David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo was born in Oxford in 1976. 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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- Born:
- Apr 1, 1976 In Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 63
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Dog Eat Dog 2001-12-07
- Latest Project:
- Series Government Cheese 2025-04-15
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | National Theatre Live: Coriolanus | Coriolanus | 2025-01-02 |
| Series | Government Cheese | Hampton Chambers | 2025-04-15 |
| Movie | The Book of Clarence | John the Baptist | 2024-01-11 |
| Movie | The After | Dayo | 2024-02-16 |
| Series | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Bass Reeves | 2023-11-05 |
| Movie | Role Play | Dave | 2023-12-14 |
| Movie | See How They Run | Mervyn Cocker-Norris | 2022-09-09 |
| Movie | Chaos Walking | Aaron | 2021-02-24 |
| Movie | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Nigel Basil-Jones | 2021-03-25 |
| Series | The Girl Before | Edward | 2021-12-19 |
| Series | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Prince Humperdinck | 2020-06-29 |
| Movie | The Water Man | Amos Boone | 2020-09-13 |
| Movie | The Midnight Sky | Adewole | 2020-12-10 |
| Movie | Come Away | Jack Littleton | 2020-11-12 |
| Movie | The Cloverfield Paradox | Kiel | 2018-02-04 |
| Movie | Family Feud | 2148 Descendant | 2018-01-04 |
| Movie | A Wrinkle in Time | The It (voice) | 2018-03-08 |
| Series | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' | Self | 2018-10-13 |
| Movie | Gringo | Harold Soyinka | 2018-03-08 |
| Series | Les Misérables | Javert | 2018-12-30 |
| Movie | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Scar (voice) | 2017-07-29 |
| Movie | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | 2017-08-26 | |
| Movie | Nina | Clifton Henderson | 2016-04-22 |
| Movie | Five Nights in Maine | Sherwin | 2016-08-05 |
| Movie | A United Kingdom | Seretse Khama | 2016-11-25 |
| Movie | Queen of Katwe | Robert Katende | 2016-09-23 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2015-04-18 |
| Movie | Captive | Brian Nichols | 2015-09-17 |
| Series | Star Wars Rebels | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2014-10-13 |
| Movie | Nightingale | Peter Snowden | 2014-06-17 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2014-10-03 |
| Movie | Default | Atlas | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Interstellar | School Principal | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | A Most Violent Year | D.A. Lawrence | 2014-12-31 |
| Movie | Selma | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2014-12-25 |
| Movie | Complicit | Edward Ekubo | 2013-02-16 |
| Movie | The Butler | Louis Gaines | 2013-08-16 |
| Movie | Rahab | Cen | 2012-05-04 |
| Movie | Red Tails | Joe 'Lightning' Little | 2012-01-19 |
| Movie | The Paperboy | Yardley Acheman | 2012-09-14 |
| Movie | Middle of Nowhere | Brian | 2012-10-12 |
| Movie | Jack Reacher | Det. Emerson | 2012-12-20 |
| Movie | Lincoln | Corporal Ira Clark | 2012-11-09 |
| Movie | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Steven Jacobs | 2011-08-03 |
| Movie | The Help | Preacher Green | 2011-08-09 |
| Movie | 96 Minutes | Duane | 2011-10-14 |
| Series | Blood And Oil | Keme Tobodo | 2010-03-29 |
| Movie | Rage | Homer | 2009-09-24 |
| Series | Small Island | Gilbert | 2009-12-06 |
| Movie | Who Do You Love | Muddy Waters | 2008-09-11 |
| Series | The Passion | Joseph of Arimathea | 2008-03-16 |
| Movie | A Raisin in the Sun | Joseph Asagai | 2008-02-25 |
| Movie | Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Leonard Grisham | 2008-04-20 |
| Series | Five Days | Matt Wellings | 2007-01-23 |
| Movie | As You Like It | Orlando De Boys | 2006-09-01 |
| Movie | Shoot the Messenger | Joseph Pascale | 2006-04-26 |
| Movie | The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Thomas Junju | 2006-09-27 |
| Movie | Born Equal | Yemi | 2006-12-17 |
| Movie | A Sound of Thunder | Marcus Payne | 2005-05-15 |
| Movie | The Best Man | Graham | 2005-07-09 |
| Movie | Derailed | Patrol Officer | 2005-11-11 |
| Movie | Tomorrow La Scala! | Charlie | 2002-12-10 |
| Movie | Dog Eat Dog | CJ | 2001-12-07 |