David Oyelowo
Acting
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),…
Filmography
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Clarissa
2026
Newborn
2026
The American Revolution
2025
Government Cheese
2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2025
Big Cats, Small World
2024
Becoming King
2024
The After
2024
After Midnight
2024
The Book of Clarence
2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
Role Play
2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023
Silo
2023
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
Sherri
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
See How They Run
2022
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
2022
The Bastard King
2022
Earth's Great Rivers II
2022
The Girl Before
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
Chaos Walking
2021
The Midnight Sky
2020
Come Away
2020
The Water Man
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Don't Let Go
2019
Brave Girl Rising
2019
Earth's Great Rivers
2019
Les Misérables
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Gringo
2018
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Family Feud
2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
A United Kingdom
2016
Queen of Katwe
2016
Five Nights in Maine
2016
Nina
2016
The Lion Guard
2016
Captive
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
A Most Violent Year
2014
Selma
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Interstellar
2014
Default
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014
Nightingale
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
9 Kisses
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
The Butler
2013
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
The Frame
2013
Complicit
2013
Jack Reacher
2012
Lincoln
2012
Middle of Nowhere
2012
The Paperboy
2012
Rahab
2012
Red Tails
2012
96 Minutes
2011
The Help
2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
Conan
2010
Blood And Oil
2010
Small Island
2009