Age: 64
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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
Dr. Amos Rudd
for Dr. Amos Rudd in SIGHTLINE
Suggested by rhyder_hawkman27
Born blind, Matthew Brennan has trained his other senses to operate at incredible levels. He doesn't have superhuman senses (although they are extremely developed), but he's learned to use them better to notice things, to tune himself, and to interpret. This has given him an understanding of tone, thought patterns, and humanity in general that extends far beyond other people's understanding. Then a group of government-funded nanotechnicians, led by Matthew's fiancée Odette, figure out a way to implant high-tech supercameras into his eyes and fabricate optical nerves that they graft into his brain along with advanced nanobots to maintain his cybernetics. Now Matthew can see a hundred times better than any other human. He can zoom, he can see heat, and he can see every pore and drop of perspiration on a human face from two miles away. Matthew's the first to agree to participate in the testing, but the government's gift comes with a great demand. He must become a soldier––a sniper and a spy. Matthew must use his eyesight, stealth, and his ability to read and manipulate human emotions. Matthew agrees to the first few missions, but then begins to realize the depth of government corruption, which leaves him with a difficult choice.
