Forest Whitaker is known for his role as Idi Amin in the movie "The Last King of Scotland (2006)".

Some other movies he appeared in are "Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)", "The Color of Money (1986)", "Platoon (1986)", "Stakeout (1987)", "Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)", "Bloodsport (1988)", "Bird (1988)", "Johnny Handsome (1989)", "Downtown (1990)", "Criminal Justice (1990)", "A Rage in Harlem (1991)", "Diary of a Hitman (1991)", "Article 99 (1992)", "The Crying Game (1992)", "Body Snatchers (1993)", "Last Night (1993)", "Lush Life (1993)", "The Enemy Within (1994)", "Prêt-à-Porter (a.ka.a Ready to Wear) (1994)", "Species (1995)", "Phenomenon (1996)", "Body Count (1998)", "Light It Up (1999)", "Witness Protection (1999)", "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)", "Battlefield Earth (2000)", "Green Dragon (2001)", "The Fourth Angel (2001)", "Panic Room (2002)", "Phone Booth (2002)", "Deacons for Defense (2003)", "Mary (2005)", "A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)", "American Gun (2005)", "Even Money (2006)", "The Marsh (2006)", "The Air I Breath (2007)", "Ripple Effect (2007)", "The Great Debaters (2007)", "Vantage Point (2008)", "Street Kings (2008)", "Fragments (2008)", "Powder Blue (2009)", "Hurricane Season (2009)", "Repo Man (2010)", "My Own Love Song (2010)", "The Experiment (2010)", "Catch .44 (2011)", "Zulu (a.k.a. City of Violence) (2013)", "Fruitvale Station (2013)", "The Last Stand (2013)", "Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)", "Black Nativity (2013)", "Taken 3 (2015)", "Arrival (2016)" and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)"

He played Sam Cooper on the CBS TV show "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)" and he was the host and narrator of the UPN TV science fiction show "The Twilight Zone (2002-2003)".

Some other TV shows he appeared on are "Cagney & Lacey", "Trapper John, M.D.", "Hill Street Blues", "The Fall Guy", "Different Dtrokes", "North and South", "Amazing Stories", "North and South, Book II", "ER", "The Shield", "Criminal Minds" and "Roots".

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