Happy Birthday actor Forest Whitaker

Born: July 15, 1961 in Longview, Texas, USA

Married to:
Keisha Whitaker (4 May 1996 – present) (2 children)

His left eye, which can not open fully due to the hereditary condition ptosis.

Often plays characters that are, or are inspired by, historical figures

Often plays military/political/law enforcement roles

Platoon 1986 dir. Oliver Stone Starring Charlie Sheen Willem DaFoe

PHENOMENON 1996 dir. Jon Turteltaub Starring: John Travolta Kyra Sedgwick

Panic Room 2002 dir. David Fincher Starring Jodie Foster Kristin Stewart

Vantage Point 2008 Directed by Pete Travis Starring Dennis Quaid Matthew Fox

Street Kings 2008 Directed by David Ayer Starring Keanu Reeves Whitaker

Where the Wild Things Are dir. Spike Jonze Stars: Max Records Catherine O’Hara Whitaker

Our Family Wedding MOVIE REVIEW dir. Rick Famuyiwa Stars America Ferrera Forest Whitaker

Repo Men dir. Miguel Sapochnik Stars Jude Law Forest Whitaker

THE AIR I BREATHE 2007 dir. Jieho Lee Starring: Kevin Bacon Forest Whitaker

BLOODSPORT 1988 dir. Newt Arnold Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme Donald Gibb

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 1982 dir. Amy Heckerling Starring: Sean Penn Ray Walston

A DARK TRUTH 2013 dir. Damian Lee Stars: Andy Garcia Kim Coates

THE LAST STAND 2013 dir. Jee-woon Kim Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Eduardo Noriega

THE BUTLER 2013 dir. Lee Daniels Stars: Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey

OUT OF THE FURNACE 2013 dir. Scott Cooper Stars: Christian Bale Casey Affleck

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND 2006 dir. Kevin Macdonald Stars: James McAvoy Forest Whitaker

BLACK NATIVITY 2013 dir. Kasi Lemmons Stars: Forest Whitaker Angela Bassett