[2][3] He went to Palos Verdes Peninsula High School,[2] but while acting as a teenager he would receive and conduct schoolwork via email correspondence.

[16] In 2011, he performed in two feature films, portraying Gilly in thriller Abduction[17] and appearing in sports drama Warrior.

[18] Whitaker appeared as Eddie in thriller Submerged (2016)[19] and was a young Zuri in the 2018 superhero film Black Panther.

[20] He portrayed Andre, an aspiring musician, in the 2020 film Cut Throat City, directed by rapper RZA.

[21] His television work includes ER, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, The War at Home,[22] Rizzoli & Isles and Blue Bloods.