David Oyelowo
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Conan
2010
Silo
2023
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Good Wife
2009
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Conan
as Self · 2010
Silo
as Sheriff Holston Becker · 2023
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
The Good Wife
as Judge Edward Weldon · 2009
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
The One Show
as Self · 2006
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Interstellar
as School Principal · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
After Midnight
as Self · 2024
Spooks
as Danny Hunter · 2002
Star Wars Rebels
as Agent Kallus (voice) · 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self · 2014
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Lion Guard
as Scar · 2016
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Steven Jacobs · 2011
The Help
as Preacher Green · 2011
Jack Reacher
as Det. Emerson · 2012
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self · 2013
Glenn Martin, DDS
· 2009
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Bass Reeves · 2023
As Time Goes By
as Patrick · 1992
Government Cheese
as Hampton Chambers · 2025
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck · 2020
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2023
Les Misérables
as Javert · 2018
A Wrinkle in Time
as The It (voice) · 2018
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver · 2026
See How They Run
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris · 2022
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest · 2018
The American Revolution
as Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice) · 2025
Chaos Walking
as Aaron · 2021
The Midnight Sky
as Adewole · 2020
A Most Violent Year
as D.A. Lawrence · 2014
Five Days
as Matt Wellings · 2007
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Nigel Basil-Jones · 2021
The Book of Clarence
as John the Baptist · 2024
Lincoln
as Corporal Ira Clark · 2012
Queen of Katwe
as Robert Katende · 2016
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Kiel · 2018
Role Play
as Dave · 2023
The Frame
as Steven Jacobs · 2013
The Last King of Scotland
as Dr. Thomas Junju · 2006
The Butler
as Louis Gaines · 2013
Derailed
as Patrol Officer · 2005
Come Away
as Jack Littleton · 2020
A Sound of Thunder
as Marcus Payne · 2005
The Girl Before
as Edward Monkford · 2021
The Paperboy
as Yardley Acheman · 2012
Small Island
as Gilbert · 2009
Maisie Raine
as Sonny McDonald · 1998
The Passion
as Joseph of Arimathea · 2008
Don't Let Go
as Detective Jack Radcliff · 2019
Mayo
as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P. · 2006
Gringo
as Harold Soyinka · 2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self · 2018
Newborn
as Chris Newborn · 2026
Red Tails
as Joe 'Lightning' Little · 2012
Selma
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. · 2014
A United Kingdom
as Seretse Khama · 2016
The Water Man
as Amos Boone · 2020
The Best Man
as Graham · 2005
Nina
as Clifton Henderson · 2016
As You Like It
as Orlando De Boys · 2006
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Agent Kallus (voice) · 2014
Clarissa
as Peter · 2026
Captive
as Brian Nichols · 2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Agent Kallus (voice) · 2015
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
as Scar (voice) · 2017
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
as The Tiger (voice) · 2022
Blood And Oil
as Keme Tobodo · 2010
9 Kisses
as Customer · 2014
Family Feud
as 2148 Descendant · 2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
· 2017
96 Minutes
as Duane · 2011
American Blend
as Mercury · 2006
A Raisin in the Sun
as Joseph Asagai · 2008
The After
as Dayo · 2024
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Mikael Blomkvist
Middle of Nowhere
as Brian · 2012
Five Nights in Maine
as Sherwin · 2016
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Leonard Grisham · 2008
Earth's Great Rivers
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2019
Earth's Great Rivers II
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2022
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
as Reverend Elijah Grant
Born Equal
as Yemi · 2006
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self · 2013
Becoming King
as Self · 2024
Big Cats, Small World
as Narrator (voice) · 2024
Nightingale
as Peter Snowden · 2014
Rage
as Homer · 2009
Who Do You Love
as Muddy Waters · 2008
Tomorrow La Scala!
as Charlie · 2002
Shoot the Messenger
as Joseph Pascale · 2006
Othello
as Othello
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Coriolanus · 2025
The Return of the Rocketeer
as The Rocketeer
Complicit
as Edward Ekubo · 2013
Dog Eat Dog
as CJ · 2001
Brave Girl Rising
as Narrator · 2019
Default
as Atlas · 2014
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
as Narrator · 2022
Rahab
as Cen · 2012
The Bastard King
as The Bastard King · 2022
Heist of Benin