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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218800
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Filmography (Movies)
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Character:Coriolanus
Release Date:02/01/2025
Becoming King
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2024
The After
Character:Dayo
Release Date:16/02/2024
The Book of Clarence
Character:John the Baptist
Release Date:11/01/2024
Role Play
Character:Dave
Release Date:14/12/2023
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Character:The Tiger (voice)
Release Date:14/09/2022
See How They Run
Character:Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Release Date:09/09/2022
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/07/2022
The Bastard King
Character:The Bastard King
Release Date:22/03/2022
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Character:Nigel Basil-Jones
Release Date:25/03/2021
Chaos Walking
Character:Aaron
Release Date:24/02/2021
The Midnight Sky
Character:Adewole
Release Date:10/12/2020
Come Away
Character:Jack Littleton
Release Date:12/11/2020
The Water Man
Character:Amos Boone
Release Date:13/09/2020
Don't Let Go
Character:Detective Jack Radcliff
Release Date:30/08/2019
Brave Girl Rising
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/03/2019
Gringo
Character:Harold Soyinka
Release Date:08/03/2018
A Wrinkle in Time
Character:The It (voice)
Release Date:08/03/2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Character:Kiel
Release Date:04/02/2018
Family Feud
Character:2148 Descendant
Release Date:04/01/2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character:
Release Date:26/08/2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Character:Scar (voice)
Release Date:29/07/2017
A United Kingdom
Character:Seretse Khama
Release Date:25/11/2016
Queen of Katwe
Character:Robert Katende
Release Date:23/09/2016
Five Nights in Maine
Character:Sherwin
Release Date:05/08/2016
Nina
Character:Clifton Henderson
Release Date:22/04/2016
Captive
Character:Brian Nichols
Release Date:17/09/2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Character:Agent Kallus (voice)
Release Date:18/04/2015
A Most Violent Year
Character:D.A. Lawrence
Release Date:31/12/2014
Selma
Character:Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Release Date:25/12/2014
Interstellar
Character:School Principal
Release Date:05/11/2014
Default
Character:Atlas
Release Date:17/10/2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Character:Agent Kallus (voice)
Release Date:03/10/2014
Nightingale
Character:Peter Snowden
Release Date:17/06/2014
The Butler
Character:Louis Gaines
Release Date:16/08/2013
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2013
Complicit
Character:Edward Ekubo
Release Date:16/02/2013
Jack Reacher
Character:Det. Emerson
Release Date:20/12/2012
Lincoln
Character:Corporal Ira Clark
Release Date:09/11/2012
Middle of Nowhere
Character:Brian
Release Date:12/10/2012
The Paperboy
Character:Yardley Acheman
Release Date:14/09/2012
Rahab
Character:Cen
Release Date:04/05/2012
Red Tails
Character:Joe 'Lightning' Little
Release Date:19/01/2012
96 Minutes
Character:Duane
Release Date:14/10/2011
The Help
Character:Preacher Green
Release Date:09/08/2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Character:Steven Jacobs
Release Date:03/08/2011
Rage
Character:Homer
Release Date:24/09/2009
Who Do You Love
Character:Muddy Waters
Release Date:11/09/2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Character:Leonard Grisham
Release Date:20/04/2008
A Raisin in the Sun
Character:Joseph Asagai
Release Date:25/02/2008
Born Equal
Character:Yemi
Release Date:17/12/2006
The Last King of Scotland
Character:Dr. Thomas Junju
Release Date:27/09/2006
As You Like It
Character:Orlando De Boys
Release Date:01/09/2006
Shoot the Messenger
Character:Joseph Pascale
Release Date:26/04/2006
Derailed
Character:Patrol Officer
Release Date:11/11/2005
The Best Man
Character:Graham
Release Date:09/07/2005
A Sound of Thunder
Character:Marcus Payne
Release Date:15/05/2005
Tomorrow La Scala!
Character:Charlie
Release Date:10/12/2002
Dog Eat Dog
Character:CJ
Release Date:07/12/2001
Television Appearances
The American Revolution
Character:Olaudah Equiano (voice) / Sam (voice)
The American Revolution
Character:voice
Government Cheese
Character:Hampton Chambers
Big Cats, Small World
Character:Narrator (voice)
After Midnight
Character:Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Character:Bass Reeves
Silo
Character:Sheriff Holston Becker
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Earth's Great Rivers II
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Girl Before
Character:Edward Monkford
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Earth's Great Rivers
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
Character:Javert
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Character:Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Character:Self - Special Guest
The Lion Guard
Character:Scar
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Star Wars Rebels
Character:Agent Kallus (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:Steven Jacobs
Conan
Character:Self
Blood And Oil
Character:Keme Tobodo
Small Island
Character:Gilbert
The Good Wife
Character:Judge Edward Weldon
Glenn Martin, DDS
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Passion
Character:Joseph of Arimathea
Five Days
Character:Matt Wellings
The One Show
Character:Self
Mayo
Character:Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Spooks
Character:Danny Hunter
Maisie Raine
Character:Sonny McDonald
The View
Character:Self
As Time Goes By
Character:Patrick
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
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