David Oyelowo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1976-04-01 (49 years old)

Place of Birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

  • David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo
  • 데이빗 오예로워
  • 大衛·歐洛沃
  • دیوید اویلوو

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

Interstellar
8.5%

Interstellar

Nov 5, 2014

The Help
8.2%

The Help

Aug 9, 2011

Jack Reacher
6.6%

Jack Reacher

Dec 20, 2012

Lincoln
6.9%

Lincoln

Nov 9, 2012

The Butler
7.3%

The Butler

Aug 16, 2013

Chaos Walking
6.6%

Chaos Walking

Feb 24, 2021

Selma
7.4%

Selma

Dec 25, 2014

The Midnight Sky
5.7%

The Midnight Sky

Dec 10, 2020

A Wrinkle in Time
5.1%

A Wrinkle in Time

Mar 8, 2018

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Acting

Sweet Thunder as Sugar Ray Robinson
Solitary as Chris Newborn
2025
Government Cheese as Hampton Chambers
2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus as Coriolanus
2024
Big Cats, Small World as Narrator (voice)
2024
Becoming King as Self
2024
The After as Dayo
2024
The Book of Clarence as John the Baptist
2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
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
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
See How They Run as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
2022
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire as Narrator
2022
Earth's Great Rivers II as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
The Girl Before as Edward
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Nigel Basil-Jones
2021
Chaos Walking as Aaron
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
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
Don't Let Go as Detective Jack Radcliff
2019
Brave Girl Rising as Narrator
2019
Earth's Great Rivers as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Les Misérables as Javert
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Self
2018
A Wrinkle in Time as The It (voice)
2018
Gringo as Harold Soyinka
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
2018
The Cloverfield Paradox as Kiel
2018
Family Feud as 2148 Descendant
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar as Scar (voice)
2016
A United Kingdom as Seretse Khama
2016
Queen of Katwe as Robert Katende
2016
Five Nights in Maine as Sherwin
2016
Nina as Clifton Henderson
2016
The Lion Guard as Scar
2015
Captive as Brian Nichols
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
A Most Violent Year as D.A. Lawrence
2014
Selma as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014
9 Kisses as Arm Wrestling Man #1
2014
Interstellar as School Principal
2014
Default as Atlas
2014
Star Wars Rebels as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
Nightingale as Peter Snowden
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013
The Arsenio Hall Show as Self
2013
The Butler as Louis Gaines
2013
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around as Self
2013
The Frame as Steven Jacobs
2013
Complicit as Edward Ekubo
2012
Jack Reacher as Det. Emerson
2012
Lincoln as Corporal Ira Clark
2012
Middle of Nowhere as Brian
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
Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Steven Jacobs
2010
Conan as Self
2010
Blood And Oil as Keme Tobodo
2009
Small Island as Gilbert
2009
Rage as Homer
2009
The Good Wife as Judge Edward Weldon
2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Kremlin Busang
2008
Who Do You Love as Muddy Waters
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Leonard Grisham
2008
The Passion as Joseph of Arimathea
2008
A Raisin in the Sun as Joseph Asagai
2007
Five Days as Matt Wellings
2006
Born Equal as Yemi
2006
As You Like It as Orlando De Boys
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
Shoot the Messenger as Joseph Pascale
2006
Mayo as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
2006
The Last King of Scotland as Dr. Thomas Junju
2005
Derailed as Patrol Officer
2005
The Best Man as Graham
2005
A Sound of Thunder as Marcus Payne
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
Tomorrow La Scala! as Charlie
2002
Spooks as Danny Hunter
2001
Dog Eat Dog as CJ
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

Crew

2016
13th as Thanks

Directing

2020
The Water Man as Director
2009
Big Guy as Director

Production

American Solitaire as Producer
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun as Producer
Things Fall Apart as Executive Producer
2025
Government Cheese as Executive Producer
2024
Becoming King as Producer
2024
The After as Producer
2023
Lawmen: Bass Reeves as Executive Producer
2021
5150 as Executive Producer
2021
Ferguson Rises as Producer
2021
Night of the Kings as Executive Producer
2020
Come Away as Producer
2020
The Water Man 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
Five Nights in Maine as Producer
2015
Captive as Producer
2014
Nightingale as Executive Producer
2009
Big Guy as Producer
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