David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Birthday: 1976-04-01

Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also known as: David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo, 데이빗 오예로워, 大衛·歐洛沃, دیوید اویلوو, 大衛歐洛沃

imdb_id: nm0654648

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.

Played in movies:

Tomorrow La Scala!

Score: 9.0

Interstellar

Score: 8.5

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

Score: 8.3

The Help

Score: 8.2

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

Score: 7.9

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Score: 7.9

The Last King of Scotland

Score: 7.4

Selma

Score: 7.4

The Butler

Score: 7.3

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Score: 7.3

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Score: 7.3

Queen of Katwe

Score: 7.2

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Score: 7.1

Don't Let Go

Score: 6.9

Lincoln

Score: 6.9

A United Kingdom

Score: 6.7

Jack Reacher

Score: 6.6

A Most Violent Year

Score: 6.6

Chaos Walking

Score: 6.6

Red Tails

Score: 6.6

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Score: 6.4

Derailed

Score: 6.4

See How They Run

Score: 6.4

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Score: 6.3

The Water Man

Score: 6.1

A Raisin in the Sun

Score: 6.1

Middle of Nowhere

Score: 6.0

Nightingale

Score: 6.0

Role Play

Score: 6.0

The Book of Clarence

Score: 5.9

Gringo

Score: 5.9

Come Away

Score: 5.8

The Midnight Sky

Score: 5.7

96 Minutes

Score: 5.7

As You Like It

Score: 5.7

Captive

Score: 5.7

The After

Score: 5.6

The Cloverfield Paradox

Score: 5.6

The Paperboy

Score: 5.5

Complicit

Score: 5.5

Shoot the Messenger

Score: 5.4

The Best Man

Score: 5.3

Nina

Score: 5.2

Five Nights in Maine

Score: 5.1

A Wrinkle in Time

Score: 5.1

Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

Score: 5.0

Born Equal

Score: 5.0

Dog Eat Dog

Score: 4.9

A Sound of Thunder

Score: 4.9

Rahab

Score: 4.7

Default

Score: 4.3

Rage

Score: 3.4

Family Feud

Score: 2.5

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

Score: 1.0

Becoming King

Score: 1.0

Who Do You Love

Score: 1.0

American Blend

Score: 0.0

Brave Girl Rising

Score: 0.0

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

Score: 0.0

Solitary

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Frame

Score: 10.0

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Score: 8.5

Silo

Score: 8.1

Earth's Great Rivers II

Score: 8.0

Earth's Great Rivers

Score: 7.8

Star Wars Rebels

Score: 7.7

Spooks

Score: 7.7

The Lion Guard

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

As Time Goes By

Score: 7.5

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Score: 7.5

Les Misérables

Score: 7.4

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Score: 7.2

Conan

Score: 7.1

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Score: 6.5

The Girl Before

Score: 6.4

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Score: 6.3

Glenn Martin, DDS

Score: 6.3

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Score: 6.2

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Score: 6.0

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Score: 6.0

Tony Awards

Score: 5.9

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

Score: 5.9

Small Island

Score: 5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Score: 5.9

After Midnight

Score: 5.8

Five Days

Score: 5.8

The Arsenio Hall Show

Score: 5.7

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Score: 5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

The Passion

Score: 5.4

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Score: 5.3

Tamron Hall

Score: 5.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Score: 5.1

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Score: 5.0

The One Show

Score: 4.6

The View

Score: 4.3

Government Cheese

Score: 4.2

Mayo

Score: 4.2

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Score: 4.0

Sherri

Score: 3.8

Big Cats, Small World

Score: 0.0

Maisie Raine

Score: 0.0

Blood And Oil

Score: 0.0