Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK — Apr 01 1976
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 Snowd…
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Judge Edward Weldon

School Principal

Sheriff Holston Becker

Danny Hunter

Agent Kallus (voice)

Self

Scar

Patrick


Preacher Green

Javert

Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)

Hampton Chambers

Steven Jacobs

Bass Reeves

Prince Humperdinck

Det. Emerson

Corporal Ira Clark

Matt Wellings

Kiel

Edward Monkford

Aaron

Louis Gaines

D.A. Lawrence

Sonny McDonald

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Harold Soyinka

Nigel Basil-Jones

Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.

Robert Katende

Adewole

Dr. Thomas Junju

Patrol Officer

Joseph of Arimathea

Joe 'Lightning' Little

The It (voice)

Yardley Acheman

Jack Littleton

Seretse Khama

Marcus Payne

Gilbert

Dave

Mervyn Cocker-Norris

Keme Tobodo

John the Baptist

Crew

Self

Detective Jack Radcliff

Orlando De Boys

Brian

Graham

2148 Descendant

Amos Boone

Clifton Henderson

Dayo

Chris Newborn

Homer

Self

Duane


Yemi

Brian Nichols

Edward Ekubo

Joseph Asagai

Agent Kallus (voice)

Joseph Pascale

Leonard Grisham

Atlas

Peter Snowden

CJ

Muddy Waters

Directing

Agent Kallus (voice)

Scar (voice)

Customer

The Tiger (voice)

Narrator

Narrator (voice)

Production
Peter

Sherwin
Othello

Production

Production
Cen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Self
Production

Coriolanus

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Bastard King

Charlie

Narrator
The Rocketeer

Production

Self - Presenter