David Oyelowo
Acting
Born 1976-04-01
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
121 credits
Ian Charleson Awards 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1
Awards
Won 1 Ian Charleson Award
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1 won
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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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Filmography
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Acting
59 credits
Silo
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
Sherri
Interstellar
The Good Wife
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tony Awards
The One Show
Star Wars Rebels
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Spooks
Tamron Hall
After Midnight
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Jack Reacher
The Oscars
Off Camera with Sam Jones
The Lion Guard
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Help
Les Misérables
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Chaos Walking
As Time Goes By
The American Revolution
Lincoln
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Cloverfield Paradox
Government Cheese
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Butler
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Role Play
Five Days
A Wrinkle in Time
The Frame
Queen of Katwe
See How They Run
A Most Violent Year
The Last King of Scotland
Newborn
Come Away
Red Tails
The Girl Before
The Midnight Sky
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Paperboy
Derailed
Gringo
Producing
5 credits
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