Acting credits
104
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
David Oyelowo
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 65Series: 45Crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 35013
IMDb ID: nm0654648
Known for: Acting
Born: April 1, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.32
Wikidata: Q218800
Also known as
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo • 데이빗 오예로워 • 大衛·歐洛沃 • دیوید اویلوو • 大衛歐洛沃
Other jobs
Producer (9)Executive Producer (7)Director (1)Thanks (1)
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), 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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with David Oyelowo.
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Coriolanus
2025 Movie
1.0
Becoming King
as Self
2024 Movie
5.6
The After
as Dayo
2024 Movie
5.9
The Book of Clarence
as John the Baptist
2024 Movie
6.0
Role Play
as Dave
2023 Movie
6.4
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
as The Tiger (voice)
2022 Movie
6.4
See How They Run
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
2022 Movie
5.0
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
as Narrator
2022 Movie
8.0
The Bastard King
as The Bastard King
2022 Movie
6.3
5150
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
Ferguson Rises
Producer
2021 Movie
7.0
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Nigel Basil-Jones
2021 Movie
6.6
Night of the Kings
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.5
Chaos Walking
as Aaron
2021 Movie
5.7
The Midnight Sky
as Adewole
2020 Movie
5.8
Come Away
as Jack Littleton
2020 Movie
6.1
The Water Man
as Amos Boone
2020 Movie
6.9
Don't Let Go
as Detective Jack Radcliff
2019 Movie
Brave Girl Rising
as Narrator
2019 Movie
5.1
A Wrinkle in Time
as The It (voice)
2018 Movie
5.9
Gringo
as Harold Soyinka
2018 Movie
5.6
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Kiel
2018 Movie
2.5
Family Feud
as 2148 Descendant
2018 Movie
1.0
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Oyelowo.
5.6
The American Revolution
as Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice) • 2 eps
2025 Series
3.7
Government Cheese
as Hampton Chambers • 10 eps
2025 Series
10.0
Big Cats, Small World
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
2024 Series
5.5
After Midnight
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
3.1
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.1
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Bass Reeves • 8 eps
2023 Series
8.1
Silo
as Sheriff Holston Becker • 5 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Earth's Great Rivers II
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2022 Series
6.3
The Girl Before
as Edward Monkford • 4 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Earth's Great Rivers
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Les Misérables
as Javert • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self • 3 eps
2018 Series
5.8
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Lion Guard
as Scar • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
as Agent Kallus (voice) • 69 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series