David Oyelowo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
106
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
Conan
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Silo
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The One Show
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Tony Awards
Sherri
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Spooks
Tamron Hall
Star Wars Rebels
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
After Midnight
The Help
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Oscars
Jack Reacher
The Lion Guard
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Butler
The After
A Sound of Thunder
The Arsenio Hall Show
As Time Goes By
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Les Misérables
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Glenn Martin, DDS
The Cloverfield Paradox
Selma
Lincoln
Government Cheese
See How They Run
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Chaos Walking
Derailed
Role Play
A Raisin in the Sun
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
The Frame
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Born Equal
A Most Violent Year
Come Away
Red Tails
The Last King of Scotland
Five Days
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
The Water Man
Queen of Katwe
A Wrinkle in Time
Captive
Tomorrow La Scala!
Five Nights in Maine
Small Island
Shoot the Messenger
Dog Eat Dog
Rahab
The Paperboy
The Passion
Rage
The Midnight Sky
The Best Man
Mayo
The Book of Clarence
The Girl Before
Solitary
As You Like It
96 Minutes
Don't Let Go
Maisie Raine
Family Feud
A United Kingdom
Earth's Great Rivers II
Gringo
Who Do You Love
Blood And Oil
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Default
Brave Girl Rising
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Middle of Nowhere
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Nina
Complicit
Earth's Great Rivers
Becoming King
Big Cats, Small World
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Nightingale
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
The Bastard King
American Blend
