David Oyelowo
Acting • Born 1976-04-01
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.
Filmography
112 credits
The Last King of Scotland
Movie • 2006
Dr. Thomas Junju
A Sound of Thunder
Movie • 2005
Marcus Payne
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie • 2008
Joseph Asagai
Rage
Movie • 2009
Homer
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Movie • 2011
Steven Jacobs
The Help
Movie • 2011
Preacher Green
As You Like It
Movie • 2006
Orlando De Boys
Dog Eat Dog
Movie • 2001
CJ
The Paperboy
Movie • 2012
Yardley Acheman
Red Tails
Movie • 2012
Joe 'Lightning' Little
Middle of Nowhere
Movie • 2012
Brian
Jack Reacher
Movie • 2012
Det. Emerson
96 Minutes
Movie • 2011
Duane
Rahab
Movie • 2012
Cen
The Butler
Movie • 2013
Louis Gaines
Interstellar
Movie • 2014
School Principal
Complicit
Movie • 2013
Edward Ekubo
The After
Movie • 2024
Dayo
A Most Violent Year
Movie • 2014
D.A. Lawrence
Come Away
Movie • 2020
Jack Littleton
Role Play
Movie • 2023
Dave
Nightingale
Movie • 2014
Peter Snowden
Shoot the Messenger
Movie • 2006
Joseph Pascale
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Movie • 2014
Agent Kallus (voice)
Default
Movie • 2014
Atlas
Born Equal
Movie • 2006
Yemi
Who Do You Love
Movie • 2008
Muddy Waters
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Movie • 2013
Self
Becoming King
Movie • 2024
Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Movie • 2015
Agent Kallus (voice)
Captive
Movie • 2015
Brian Nichols
A United Kingdom
Movie • 2016
Seretse Khama
Queen of Katwe
Movie • 2016
Robert Katende
The Book of Clarence
Movie • 2024
John the Baptist
Five Nights in Maine
Movie • 2016
Sherwin
Nina
Movie • 2016
Clifton Henderson
Tomorrow La Scala!
Movie • 2002
Charlie
Gringo
Movie • 2018
Harold Soyinka
The Cloverfield Paradox
Movie • 2018
Kiel
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Movie • 2008
Leonard Grisham
Derailed
Movie • 2005
Patrol Officer
Lincoln
Movie • 2012
Corporal Ira Clark
The Best Man
Movie • 2005
Graham
Chaos Walking
Movie • 2021
Aaron
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Movie • 2017
A Wrinkle in Time
Movie • 2018
The It (voice)
Don't Let Go
Movie • 2019
Detective Jack Radcliff
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Movie • 2021
Nigel Basil-Jones
The Midnight Sky
Movie • 2020
Adewole
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Movie • 2022
The Tiger (voice)
Selma
Movie • 2014
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Water Man
Movie • 2020
Amos Boone
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Movie • 2017
Scar (voice)
See How They Run
Movie • 2022
Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Newborn
Movie • 2026
Chris Newborn
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Movie • 2025
Coriolanus
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Movie • 2022
Narrator
Family Feud
Movie • 2018
2148 Descendant
Brave Girl Rising
Movie • 2019
Narrator
American Blend
Movie
The Bastard King
Movie • 2022
The Bastard King
Othello
Movie
Othello
Heart of Benin
Movie
Heist of Benin
Movie
The Return of the Rocketeer
Movie
The Rocketeer
Clarissa
Movie
Peter
9 Kisses
Movie • 2014
Customer
As Time Goes By
TV • 1992
Patrick
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Spooks
TV • 2002
Danny Hunter
Five Days
TV • 2007
Matt Wellings
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Mayo
TV • 2006
Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
The Passion
TV • 2008
Joseph of Arimathea
Glenn Martin, DDS
TV • 2009
Blood And Oil
TV • 2010
Keme Tobodo
Small Island
TV • 2009
Gilbert
Star Wars Rebels
TV • 2014
Agent Kallus (voice)
Silo
TV • 2023
Sheriff Holston Becker
Maisie Raine
TV • 1998
Sonny McDonald
The Girl Before
TV • 2021
Edward Monkford
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
TV • 2023
Bass Reeves
Earth's Great Rivers II
TV • 2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
Prince Humperdinck
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Government Cheese
TV • 2025
Hampton Chambers
The Lion Guard
TV • 2016
Scar
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV • 2018
Self - Special Guest
Les Misérables
TV • 2018
Javert
Earth's Great Rivers
TV • 2019
Self - Narrator (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Frame
TV • 2013
Steven Jacobs
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
TV • 2018
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Edward Weldon
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Big Cats, Small World
TV • 2024
Narrator (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The American Revolution
TV • 2025
Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)