Forest Whitaker is an American actor. His first film role was in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. He had a small scene in The Color Of Money but it got him noticed and this was followed by small roles in Platoon and Good Morning Vietnam. His first leading role was in Bird a biopic of Charlie Parker. He then appeared in some thrillers (The Crying Game, Blown Away). Phenomenon is a science fiction drama. Panic Room and Phone Booth were crime thrillers. The Last King Of Scotland is a fictional account of Idi Amin in Uganda and won him a Best Actor Oscar. In Rogue One he entered the Star Wars universe and Black Pather in in the Marvel universe.