People
David Oyelowo
- Name: David Oyelowo
- Birthday: 1976-04-01
- Also known as: David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo,데이빗 오예로워,大衛·歐洛沃
- Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Popularity: 10.937
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.
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| National Theatre Live: Coriolanus as Coriolanus | 2024-09-11 |
| Becoming King as Self | 2024-02-19 |
| The After as Dayo | 2024-02-16 |
| The Book of Clarence as John the Baptist | 2024-01-11 |
| Role Play as Dave | 2023-12-14 |
| The Tiger Who Came to Tea as The Tiger (voice) | 2022-09-14 |
| See How They Run as Mervyn Cocker-Norris | 2022-09-09 |
| Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire as Narrator | 2022-07-20 |
| Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway as Nigel Basil-Jones | 2021-03-25 |
| Chaos Walking as Aaron | 2021-02-24 |
| The Midnight Sky as Adewole | 2020-12-10 |
| Come Away as Jack Littleton | 2020-11-12 |
| The Bastard King as The Bastard King / Narrator | 2020-09-29 |
| The Water Man as Amos Boone | 2020-09-13 |
| Don't Let Go as Detective Jack Radcliff | 2019-08-30 |
| A Wrinkle in Time as The It (voice) | 2018-03-08 |
| Gringo as Harold Soyinka | 2018-03-08 |
| The Cloverfield Paradox as Kiel | 2018-02-04 |
| August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | 2017-08-26 |
| The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar as Scar (voice) | 2017-07-29 |
| A United Kingdom as Seretse Khama | 2016-11-25 |
| Queen of Katwe as Robert Katende | 2016-09-23 |
| Five Nights in Maine as Sherwin | 2016-08-05 |
| Nina as Clifton Henderson | 2016-04-22 |
| Captive as Brian Nichols | 2015-09-17 |
| Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal as Agent Kallus (voice) | 2015-04-18 |
| A Most Violent Year as D.A. Lawrence | 2014-12-31 |
| Selma as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2014-12-25 |
| 9 Kisses as Arm Wrestling Man #1 | 2014-12-11 |
| Interstellar as School Principal | 2014-11-05 |
| Default as Atlas | 2014-10-17 |
| Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion as Agent Kallus (voice) | 2014-10-03 |
| Nightingale as Peter Snowden | 2014-06-17 |
| The Butler as Louis Gaines | 2013-08-16 |
| Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around as Self | 2013-05-07 |
| Complicit as Edward Ekubo | 2013-02-16 |
| Jack Reacher as Det. Emerson | 2012-12-20 |
| Lincoln as Corporal Ira Clark | 2012-11-09 |
| Middle of Nowhere as Brian | 2012-10-12 |
| The Paperboy as Yardley Acheman | 2012-09-14 |
| Rahab as Cen | 2012-05-04 |
| Red Tails as Joe 'Lightning' Little | 2012-01-19 |
| 96 Minutes as Duane | 2011-10-14 |
| The Help as Preacher Green | 2011-08-09 |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Steven Jacobs | 2011-08-03 |
| Rage as Homer | 2009-09-24 |
| Who Do You Love as Muddy Waters | 2008-09-11 |
| Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Leonard Grisham | 2008-04-20 |
| A Raisin in the Sun as Joseph Asagai | 2008-02-25 |
| Born Equal as Yemi | 2006-12-17 |
| As You Like It as Orlando De Boys | 2006-09-01 |
| Shoot the Messenger as Joseph Pascale | 2006-04-26 |
| The Last King of Scotland as Dr. Thomas Junju | 2006-01-12 |
| Derailed as Patrol Officer | 2005-11-11 |
| The Best Man as Graham | 2005-07-09 |
| A Sound of Thunder as Marcus Payne | 2005-05-15 |
| Tomorrow La Scala! as Charlie | 2002-12-10 |
| Dog Eat Dog as CJ | 2001-12-07 |
