David Oyelowo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
110
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
Interstellar
The Good Wife
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Star Wars Rebels
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Silo
The One Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sherri
Spooks
After Midnight
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
The Oscars
Tamron Hall
The Help
The Lion Guard
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Lincoln
Captive
Les Misérables
Jack Reacher
96 Minutes
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Family Feud
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The American Revolution
See How They Run
Newborn
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Glenn Martin, DDS
As Time Goes By
Middle of Nowhere
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Frame
Queen of Katwe
Default
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Butler
Government Cheese
Role Play
A United Kingdom
Five Days
The Last King of Scotland
The Arsenio Hall Show
Brave Girl Rising
Chaos Walking
A Most Violent Year
Selma
The Girl Before
The Midnight Sky
A Wrinkle in Time
Red Tails
Nina
Rage
Rahab
Derailed
A Sound of Thunder
The Passion
Gringo
The Book of Clarence
Earth's Great Rivers II
The Water Man
The Paperboy
Don't Let Go
Small Island
As You Like It
Come Away
Big Cats, Small World
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
A Raisin in the Sun
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Mayo
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Othello
The After
Blood And Oil
Becoming King
The Best Man
Maisie Raine
Earth's Great Rivers
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Complicit
Five Nights in Maine
Born Equal
Nightingale
The Bastard King
The Return of the Rocketeer
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Who Do You Love
Dog Eat Dog
Tomorrow La Scala!
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
American Blend
Shoot the Messenger
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Heart of Benin
Heist of Benin
