Acting
David Oyelowo
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
Newborn
Film · 2026
Clarissa
Film · 2026
Treasure Island
Series · 2026
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Film · 2025
Government Cheese
Series · 2025
The American Revolution
Series · 2025
The After
Film · 2024
Becoming King
Film · 2024
The Book of Clarence
Film · 2024
Big Cats, Small World
Series · 2024
After Midnight
Series · 2024
Role Play
Film · 2023
Silo
Series · 2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Series · 2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2023
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Film · 2022
See How They Run
Film · 2022
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Film · 2022
The Bastard King
Film · 2022
Earth's Great Rivers II
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Chaos Walking
Film · 2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Film · 2021
The Girl Before
Series · 2021
Come Away
Film · 2020
The Midnight Sky
Film · 2020
The Water Man
Film · 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Series · 2020
Don't Let Go
Film · 2019
Brave Girl Rising
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
Earth's Great Rivers
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Gringo
Film · 2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
Film · 2018
A Wrinkle in Time
Film · 2018
Family Feud
Film · 2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Series · 2018
Les Misérables
Series · 2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Series · 2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Film · 2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
Film · 2017
A United Kingdom
Film · 2016
Queen of Katwe
Film · 2016
Five Nights in Maine
Film · 2016
Nina
Film · 2016
The Lion Guard
Series · 2016
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Film · 2015
Captive
Film · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Interstellar
Film · 2014
A Most Violent Year
Film · 2014
Nightingale
Film · 2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
Film · 2014
Default
Film · 2014
Selma
Film · 2014
9 Kisses
Film · 2014
Star Wars Rebels
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Butler
Film · 2013
Complicit
Film · 2013
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
The Arsenio Hall Show
Series · 2013
The Paperboy
Film · 2012
Red Tails
Film · 2012
Middle of Nowhere
Film · 2012
Jack Reacher
Film · 2012
Rahab
Film · 2012
Lincoln
Film · 2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Film · 2011
The Help
Film · 2011
96 Minutes
Film · 2011
Blood and Oil
Film · 2010
Blood And Oil
Series · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Rage
Film · 2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
Series · 2009
Small Island
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
A Raisin in the Sun
Film · 2008
Who Do You Love
Film · 2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Film · 2008
The Passion
Series · 2008
Five Days
Series · 2007
The Last King of Scotland
Film · 2006
As You Like It
Film · 2006
Shoot the Messenger
Film · 2006
Born Equal
Film · 2006
American Blend
Film · 2006
Mayo
Series · 2006
The One Show
Series · 2006
A Sound of Thunder
Film · 2005
Derailed
Film · 2005
The Best Man
Film · 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Tomorrow La Scala!
Film · 2002
Spooks
Series · 2002
Dog Eat Dog
Film · 2001
Maisie Raine
Series · 1998
The View
Series · 1997
As Time Goes By
Series · 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Othello
Film
Heist of Benin
Film
The Return of the Rocketeer
Film
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Film
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Series