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David Oyelowo
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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May 16th, 2026 | Clarissa | Peter | TBD | |
April 10th, 2026 | Newborn | Chris Newborn | 3 | |
January 2nd, 2025 | National Theatre Live: Coriolanus | Coriolanus | TBD | |
February 19th, 2024 | Becoming King | Self | 1 | |
February 16th, 2024 | The After | Dayo | 5.6 | |
January 11th, 2024 | The Book of Clarence | John the Baptist | 5.8 | |
December 14th, 2023 | Role Play | Dave | 6 | |
September 14th, 2022 | The Tiger Who Came to Tea | The Tiger (voice) | 6.4 | |
September 9th, 2022 | See How They Run | Mervyn Cocker-Norris | 6.3 | |
July 20th, 2022 | Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire | Narrator | 5 | |
March 22nd, 2022 | The Bastard King | The Bastard King | 8 | |
March 25th, 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Nigel Basil-Jones | 7 | |
February 24th, 2021 | Chaos Walking | Aaron | 6.5 | |
December 10th, 2020 | The Midnight Sky | Adewole | 5.7 | |
November 12th, 2020 | Come Away | Jack Littleton | 5.8 | |
September 13th, 2020 | The Water Man | Amos Boone | 6.1 | |
August 30th, 2019 | Don't Let Go | Detective Jack Radcliff | 6.9 | |
March 8th, 2019 | Brave Girl Rising | Narrator | TBD | |
March 8th, 2018 | Gringo | Harold Soyinka | 5.9 | |
March 8th, 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | The It (voice) | 5.1 | |
February 4th, 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Kiel | 5.6 | |
January 4th, 2018 | Family Feud | 2148 Descendant | 2.5 | |
August 26th, 2017 | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | TBD | 1 | |
July 29th, 2017 | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Scar (voice) | 8.3 | |
November 25th, 2016 | A United Kingdom | Seretse Khama | 6.7 | |
September 23rd, 2016 | Queen of Katwe | Robert Katende | 7.2 | |
August 5th, 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | Sherwin | 5.1 | |
April 22nd, 2016 | Nina | Clifton Henderson | 5.2 | |
September 17th, 2015 | Captive | Brian Nichols | 5.6 | |
April 18th, 2015 | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Agent Kallus (voice) | 7.9 | |
December 31st, 2014 | A Most Violent Year | D.A. Lawrence | 6.6 | |
December 25th, 2014 | Selma | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 7.4 | |
November 5th, 2014 | Interstellar | School Principal | 8.5 | |
October 17th, 2014 | Default | Atlas | 4.3 | |
October 3rd, 2014 | Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion | Agent Kallus (voice) | 7.3 | |
June 17th, 2014 | Nightingale | Peter Snowden | 6 | |
February 14th, 2014 | 9 Kisses | Customer | TBD | |
August 16th, 2013 | The Butler | Louis Gaines | 7.3 | |
May 7th, 2013 | Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around | Self | 7.4 | |
February 16th, 2013 | Complicit | Edward Ekubo | 5.3 | |
December 20th, 2012 | Jack Reacher | Det. Emerson | 6.7 | |
November 9th, 2012 | Lincoln | Corporal Ira Clark | 6.8 | |
October 12th, 2012 | Middle of Nowhere | Brian | 6 | |
September 14th, 2012 | The Paperboy | Yardley Acheman | 5.5 | |
May 4th, 2012 | Rahab | Cen | 4.7 | |
January 19th, 2012 | Red Tails | Joe 'Lightning' Little | 6.6 | |
October 14th, 2011 | 96 Minutes | Duane | 5.7 | |
August 9th, 2011 | The Help | Preacher Green | 8.2 | |
August 3rd, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Steven Jacobs | 7.3 | |
September 24th, 2009 | Rage | Homer | 3.5 | |
September 11th, 2008 | Who Do You Love | Muddy Waters | 1 | |
April 20th, 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Leonard Grisham | 6.3 | |
February 25th, 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun | Joseph Asagai | 6.1 | |
December 17th, 2006 | Born Equal | Yemi | 5 | |
September 27th, 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Thomas Junju | 7.4 | |
September 1st, 2006 | As You Like It | Orlando De Boys | 5.8 | |
April 26th, 2006 | Shoot the Messenger | Joseph Pascale | 5.4 | |
November 11th, 2005 | Derailed | Patrol Officer | 6.4 | |
July 9th, 2005 | The Best Man | Graham | 5.3 | |
May 15th, 2005 | A Sound of Thunder | Marcus Payne | 4.9 | |
December 10th, 2002 | Tomorrow La Scala! | Charlie | 8 | |
December 7th, 2001 | Dog Eat Dog | CJ | 5.3 | |
TBD | American Blend | TBD | 8 | |
TBD | Othello | Othello | TBD | |
TBD | Heart of Benin | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | Heist of Benin | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | The Return of the Rocketeer | The Rocketeer | TBD |