David Oyelowo
April 1, 1976 (49 years old) in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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
Credits
- 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 · After Midnight as Self
- 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 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 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 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 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 · Gringo as Harold Soyinka
- 2018 · A Wrinkle in Time as The It (voice)
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 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
- Future · Solitary as Chris Newborn
- Future · Sweet Thunder as Sugar Ray Robinson