Where to watch Forest Whitaker in the UK
Find every Forest Whitaker film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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…
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Most-watched films featuring Forest Whitaker, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- Criminal Minds (2005) as Sam Cooper
- American Dad! (2005) as Turlington (voice)
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- ER (1994) as Curtis Ames
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Andor (2022) as Saw Gerrera
- Empire (2015) as Eddie Barker
- The Shield (2002) as Jon Kavanaugh
- The View (1997) as Self
- Hill Street Blues (1981) Cast
- Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Saw Gerrera (voice)
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) Cast
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Godfather of Harlem (2019) as Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Jerry
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Night Manager
- The Twilight Zone (2002) as Self - Host
- Black Panther (2018) as Zuri
- North and South (1985) as Cuffey
- The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
- Arrival (2016) as Colonel Weber
- Southpaw (2015) as Titus 'Tick' Wills
- Taken 3 (2014) as Inspector Frank Dotzler
- A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) as Abe Holt
- Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) as Saw Gerrera
- Live from E! (2002) as Self
- Havoc (2025) as Lawrence Beaumont
- Extrapolations (2023) as Auggie Bolo
- Bloodsport (1988) as Rawlins
- Platoon (1986) as Big Harold
- Today (1952) as Self
- Species (1995) as Dan Smithson, Empath
- The King of Kings (2025) as Peter (voice)
- Roots (2016) as Fiddler
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Charles Jefferson
- Panic Room (2002) as Burnham
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self
- The Hire (2001) as The Employer
- First Daughter (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011) as Sam Cooper
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) as Edward Garlick
- Phone Booth (2003) as Captain Ramey
- Big George Foreman (2023) as Doc Broadus
- Phenomenon (1996) as Nate Pope
- The Last Stand (2013) as Agent John Bannister
- Street Kings (2008) as Captain Jack Wander
- The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Idi Amin
- The Butler (2013) as Cecil Gaines
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) as Ghost Dog
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009) as Ira (voice)
- Vantage Point (2008) as Howard Lewis
- How It Ends (2018) as Tom
- Monte Carlo (2011) Executive Producer
- The Color of Money (1986) as Amos
- Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021) as Self
- Sorry to Bother You (2018) as First Equisapien / Demarius
- Hope Floats (1998) Director
- Out of the Furnace (2013) as Chief Wesley Barnes
- The Great Debaters (2007) as Dr. James Farmer Sr.
- Emperor of Ocean Park (2024) as Oliver Garland
- The Experiment (2010) as Barris
- The Crying Game (1992) as Jody
- Fruitvale Station (2013) Producer
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) as Cy Bianco
- Stakeout (1987) as Det. Jack Pismo
- Blown Away (1994) as Anthony Franklin
- Respect (2021) as C. L. Franklin
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
- My Generation (2024) as Narrator
- Dope (2015) as The Narrator (voice)
- Freelancers (2012) as Dennis Larue
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- City of Lies (2018) as Jack Jackson
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Where can I watch Forest Whitaker films in the UK?
Forest Whitaker's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Forest Whitaker's most popular films?
Most-watched Forest Whitaker films currently: Black Panther (2018), Arrival (2016), Southpaw (2015), Taken 3 (2014), A Little Trip to Heaven (2005).
What TV shows has Forest Whitaker appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Criminal Minds (2005), American Dad! (2005), The Daily Show (1996), Saturday Night Live (1975), ER (1994).
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