David Oyelowo

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1976-04-01 (48 years old)

Place of Birth Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo, 데이빗 오예로워, 大衛·歐洛沃

David Oyelowo

Biography

David Oyelowo (born April 1, 1976) is an English actor, director and producer. His family originates from Nigeria. David studied Theatre Studies for A level and his teacher suggested he should become an actor. After A levels David enrolled for a year on an Art foundation course. In December 2000 David became the first black actor to play an English monarch for the RSC taking the title role in Henry VI. His performance won him the 'Ian Charleson' Award 2001 for best newcomer in a classical play.

Known For

Actor

Sweet Thunder

as Sugar Ray Robinson

Solitary

as Chris Newborn

2025
Government Cheese

as Hampton Chambers

2024
2024
The After

as Dayo

2024
The Book of Clarence

as John the Baptist

2023
Role Play

as Dave

2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

as Bass Reeves

2023
Silo

as Sheriff Holston Becker

2022
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

as The Tiger (voice)

2022
See How They Run

as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
Earth's Great Rivers II

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

as Nigel Basil-Jones

2021
Chaos Walking

as Aaron

2021
The Girl Before

as Edward

2020
The Midnight Sky

as Adewole

2020
Come Away

as Jack Littleton

2020
The Water Man

as Amos Boone

2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Prince Humperdinck

2019
Don't Let Go

as Detective Jack Radcliff

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019
Earth's Great Rivers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2018
Gringo

as Harold Soyinka

2018
A Wrinkle in Time

as The It (voice)

2018
Family Feud

as 2148 Descendant

2018
Les Misérables

as Javert

2018
2016
A United Kingdom

as Seretse Khama

2016
Queen of Katwe

as Robert Katende

2016
2016
Nina

as Clifton Henderson

2016
2015
Captive

as Brian Nichols

2015
2014
A Most Violent Year

as D.A. Lawrence

2014
Selma

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2014
9 Kisses

as Arm Wrestling Man #1

2014
Interstellar

as School Principal

2014
Default

as Atlas

2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

as Agent Kallus (voice)

2014
Nightingale

as Peter Snowden

2014
Star Wars Rebels

as Agent Kallus (voice)

2013
The Butler

as Louis Gaines

2013
Complicit

as Edward Ekubo

2013
The Frame

as Steven Jacobs

2012
Jack Reacher

as Det. Emerson

2012
Lincoln

as Corporal Ira Clark

2012
2012
The Paperboy

as Yardley Acheman

2012
Rahab

as Cen

2012
Red Tails

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

2011
96 Minutes

as Duane

2011
The Help

as Preacher Green

2011
2010
Conan

as Self

2010
Blood And Oil

as Keme Tobodo

2009
Rage

as Homer

2009
Small Island

as Gilbert

2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Edward Weldon

2008
Who Do You Love

as Muddy Waters

2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear

as Leonard Grisham

2008
A Raisin in the Sun

as Joseph Asagai

2008
The Passion

as Joseph of Arimathea

2007
Five Days

as Matt Wellings

2006
Born Equal

as Yemi

2006
As You Like It

as Orlando De Boys

2006
Shoot the Messenger

as Joseph Pascale

2006
The Last King of Scotland

as Dr. Thomas Junju

2006
Mayo

as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.

2005
Derailed

as Patrol Officer

2005
The Best Man

as Graham

2005
A Sound of Thunder

as Marcus Payne

2003
2002
2002
Spooks

as Danny Hunter

2001
1998
Maisie Raine

as Sonny McDonald

1997
The View

as Self

1992
As Time Goes By

as Patrick

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

Things Fall Apart

as Executive Producer

American Solitaire

as Producer

2025
Government Cheese

as Executive Producer

2024
The After

as Producer

2024
Becoming King

as Producer

2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves

as Executive Producer

2021
Night of the Kings

as Executive Producer

2021
Ferguson Rises

as Producer

2021
5150

as Executive Producer

2020
The Water Man

as Producer

2020
Come Away

as Producer

2019
Don't Let Go

as Executive Producer

2019
Don't Let Go

as Producer

2018
Les Misérables

as Executive Producer

2016
A United Kingdom

as Producer

2016
2015
Captive

as Producer

2014
Nightingale

as Executive Producer

Director

2020
The Water Man

as Director

2009
Big Guy

as Director

Crew

2016
13th

as Thanks