television film Strapped 1993 and directed the films Waiting to Exhale 1995 Hope Floats 1998 and First Daughter 2004 Apart from his film career Whitaker is also known for his humanitarian work and activism In 2011 he was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador later receiving a promotion to Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation and serves as the CEO of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative WPDI a nonprofit outreach program Description above from the Wikipedia article Forest Whitaker licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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