David Olusoga

David Olusoga

Acting
Born 1970-01-01 Lagos, Nigeria 22 credits BAFTA Awards 1 Medlicott Medal 1 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1 Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 Hessell-Tiltman Prize 1

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award

BAFTA Awards 1 won

  • 2022 Honorary Fellow of the British Academy Won

Medlicott Medal 1 won

  • 2022 Medlicott Medal Won

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 1 won

  • 2019 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Won

Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • 2019 Officer of the Order of the British Empire Won

Hessell-Tiltman Prize 1 won

  • 2017 Hessell-Tiltman Prize Won Black and British: A Forgotten History

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David Adetayo Olusoga OBE is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has presented historical documentaries on the BBC and contributed to The One Show and The Guardian.
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Filmography
Acting 19 credits
Remembers…
Remembers…
2022 · Self
Harry & Meghan
Harry & Meghan
2022 · ★ 5.8 · Self
The Celebrity Traitors
The Celebrity Traitors
2025 · Self - Contestant
Civilisations
Civilisations
2018 · Presenter
Empire with David Olusoga
Empire with David Olusoga
2025 · Presenter, Executive Producer
A House Through Time
A House Through Time
2018 · Self - Presenter
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2026 · Self
A Timewatch Guide
A Timewatch Guide
2015 · Self - Presenter
David Harewood on Blackface
David Harewood on Blackface
2023 · Himself
Union with David Olusoga
Union with David Olusoga
2023 · Presenter, Executive Producer
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Black and British: A Forgotten History
2016 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
2021 · Presenter, Creator
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners
2015 · Presenter
Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent
2020 · Himself - Presenter
Our NHS: A Hidden History
Our NHS: A Hidden History
2021 · Presenter
The Felling of Colston
The Felling of Colston
2021 · Self
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
2019 · Presenter
The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
2022 · Himself - Presenter
Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes
2015 · Narrator
Producing 4 credits
A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows
2025 · ★ 6.6 · Executive Producer
Empire with David Olusoga
Empire with David Olusoga
2025 · Presenter, Executive Producer
Union with David Olusoga
Union with David Olusoga
2023 · Presenter, Executive Producer
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol
2021 · Executive Producer
Writing 2 credits
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Black and British: A Forgotten History
2016 · Self - Presenter, Writer
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
2021 · Presenter, Creator
Directing 1 credit
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
2005 · Director of Photography, Director
Other credits 1 credit
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich
2005 · Director of Photography, Director
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