David Oyelowo

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

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 achiev...

Acting

2006

The Last King of Scotland

as Dr. Thomas Junju

2005

A Sound of Thunder

as Marcus Payne

2008

A Raisin in the Sun

as Joseph Asagai

2009

Rage

as Homer

2011

2011

The Help

as Preacher Green

2006

As You Like It

as Orlando De Boys

2001

2012

The Paperboy

as Yardley Acheman

2012

Red Tails

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

2012

2012

Jack Reacher

as Det. Emerson

2011

96 Minutes

as Duane

2012

Rahab

as Cen

2013

The Butler

as Louis Gaines

2014

Interstellar

as School Principal

2013

Complicit

as Edward Ekubo

2024

The After

as Dayo

2014

A Most Violent Year

as D.A. Lawrence

2020

Come Away

as Jack Littleton

2023

Role Play

as Dave

2014

Nightingale

as Peter Snowden

2006

Shoot the Messenger

as Joseph Pascale

2014

2014

Default

as Atlas

2006

Born Equal

as Yemi

2008

Who Do You Love

as Muddy Waters

2024

2015

2014

9 Kisses

as Arm Wrestling Man #1

2015

Captive

as Brian Nichols

2016

A United Kingdom

as Seretse Khama

2016

Queen of Katwe

as Robert Katende

2024

The Book of Clarence

as John the Baptist

2016

2016

Nina

as Clifton Henderson

2002

2018

Gringo

as Harold Soyinka

2005

Derailed

as Patrol Officer

2008

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

as Leonard Grisham

2012

Lincoln

as Corporal Ira Clark

2005

The Best Man

as Graham

2021

2018

A Wrinkle in Time

as The It (voice)

2019

Don't Let Go

as Detective Jack Radcliff

2021

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Nigel Basil-Jones

2020

2022

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

as The Tiger (voice)

2014

Selma

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2020

The Water Man

as Amos Boone

2022

See How They Run

as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

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Solitary

as Chris Newborn

2018

Family Feud

as 2148 Descendant

2019

Production

2021

Night of the Kings

as Executive Producer

2021

Ferguson Rises

as Producer

2021

5150

as Executive Producer

2024

The After

as Producer

2020

The Water Man

as Producer

2020

Come Away

as Producer

2015

Captive

as Producer

2024

Becoming King

as Producer

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2009

Big Guy

as Director

2016

A United Kingdom

as Producer

2016

13th

as Thanks

2014

Nightingale

as Executive Producer

2019

Don't Let Go

as Executive Producer

2016

2019

Don't Let Go

as Producer

2020

The Water Man

as Director

2009

Big Guy

as Producer

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