David Oyelowo
Acting
Born: 1976-04-01 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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 Kin
🎬 Movies (20)
Clarissa
2026
Peter
Newborn
2026
Chris Newborn
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2025
Coriolanus
Becoming King
2024
Self
The After
2024
Dayo
The Book of Clarence
2024
John the Baptist
Role Play
2023
Dave
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
The Tiger (voice)
See How They Run
2022
Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
2022
Narrator
The Bastard King
2022
The Bastard King
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
Nigel Basil-Jones
Chaos Walking
2021
Aaron
The Midnight Sky
2020
Adewole
Come Away
2020
Jack Littleton
The Water Man
2020
Amos Boone
Don't Let Go
2019
Detective Jack Radcliff
Brave Girl Rising
2019
Narrator
Gringo
2018
Harold Soyinka
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
The It (voice)
📺 TV Shows (20)
The American Revolution
2025
Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
Government Cheese
2025
Hampton Chambers
Big Cats, Small World
2024
Narrator (voice)
After Midnight
2024
Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
Self
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023
Bass Reeves
Silo
2023
Sheriff Holston Becker
Sherri
2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
Earth's Great Rivers II
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Girl Before
2021
Edward Monkford
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Prince Humperdinck
Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
Earth's Great Rivers
2019
Self - Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
2018
Javert
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Self - Special Guest
The Lion Guard
2016
Scar
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest