David Oyelowoborn 1976

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Actor

Popularity

4.5

Famous

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.

Credits

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

2025

Drama

as Coriolanus

0
0.2
Becoming King
Becoming King

2024

Documentary

as Self

1
0.2
The After
The After

2024

Drama

as Dayo

5.6
1.2
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence

2024

Adventure • Comedy • Drama

as John the Baptist

5.9
1.8
Role Play
Role Play

2023

Action • Comedy • Romance

as Dave

6
7.9
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

2022

Animation • Family

as The Tiger (voice)

6.4
0.5
See How They Run
See How They Run

2022

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

6.4
2.2
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

2022

Documentary

as Narrator

5
0.1
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021

Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family

as Nigel Basil-Jones

7.1
3.3
Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking

2021

Adventure • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Aaron

6.6
5.7
The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky

2020

Drama • Science Fiction

as Adewole

5.7
1.4
Come Away
Come Away

2020

Adventure • Fantasy

as Jack Littleton

5.8
2.2
The Water Man
The Water Man

2020

Adventure

as Amos Boone

6.1
1.1
Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go

2019

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Detective Jack Radcliff

6.9
2.2
Brave Girl Rising
Brave Girl Rising

2019

as Narrator

0
0.1
Gringo
Gringo

2018

Action • Comedy • Crime

as Harold Soyinka

5.9
1.5
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time

2018

Adventure • Family • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as The It (voice)

5.1
2.5
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

Horror • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Kiel

5.6
7.7
Family Feud
Family Feud

2018

Music

as 2148 Descendant

2.5
0.6
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

2017

Documentary • History

1
0.2
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

2017

Action • Adventure • Animation

as Scar (voice)

8.3
0.4
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom

2016

Drama • History

as Seretse Khama

6.7
1.9
Queen of Katwe
Queen of Katwe

2016

Drama

as Robert Katende

7.2
1.7
Five Nights in Maine
Five Nights in Maine

2016

Drama

as Sherwin

5.1
0.5
Nina
Nina

2016

Drama • Music

as Clifton Henderson

5.2
0.6
Captive
Captive

2015

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Brian Nichols

5.7
1.1
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

Action • Adventure • Animation • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Agent Kallus (voice)

7.9
0.9
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year

2014

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as D.A. Lawrence

6.6
2.6
Selma
Selma

2014

Drama • History

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

7.4
3
9 Kisses
9 Kisses

2014

Romance

as Arm Wrestling Man #1

6.2
0.5
Interstellar
Interstellar

2014

Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction

as School Principal

8.5
35.9
Default
Default

2014

Action • Mystery • Thriller

as Atlas

4.3
0.2
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014

Action • Adventure • Animation • Family • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Agent Kallus (voice)

7.3
0.6
Nightingale
Nightingale

2014

Drama

as Peter Snowden

6
0.3
The Butler
The Butler

2013

Drama

as Louis Gaines

7.3
3.7
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
7.9
1.6
Complicit
Complicit

2013

Drama

as Edward Ekubo

5.5
1
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher

2012

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Det. Emerson

6.6
10.1
Lincoln
Lincoln

2012

Drama • History

as Corporal Ira Clark

6.9
4.7
Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere

2012

Drama

as Brian

6.1
0.8
The Paperboy
The Paperboy

2012

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Yardley Acheman

5.5
1.6
Rahab
Rahab

2012

as Cen

4.7
0.2
Red Tails
Red Tails

2012

Action • Adventure • Drama • History • War

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

6.6
2
96 Minutes
96 Minutes

2011

Drama • Thriller

as Duane

5.7
0.6
The Help
The Help

2011

Drama

as Preacher Green

8.2
8.9
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Action • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Steven Jacobs

7.3
8
Rage
Rage

2009

Drama • Thriller

as Homer

3.4
0.7
Who Do You Love
Who Do You Love

2008

as Muddy Waters

1
0.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008

Drama • TV Movie

as Leonard Grisham

6.3
0.4
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun

2008

Drama • TV Movie

as Joseph Asagai

6.1
0.6
Born Equal
Born Equal

2006

Drama • TV Movie

as Yemi

5
0.4
As You Like It
As You Like It

2006

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Orlando De Boys

5.7
0.7
Shoot the Messenger
Shoot the Messenger

2006

Drama

as Joseph Pascale

5.4
0.8
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland

2006

Drama

as Dr. Thomas Junju

7.4
3.6
Derailed
Derailed

2005

Drama • Thriller

as Patrol Officer

6.4
1.7
The Best Man
The Best Man

2005

Comedy • Romance

as Graham

5.4
0.5
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder

2005

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Marcus Payne

4.9
1.2
Tomorrow La Scala!
Tomorrow La Scala!

2002

Comedy

as Charlie

0
0.2
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog

2001

as CJ

4.9
0.3
Solitary
Solitary

Drama

as Chris Newborn

0
0.3

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