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David Oyelowo
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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…
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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.
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2026
Clarissa
Movie Peter
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2026
Treasure Island
TV show Long John Silver
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2026
Newborn
Movie Chris Newborn
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2025
The American Revolution
TV show Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
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2025
American Solitaire
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Government Cheese
TV show Hampton Chambers
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2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Movie Coriolanus
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2024
Big Cats, Small World
TV show Narrator (voice)
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2024
Becoming King
Movie Self
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2024
The After
Movie Dayo
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2024
After Midnight
TV show Self
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2024
The Book of Clarence
Movie John the Baptist
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2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2023
Role Play
Movie Dave
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2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
TV show Bass Reeves
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2023
Silo
TV show Sheriff Holston Becker
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2022
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Movie The Tiger (voice)
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
See How They Run
Movie Mervyn Cocker-Norris
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2022
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Movie Narrator
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2022
The Bastard King
Movie The Bastard King
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2022
Earth's Great Rivers II
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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2021
The Girl Before
TV show Edward Monkford
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2021
5150
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
Ferguson Rises
Movie Producer
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2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Movie Nigel Basil-Jones
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2021
Night of the Kings
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
Chaos Walking
Movie Aaron
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2020
The Midnight Sky
Movie Adewole
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2020
Come Away
Movie Jack Littleton
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2020
The Water Man
Movie Amos Boone
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Prince Humperdinck
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Don't Let Go
Movie Detective Jack Radcliff
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2019
Brave Girl Rising
Movie Narrator
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2019
Earth's Great Rivers
TV show Self - Narrator (voice)
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2018
Les Misérables
TV show Javert
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2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
TV show Self
