David Oyelowo

Personal Info

Birthday

April 1, 1976

(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

大衛歐洛沃

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.

Known For

Silo

Interstellar

The Good Wife

Spooks

Star Wars Rebels

The Lion Guard

The Help

As Time Goes By

Filmography

2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Coriolanus
2024
Becoming King
as Self
The After
as Dayo
The Book of Clarence
as John the Baptist
2023
Role Play
as Dave
2022
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
as The Tiger (voice)
See How They Run
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
as Narrator
2021
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Nigel Basil-Jones
Chaos Walking
as Aaron
2020
The Midnight Sky
as Adewole
Come Away
as Jack Littleton
The Water Man
as Amos Boone
2019
Don't Let Go
as Detective Jack Radcliff
Brave Girl Rising
as Narrator
2018
Gringo
as Harold Soyinka
A Wrinkle in Time
as The It (voice)
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Kiel
Family Feud
as 2148 Descendant
2017
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
as Scar (voice)
2016
A United Kingdom
as Seretse Khama
Queen of Katwe
as Robert Katende
Five Nights in Maine
as Sherwin
Nina
as Clifton Henderson
2015
Captive
as Brian Nichols
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
A Most Violent Year
as D.A. Lawrence
Selma
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
9 Kisses
as Arm Wrestling Man #1
Interstellar
as School Principal
Default
as Atlas
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Agent Kallus (voice)
Nightingale
as Peter Snowden
2013
The Butler
as Louis Gaines
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
Complicit
as Edward Ekubo
2012
Jack Reacher
as Det. Emerson
Lincoln
as Corporal Ira Clark
Middle of Nowhere
as Brian
The Paperboy
as Yardley Acheman
Rahab
as Cen
Red Tails
as Joe 'Lightning' Little
2011
96 Minutes
as Duane
The Help
as Preacher Green
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Steven Jacobs
2009
Rage
as Homer
2008
Who Do You Love
as Muddy Waters
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Leonard Grisham
A Raisin in the Sun
as Joseph Asagai
2006
Born Equal
as Yemi
The Last King of Scotland
as Dr. Thomas Junju
As You Like It
as Orlando De Boys
Shoot the Messenger
as Joseph Pascale
2005
Derailed
as Patrol Officer
The Best Man
as Graham
A Sound of Thunder
as Marcus Payne
2002
Tomorrow La Scala!
as Charlie
2001
Dog Eat Dog
as CJ