David Oyelowo
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.
112 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 112
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Interstellar
2014
The Good Wife
2009
Conan
2010
The View
1997
The One Show
2006
Silo
2023
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Spooks
2002
Sherri
2022
Tony Awards
1956
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Tamron Hall
2019
The Oscars
1953
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
The Lion Guard
2016
After Midnight
2024
The Help
2011
Jack Reacher
2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
As Time Goes By
1992
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Les Misérables
2018
The American Revolution
2025
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
The Frame
2013
Five Days
2007
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
Chaos Walking
2021
Government Cheese
2025
Lincoln
2012
The Butler
2013
The Girl Before
2021
Red Tails
2012
The Last King of Scotland
2006
Role Play
2023
Maisie Raine
1998
Selma
2014
Derailed
2005
Small Island
2009
A Most Violent Year
2014
The Midnight Sky
2020
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
Mayo
2006
The Book of Clarence
2024
Gringo
2018
The Passion
2008
A United Kingdom
2016
The Paperboy
2012
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
A Sound of Thunder
2005
Come Away
2020
See How They Run
2022
Queen of Katwe
2016
Blood And Oil
2010
As You Like It
2006
Don't Let Go
2019
Newborn
2026
Captive
2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
The Water Man
2020
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
Rage
2009
Nightingale
2014
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
The After
2024
The Best Man
2005
Clarissa
2026
Family Feud
2018
Nina
2016
Born Equal
2006
Complicit
2013
Five Nights in Maine
2016
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
Dog Eat Dog
2001
Shoot the Messenger
2006
96 Minutes
2011
Middle of Nowhere
2012
Default
2014
Earth's Great Rivers II
2022
Earth's Great Rivers
2019
9 Kisses
2014
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2025
Who Do You Love
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
Big Cats, Small World
2024
Tomorrow La Scala!
2002
Rahab
2012
Becoming King
2024
The Return of the Rocketeer
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Brave Girl Rising
2019
The Bastard King
2022
Othello
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Heist of Benin
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Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
2022
American Blend
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