Film star enjoys his time spent in ‘beautiful Wales’
OSCAR-WINNING American actor and producer Forest Whitaker has shared his holiday snaps of “beautiful Wales” evidently taken between shoots on his latest film.
The actor, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland in 2006, has visited some of the most iconic spots in Wales including Tenby and Penarth.
He’s in Wales filming for his latest project – a Netflix movie, called Havoc, which is being directed by Gareth Evans, the Aberdare filmmaker behind martial arts thrillers The Raid and The Raid 2.
The film features fellow movie star Tom Hardy. And just like Tom, who couldn’t resist a few sneaky trips to Barry Island, it seems Forest also has a penchant for the Welsh seaside.
He posted a shot of himself standing broodily in front of Tenby’s St Catherine’s Island as well as looking slightly happier in front of Penarth’s famous pier.
It looks like he’s even managed to venture to Tredegar House in Newport for a third photo.
He captioned his photos with a simple, yet heartfelt, message: “Enjoying time in the beautiful Wales before going back to set.”
Forest made his film debut in 1982 in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and while best known for his acting and directing, he’s also famous for his humanitarian work and activism, particularly in the last decade.
Forest’s latest film, Havoc, tells the tale of a drug deal gone wrong and a detective who has to battle his way through the criminal underworld to rescue the estranged son of a leading politician.