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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 1, 1976
Place of Birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo
- 데이빗 오예로워
- 大衛·歐洛沃
- دیوید اویلوو
- 大衛歐洛沃
David Oyelowo
1.1 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.2
Olaudah Equiano (voice) / Sam (voice)
The American Revolution
2025
5.2
voice
The American Revolution
2025
3.6
Hampton Chambers
Government Cheese
2025
0.0
Coriolanus
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2025
0.0
Narrator (voice)
Big Cats, Small World
2024
1.0
Self
Becoming King
2024
5.6
Dayo
The After
2024
5.9
Self
After Midnight
2024
5.9
John the Baptist
The Book of Clarence
2024
6.0
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
Credits
The American Revolution
as Olaudah Equiano (voice) / Sam (voice)
2025
5.2
The American Revolution
as voice
2025
5.2
Government Cheese
as Hampton Chambers
2025
3.6
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Coriolanus
2025
0.0
Big Cats, Small World
as Narrator (voice)
2024
0.0
Becoming King
as Self
2024
1.0
The After
as Dayo
2024
5.6
After Midnight
as Self
2024
5.9
The Book of Clarence
as John the Baptist
2024
5.9
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
Role Play
as Dave
2023
6.0
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Bass Reeves
2023
7.1
Silo
as Sheriff Holston Becker
2023
8.1
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
as The Tiger (voice)
2022
6.4
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
See How They Run
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
2022
6.3
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
as Narrator
2022
5.0
The Bastard King
as The Bastard King
2022
8.0
Earth's Great Rivers II
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
8.0
The Girl Before
as Edward Monkford
2021
6.3
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Nigel Basil-Jones
2021
7.1
Chaos Walking
as Aaron
2021
6.6
The Midnight Sky
as Adewole
2020
5.7
Come Away
as Jack Littleton
2020
5.8
The Water Man
as Amos Boone
2020
6.1
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
2020
7.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Don't Let Go
as Detective Jack Radcliff
2019
6.9
Brave Girl Rising
as Narrator
2019
0.0
Earth's Great Rivers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
7.8
Les Misérables
as Javert
2018
7.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
2018
6.3
A Wrinkle in Time
as The It (voice)
2018
5.1
Gringo
as Harold Soyinka
2018
5.9
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
2018
5.8
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Kiel
2018
5.6
Family Feud
as 2148 Descendant
2018
2.5
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
1.0
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
as Scar (voice)
2017
8.3
A United Kingdom
as Seretse Khama
2016
6.7
Queen of Katwe
as Robert Katende
2016
7.2
Five Nights in Maine
as Sherwin
2016
5.1
Nina
as Clifton Henderson
2016
5.2
The Lion Guard
as Scar
2016
7.6
Captive
as Brian Nichols
2015
5.7
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2015
7.9
A Most Violent Year
as D.A. Lawrence
2014
6.6
Selma
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2014
7.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Interstellar
as School Principal
2014
8.5
Default
as Atlas
2014
4.3
Star Wars Rebels
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
7.7
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
7.3
Nightingale
as Peter Snowden
2014
6.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
2013
5.7
The Butler
as Louis Gaines
2013
7.3
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
2013
7.7
The Frame
as Steven Jacobs
2013
10.0
Complicit
as Edward Ekubo
2013
5.3
Jack Reacher
as Det. Emerson
2012
6.7
Lincoln
as Corporal Ira Clark
2012
6.9
Middle of Nowhere
as Brian
2012
6.0
The Paperboy
as Yardley Acheman
2012
5.5
🎬
Rahab
as Cen
2012
4.7
Red Tails
as Joe 'Lightning' Little
2012
6.6
96 Minutes
as Duane
2011
5.7
The Help
as Preacher Green
2011
8.2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Steven Jacobs
2011
7.3
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Blood And Oil
as Keme Tobodo
2010
0.0
Small Island
as Gilbert
2009
6.1
Rage
as Homer
2009
3.5
The Good Wife
as Judge Edward Weldon
2009
7.6
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
6.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Who Do You Love
as Muddy Waters
2008
1.0
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Leonard Grisham
2008
6.3
The Passion
as Joseph of Arimathea
2008
5.3
A Raisin in the Sun
as Joseph Asagai
2008
6.1
Five Days
as Matt Wellings
2007
5.9
Born Equal
as Yemi
2006
5.0
The Last King of Scotland
as Dr. Thomas Junju
2006
7.4
As You Like It
as Orlando De Boys
2006
5.7
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
Shoot the Messenger
as Joseph Pascale
2006
5.4
Mayo
as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
2006
4.2
Derailed
as Patrol Officer
2005
6.4
The Best Man
as Graham
2005
5.3
A Sound of Thunder
as Marcus Payne
2005
4.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Tomorrow La Scala!
as Charlie
2002
9.0
Spooks
as Danny Hunter
2002
7.7
Dog Eat Dog
as CJ
2001
4.9
Maisie Raine
as Sonny McDonald
1998
0.0
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
As Time Goes By
as Patrick
1992
7.5
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
🎬
Newborn
as Chris Newborn
N/A
0.0
🎬
Othello
as Othello
N/A
0.0
🎬
Heart of Benin
N/A
0.0
🎬
Heist of Benin
N/A
0.0
🎬
American Blend
N/A
0.0