David Oyelowo

Known for ActingBorn 1976-04-01 (age 50)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). 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Big Cats, Small World

The Frame

Interstellar

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

Silo

The Help

The Bastard King

Earth's Great Rivers II

13th

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Tomorrow La Scala!

Earth's Great Rivers

Star Wars Rebels

The Lion Guard

Spooks

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

The Good Wife

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Selma

Les Misérables

The Last King of Scotland

The Butler

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

As Time Goes By

Queen of Katwe

Conan

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Don't Let Go

Lincoln

A United Kingdom

Night of the Kings

Jack Reacher

Chaos Walking

A Most Violent Year

Red Tails

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Kelly Clarkson Show

See How They Run

The Oscars

The Girl Before

5150

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Derailed

Glenn Martin, DDS

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter