NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker has signed on to star in an as-yet-untitled spin-off of the TV drama "Criminal Minds," CBS said in New York this week.
Whitaker, whose films include "The Last King of Scotland," "Bird," "Good Morning Vietnam," "The Crying Game," "Ghost Dog," and "Phenomenon," previously had a recurring role on the TV police drama "The Shield."