Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 01, 1976
Place of Birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Credits
121 titles
David Oyelowo
Biography
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-YEL-oh-woh; Yoruba pronunciation; born 1 April 1976) is a British actor, director and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award, two NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama. Oyelowo rose to prominence for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the biographical drama Selma (2014) and Peter Snowden in the HBO film Nightingale (2014), which garnered him critical acclaim. He also achieved praise for his roles as Louis Gaines in The Butler (2013), Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom (2016) and Robert Katende in Queen of Katwe (2016). He has also played supporting roles in the films Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), The Help (2011), Lincoln (2012), Red Tails (2012), and Jack Reacher (2012). On television, Oyelowo has played MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the British drama series Spooks (2002–2004) and Javert in the BBC miniseries Les Misérables (2018). He also provided the voice for Agent Alexsandr Kallus in the Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) and Holston Becker in the Apple+ drama series Silo. He stars in and co-produces the 2023 Paramount+ western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Oyelowo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Clarissa
Peter
Newborn
Chris Newborn
The American Revolution
Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
American Solitaire
Executive Producer
Government Cheese
Hampton Chambers
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Coriolanus
Big Cats, Small World
Narrator (voice)
Becoming King
Self
The After
Dayo
After Midnight
Self
The Book of Clarence
John the Baptist
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Role Play
Dave
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Bass Reeves
Silo
Sheriff Holston Becker
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
See How They Run
Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Narrator
The Bastard King
The Bastard King
Earth's Great Rivers II
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Girl Before
Edward Monkford
5150
Executive Producer
Ferguson Rises
Producer
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Nigel Basil-Jones
Night of the Kings
Executive Producer
Chaos Walking
Aaron
The Midnight Sky
Adewole
Come Away
Jack Littleton
The Water Man
Amos Boone
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Don't Let Go
Detective Jack Radcliff
Brave Girl Rising
Narrator
Earth's Great Rivers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
Javert
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
A Wrinkle in Time
The It (voice)
Gringo
Harold Soyinka
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest
The Cloverfield Paradox
Kiel
Family Feud
2148 Descendant
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Scar (voice)
A United Kingdom
Seretse Khama
13th
Thanks
Queen of Katwe
Robert Katende
Five Nights in Maine
Sherwin