David Oyelowo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
109
Gender
Male
Birthday
1976-04-01 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Interstellar
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Silo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sherri
The One Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Tony Awards
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Spooks
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tamron Hall
Star Wars Rebels
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Lion Guard
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Help
The Oscars
Jack Reacher
After Midnight
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Butler
The American Revolution
The American Revolution
The Arsenio Hall Show
Lincoln
The After
As Time Goes By
Les Misérables
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Role Play
Glenn Martin, DDS
Red Tails
See How They Run
Come Away
The Cloverfield Paradox
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
The Frame
Born Equal
Chaos Walking
The Book of Clarence
A Most Violent Year
Government Cheese
Default
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Family Feud
Rage
Captive
96 Minutes
Queen of Katwe
The Paperboy
The Last King of Scotland
Five Days
The Midnight Sky
Selma
Othello
The Girl Before
A Wrinkle in Time
The Water Man
Don't Let Go
Derailed
A Sound of Thunder
Rahab
Nina
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
A United Kingdom
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
A Raisin in the Sun
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Mayo
Gringo
The Passion
The Best Man
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
As You Like It
Small Island
Five Nights in Maine
Dog Eat Dog
Shoot the Messenger
Tomorrow La Scala!
Middle of Nowhere
Who Do You Love
Maisie Raine
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Big Cats, Small World
Earth's Great Rivers
Brave Girl Rising
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Blood And Oil
Complicit
Earth's Great Rivers II
Nightingale
Newborn
Becoming King
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
The Bastard King
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
American Blend
