David Oyelowo
Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK — Apr 01 1976
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 Snowd…
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The Good Wife
Judge Edward Weldon
Interstellar
School Principal
Silo
Sheriff Holston Becker
Spooks
Danny Hunter
Star Wars Rebels
Agent Kallus (voice)
The Oscars
Self
The Lion Guard
Scar
As Time Goes By
Patrick
Glenn Martin, DDS
The Help
Preacher Green
Les Misérables
Javert
The American Revolution
Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
Government Cheese
Hampton Chambers
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Steven Jacobs
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Bass Reeves
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Jack Reacher
Det. Emerson
Lincoln
Corporal Ira Clark
Five Days
Matt Wellings
The Cloverfield Paradox
Kiel
The Girl Before
Edward Monkford
Chaos Walking
Aaron
The Butler
Louis Gaines
A Most Violent Year
D.A. Lawrence
Maisie Raine
Sonny McDonald
Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gringo
Harold Soyinka
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Nigel Basil-Jones
Mayo
Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
Queen of Katwe
Robert Katende
The Midnight Sky
Adewole
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Thomas Junju
Derailed
Patrol Officer
The Passion
Joseph of Arimathea
Red Tails
Joe 'Lightning' Little
A Wrinkle in Time
The It (voice)
The Paperboy
Yardley Acheman
Come Away
Jack Littleton
A United Kingdom
Seretse Khama
A Sound of Thunder
Marcus Payne
Small Island
Gilbert
Role Play
Dave
See How They Run
Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Blood And Oil
Keme Tobodo
The Book of Clarence
John the Baptist
13th
Crew
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
Don't Let Go
Detective Jack Radcliff
As You Like It
Orlando De Boys
Middle of Nowhere
Brian
The Best Man
Graham
Family Feud
2148 Descendant
The Water Man
Amos Boone
Nina
Clifton Henderson
The After
Dayo
Newborn
Chris Newborn
Rage
Homer
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Self
96 Minutes
Duane
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Born Equal
Yemi
Captive
Brian Nichols
Complicit
Edward Ekubo
A Raisin in the Sun
Joseph Asagai
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Agent Kallus (voice)
Shoot the Messenger
Joseph Pascale
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Leonard Grisham
Default
Atlas
Nightingale
Peter Snowden
Dog Eat Dog
CJ
Who Do You Love
Muddy Waters
Big Guy
Directing
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Agent Kallus (voice)
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Scar (voice)
9 Kisses
Customer
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger (voice)
Brave Girl Rising
Narrator
Big Cats, Small World
Narrator (voice)
American Solitaire
Production
Clarissa
Peter
Five Nights in Maine
Sherwin
Othello
Othello
5150
Production
Night of the Kings
Production
Rahab
Cen
Earth's Great Rivers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Becoming King
Self
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Production
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Coriolanus
Earth's Great Rivers II
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bastard King
The Bastard King
Tomorrow La Scala!
Charlie
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Narrator
The Return of the Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
Ferguson Rises
Production
American Blend
Heart of Benin
Heist of Benin
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter