David Oyelowo

Acting

Born Apr 1, 1976 (age 50) · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Interstellar2014
as ⁨School Principal⁩
Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011
as ⁨Steven Jacobs⁩
The Help2011
as ⁨Preacher Green⁩
Jack Reacher2012
as ⁨Det. Emerson⁩
Lincoln2012
as ⁨Corporal Ira Clark⁩
The Cloverfield Paradox2018
as ⁨Kiel⁩
The Butler2013
as ⁨Louis Gaines⁩
Chaos Walking2021
as ⁨Aaron⁩
as ⁨Dr. Thomas Junju⁩
as ⁨Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.⁩
as ⁨Adewole⁩
as ⁨The It (voice)⁩
as ⁨D.A. Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Mervyn Cocker-Norris⁩
as ⁨Patrol Officer⁩
as ⁨Nigel Basil-Jones⁩
as ⁨Harold Soyinka⁩
as ⁨Yardley Acheman⁩
as ⁨Joe 'Lightning' Little⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Seretse Khama⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Detective Jack Radcliff⁩ · Executive producer · Producer
as ⁨Robert Katende⁩
as ⁨Marcus Payne⁩
as ⁨Jack Littleton⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Brian Nichols⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Amos Boone⁩ · Producer · Director
as ⁨Agent Kallus (voice)⁩
as ⁨John the Baptist⁩
as ⁨Orlando De Boys⁩
as ⁨Agent Kallus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Clifton Henderson⁩
as ⁨Duane⁩
as ⁨Dayo⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Graham⁩
as ⁨Peter Snowden⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Peter⁩
Out Fri, Dec 11

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Interstellar2014
as ⁨School Principal⁩
Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011
as ⁨Steven Jacobs⁩
The Help2011
as ⁨Preacher Green⁩
Jack Reacher2012
as ⁨Det. Emerson⁩
Lincoln2012
as ⁨Corporal Ira Clark⁩
The Cloverfield Paradox2018
as ⁨Kiel⁩
The Butler2013
as ⁨Louis Gaines⁩
Chaos Walking2021
as ⁨Aaron⁩
as ⁨Dr. Thomas Junju⁩
as ⁨Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.⁩
as ⁨Adewole⁩
as ⁨The It (voice)⁩
as ⁨D.A. Lawrence⁩
as ⁨Mervyn Cocker-Norris⁩
as ⁨Patrol Officer⁩
as ⁨Nigel Basil-Jones⁩
as ⁨Harold Soyinka⁩
as ⁨Yardley Acheman⁩
as ⁨Joe 'Lightning' Little⁩
as ⁨Dave⁩
as ⁨Seretse Khama⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Detective Jack Radcliff⁩ · Executive producer · Producer
as ⁨Robert Katende⁩
as ⁨Marcus Payne⁩
as ⁨Jack Littleton⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Brian Nichols⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Amos Boone⁩ · Producer · Director
as ⁨Agent Kallus (voice)⁩
as ⁨John the Baptist⁩
as ⁨Orlando De Boys⁩
as ⁨Agent Kallus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Clifton Henderson⁩
as ⁨Duane⁩
as ⁨Dayo⁩ · Producer
as ⁨Graham⁩
as ⁨Peter Snowden⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Peter⁩
Out Fri, Dec 11