Forest Whitaker (1961)
73.4 TOPICAL actor score · #179 of 1,977 actors
Forest Whitaker (1961) has a TOPICAL actor score of 73.4 - ranked 179 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and career standing. They've won 6 acting honours from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1986-1995. Best films: Arrival (2016), Platoon (1986), The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours96
Prime75
Their movies68
Credits90
Career standing91
- Acting honours6 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role; Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- Prime1986-1995
- Credits98 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 19 scored films (7 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 81 languages
“His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Forest Whitaker's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Platoon | 1986 | 5 |
| 187 | Arrival | 2016 | 3 |
| 650 | The Crying Game | 1992 | 4 |
| 939 | Good Morning, Vietnam | 1987 | 2 |
| 956 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 2016 | 8 |
| 1,057 | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | 1 |
| 1,209 | The Color of Money | 1986 | 7 |
| 2,484 | The Butler | 2013 | 1 |
| 2,559 | Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | 1999 | 1 |
| 2,650 | Panic Room | 2002 | 3 |
| 2,879 | Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 | 6 |
| 2,887 | Phone Booth | 2002 | 3 |
| 3,291 | Bird | 1988 | 1 |
| 4,034 | Street Kings | 2008 | 2 |
| 4,653 | Bloodsport | 1988 | 5 |
| 4,680 | Vantage Point | 2008 | 3 |
| 4,963 | Species | 1995 | 6 |
| 5,543 | Taken 3 | 2015 | 2 |
| 6,698 | Battlefield Earth | 2000 | 3 |