David Oyelowo
Actor
Born April 1, 1976 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography
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Clarissa
Peter
Newborn
Chris Newborn
The American Revolution
Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
American Solitaire
Government Cheese
Hampton Chambers
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Coriolanus
Big Cats, Small World
Narrator (voice)
Becoming King
Self
The After
Dayo
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
Silo
Sheriff Holston Becker
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger (voice)
Sherri
Self - Guest
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 - Narrator (voice)
The Girl Before
Edward Monkford
5150
Ferguson Rises
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Nigel Basil-Jones
Night of the Kings
Chaos Walking
Aaron
The Midnight Sky
Adewole
Come Away
Jack Littleton
The Water Man
Amos Boone
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Don't Let Go
Detective Jack Radcliff
Brave Girl Rising
Narrator
Earth's Great Rivers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
Javert
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 - Special Guest
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
13th
Queen of Katwe
Robert Katende
Five Nights in Maine
Sherwin
Nina
Clifton Henderson
The Lion Guard
Scar
Captive
Brian Nichols
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
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
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
96 Minutes
Duane
The Help
Preacher Green
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Steven Jacobs
Conan
Self
Blood And Oil
Keme Tobodo
Small Island
Gilbert
Rage
Homer
The Good Wife
Judge Edward Weldon
Glenn Martin, DDS
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Big Guy
Who Do You Love
Muddy Waters
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Leonard Grisham
The Passion
Joseph of Arimathea
A Raisin in the Sun
Joseph Asagai
Five Days
Matt Wellings
Born Equal
Yemi
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Thomas Junju
As You Like It
Orlando De Boys
The One Show
Self
Shoot the Messenger
Joseph Pascale
Mayo
Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
Derailed
Patrol Officer
The Best Man
Graham
A Sound of Thunder
Marcus Payne
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Tomorrow La Scala!
Charlie
Spooks
Danny Hunter
Dog Eat Dog
CJ
Maisie Raine
Sonny McDonald
The View
Self
As Time Goes By
Patrick
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Self