David Oyelowo

Actor

Born: April 1, 1976 (age 50)
From: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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…

Filmography (68)

Clarissa (2026)
Peter
Newborn (2026)
Chris Newborn
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2025)
Coriolanus
Becoming King (2024)
Self
The After (2024)
Dayo
The Book of Clarence (2024)
John the Baptist
Role Play (2023)
Dave
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022)
The Tiger (voice)
See How They Run (2022)
Mervyn Cocker-Norris
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire (2022)
Narrator
The Bastard King (2022)
The Bastard King
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
Nigel Basil-Jones
Chaos Walking (2021)
Aaron
The Midnight Sky (2020)
Adewole
Come Away (2020)
Jack Littleton
The Water Man (2020)
Director
Don't Let Go (2019)
Detective Jack Radcliff
Brave Girl Rising (2019)
Narrator
Gringo (2018)
Harold Soyinka
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
The It (voice)
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Kiel
Family Feud (2018)
2148 Descendant
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017)
Scar (voice)
A United Kingdom (2016)
Seretse Khama
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Robert Katende
Five Nights in Maine (2016)
Sherwin
Nina (2016)
Clifton Henderson
Captive (2015)
Brian Nichols
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)
Agent Kallus (voice)