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David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

ActingBorn April 1, 1976 (age 50)Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2026
Clarissa

as Peter

Movie
2026
Newborn

as Chris Newborn

Movie
2025
The American Revolution

as Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)

TV
2025
Government Cheese

as Hampton Chambers

TV
2025Movie
2024
Big Cats, Small World

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2024Movie
2024
The After

as Dayo

Movie
2024TV
2024
The Book of Clarence

as John the Baptist

Movie
2023
Role Play

as Dave

Movie
2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

as Bass Reeves

TV
2023
Silo

as Sheriff Holston Becker

TV
2022
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

as The Tiger (voice)

Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
See How They Run

as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

Movie
2022Movie
2022
The Bastard King

as The Bastard King

Movie
2022
Earth's Great Rivers II

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2021
The Girl Before

as Edward Monkford

TV
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Nigel Basil-Jones

Movie
2021Movie
2020Movie
2020
Come Away

as Jack Littleton

Movie
2020
The Water Man

as Amos Boone

Movie
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

TV
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV
2019
Don't Let Go

as Detective Jack Radcliff

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Earth's Great Rivers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
2018TV
2018
Gringo

as Harold Soyinka

Movie
2018
A Wrinkle in Time

as The It (voice)

Movie
2018TV
2018Movie
2018
Family Feud

as 2148 Descendant

Movie
2017Movie
2016
A United Kingdom

as Seretse Khama

Movie
2016
Queen of Katwe

as Robert Katende

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Nina

as Clifton Henderson

Movie
2016TV
2015
Captive

as Brian Nichols

Movie
2015Movie
2014
A Most Violent Year

as D.A. Lawrence

Movie
2014
Selma

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Movie
2014
Interstellar

as School Principal

Movie
2014
Default

as Atlas

Movie
2014
Star Wars Rebels

as Agent Kallus (voice)

TV
2014Movie
2014
Nightingale

as Peter Snowden

Movie
2014
9 Kisses

as Customer

Movie
2013
The Butler

as Louis Gaines

Movie
2013
The Frame

as Steven Jacobs

TV
2013
Complicit

as Edward Ekubo

Movie
2012
Jack Reacher

as Det. Emerson

Movie
2012
Lincoln

as Corporal Ira Clark

Movie
2012Movie
2012
The Paperboy

as Yardley Acheman

Movie
2012
Rahab

as Cen

Movie
2012
Red Tails

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

Movie
2011
96 Minutes

as Duane

Movie
2011
The Help

as Preacher Green

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Conan

as Self

TV
2010
Blood And Oil

as Keme Tobodo

TV
2009
Small Island

as Gilbert

TV
2009
Rage

as Homer

Movie
2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Edward Weldon

TV
2008
Who Do You Love

as Muddy Waters

Movie
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear

as Leonard Grisham

Movie
2008
The Passion

as Joseph of Arimathea

TV
2008
A Raisin in the Sun

as Joseph Asagai

Movie
2007
Five Days

as Matt Wellings

TV
2006
Born Equal

as Yemi

Movie
2006
The Last King of Scotland

as Dr. Thomas Junju

Movie
2006
As You Like It

as Orlando De Boys

Movie
2006TV
2006
Shoot the Messenger

as Joseph Pascale

Movie
2006
Mayo

as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.

TV
2005
Derailed

as Patrol Officer

Movie
2005
The Best Man

as Graham

Movie
2005
A Sound of Thunder

as Marcus Payne

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2002Movie
2002
Spooks

as Danny Hunter

TV
2001Movie
1998
Maisie Raine

as Sonny McDonald

TV
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1992
As Time Goes By

as Patrick

TV
1988TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Othello

as Othello

Movie
Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 1, 1976
Place of BirthOxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Popularity1.5