David Oyelowo
Born
1976-04-01
Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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), w...
Known for
Interstellar
School Principal
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Steven Jacobs
The Help
Preacher Green
Jack Reacher
Det. Emerson
Lincoln
Corporal Ira Clark
The Cloverfield Paradox
Kiel
The Butler
Louis Gaines
Chaos Walking
Aaron
The Last King of Scotland
Dr. Thomas Junju
Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Midnight Sky
Adewole
Silo
Sheriff Holston Becker
A Wrinkle in Time
The It (voice)
A Most Violent Year
D.A. Lawrence
See How They Run
Mervyn Cocker-Norris