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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 non-profit outreach program.
Forest Whitaker
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for Martin in Jailbreak: Shankton State Pen
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Jailbreak: Shankton State Pen is a 2027 American prison action film directed by Patty Jenkins and produced by Zack Snyder and Jerry Bruckheimer from a screenplay by Jenkins and Frank Darabont. The sequel to Jailbreak and the second installment in the Jailbreak film series, it stars Sasha Calle returning as Elena Diaz, alongside Laurence Fishburne, Nina Dobrev, Eiza González, Chris Hemsworth, and Diego Tinoco, with Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Colin Farrell, and Russell Crowe also returning. The film follows Elena as she decides to rescue her wrongfully convicted siblings from Shankton State Pen, a maximum security prison that is run by the ambitious warden Michael Alberto. The film was released in theaters on December 20th, 2027; like the first film, it was a critical and financial success, grossing over $953 million worldwide against a budget of $127 million. Critics and audiences praised its action sequences, direction, visual style, editing, score, and performances (especially Calle's). It received numerous award nominations, with Calle winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. A sequel is in development.
