David Oyelowo
- Acting
- April 1, 1976 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Clarissa · Peter
- Treasure Island · Long John Silver
- Newborn · Chris Newborn, Producer
- The American Revolution · Olaudah Equiano / Sam (Voice)
- American Solitaire · Executive producer
- Government Cheese · Hampton Chambers, Executive producer
- National Theatre Live: Coriolanus · Coriolanus
- Big Cats, Small World · Narrator (Voice)
- Becoming King · Self, Producer
- The After · Dayo, Producer
- 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, Executive producer
- Silo · Sheriff Holston Becker
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea · The Tiger (Voice)
- Sherri · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- See How They Run · Mervyn Cocker-Norris
- Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire · Narrator
- The Bastard King · The Bastard King
- Earth's Great Rivers II · Self
- 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, Producer
- The Water Man · Amos Boone, Producer
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · Prince Humperdinck
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Don't Let Go · Detective Jack Radcliff, Executive producer
- Brave Girl Rising · Narrator
- Earth's Great Rivers · Self
- Les Misérables · Javert, Executive producer
- Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' · Self
- Gringo · Harold Soyinka
- A Wrinkle in Time · The It (Voice)
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale · Self
- 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, Producer
- 13th · Thanks
- Queen of Katwe · Robert Katende
- Five Nights in Maine · Sherwin, Producer
- Nina · Clifton Henderson
- The Lion Guard · Scar
- Captive · Brian Nichols, Producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal · Agent Kallus (Voice)
- A Most Violent Year · D.A. Lawrence
- Selma · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Interstellar · School Principal
- Default · Atlas
- Star Wars Rebels · Agent Kallus (Voice)
- Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion · Agent Kallus (Voice)
- Nightingale · Peter Snowden, Executive producer
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- 9 Kisses · Customer
- Off Camera with Sam Jones · Self
- The Arsenio Hall Show · Self
- The Butler · Louis Gaines
- Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around · Self
- The Frame · Steven Jacobs
- Complicit · Edward Ekubo
- Jack Reacher · Det. Emerson
- Lincoln · Corporal Ira Clark
- Middle of Nowhere · Brian
- The Paperboy · Yardley Acheman
- Rahab · Cen
- Red Tails · Joe 'Lightning' Little