Forrest Sawyer

Forrest Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist. Sawyer worked 11 years with ABC News, where he frequently anchored ABC World News Tonight and Nightline and reported for all ABC News broadcasts. He anchored the newsmagazines "Day One" and "Turning Point" He recorded stories from all over the globe, and earned awards for his reports and documentaries, including Emmy Awards in 1992, 1993, and 1994.

He left ABC News in 1999 to become a news anchor for both NBC and its cable counterpart, MSNBC, where he was a regular substitute for Brian Williams as anchor for The News with Brian Williams. He left NBC News in 2005 to become founder and president of Freefall Productions, where he produces documentaries and serves as a media strategist and guest lecturer.

Forrest Sawyer is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 10 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Day One (1993), The West Wing (1999), MS NOW Reports (1996), The Nineties (2017), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Liberty! (1997), In France with Madonna (2022), An Empire of Reason (1988). The recorded credits span 1988 to 2022, including 5 movies and 5 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.