04/01/1976
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK:
David Oyelowo OBE (* 1. April 1976 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) ist ein britischer Schauspieler. Oyelowos Eltern stammen aus Nigeria. Zunächst besuchte er ein Jugendtheater, danach belegte er einen Kurs in Theaterwissenschaften an dem City and Islington College. Ein Jahr nach seinem Abitur bekam Oyelowo einen Platz an der London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), 1998 erfolgte der Abschluss seiner dreijährigen Ausbildung. Seit 1998 ist er Film- und Fernsehschauspieler tätig. 1999 begann seine Bühnenkarriere in der Royal Shakespeare Company, wo er verschiedene Rollen spielte. Von 2002 bis 2004 stellte er in der Fernsehserie Spooks – Im Visier des MI5 den Junior-Agenten Danny Hunter dar. 2011 war er im Science-Fiction-Film Planet der Affen: Prevolution zu sehen. 2012 trat er an der Seite von Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike und Richard Jenkins in der Romanverfilmung Jack Reacher auf. 2007 wurde er für seine Darstellung in der Miniserie Five Days in mit einem Satellite Award ausgezeichnet. Die Royal Television Society ehrte ihn 2010 mit dem RTS Television Award. 2014 übernahm er in Ava DuVernays Drama Selma die Rolle von Martin Luther King, 2016 in A United Kingdom die Rolle des designierten Königs von Betschuanaland (Botswana), Seretse Khama.
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Clarissa (2026) as Peter |
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Newborn (2026) as Chris Newborn |
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National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2025) as Coriolanus |
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Becoming King (2024) as Self |
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The After (2024) as Dayo |
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The Book of Clarence (2024) as John the Baptist |
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Role Play (2023) as Dave |
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022) as The Tiger (voice) |
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See How They Run (2022) as Mervyn Cocker-Norris |
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Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire (2022) as Narrator |
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Le Roi Bâtard (2022) as The Bastard King |
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) as Nigel Basil-Jones |
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Chaos Walking (2021) as Aaron |
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The Midnight Sky (2020) as Adewole |
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Come Away (2020) as Jack Littleton |
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The Water Man (2020) as Amos Boone |
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Don't Let Go (2019) as Detective Jack Radcliff |
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Brave Girl Rising (2019) as Narrator |
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Gringo (2018) as Harold Soyinka |
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A Wrinkle in Time (2018) as The It (voice) |
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The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) as Kiel |
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Family Feud (2018) as 2148 Descendant |
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August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017) as |
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The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017) as Scar (voice) |
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A United Kingdom (2016) as Seretse Khama |
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Queen of Katwe (2016) as Robert Katende |
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Five Nights in Maine (2016) as Sherwin |
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Nina (2016) as Clifton Henderson |
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Captive (2015) as Brian Nichols |
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Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) as Agent Kallus (voice) |
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A Most Violent Year (2014) as D.A. Lawrence |
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Selma (2014) as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Interstellar (2014) as School Principal |
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Default (2014) as Atlas |
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Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014) as Agent Kallus (voice) |
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Nightingale (2014) as Peter Snowden |
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9 Kisses (2014) as Customer |
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The Butler (2013) as Louis Gaines |
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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around (2013) as Self |
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Complicit (2013) as Edward Ekubo |
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Jack Reacher (2012) as Det. Emerson |
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Lincoln (2012) as Corporal Ira Clark |
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Middle of Nowhere (2012) as Brian |
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The Paperboy (2012) as Yardley Acheman |
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Rahab (2012) as Cen |
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Red Tails (2012) as Joe 'Lightning' Little |
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96 Minutes (2011) as Duane |
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The Help (2011) as Preacher Green |
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) as Steven Jacobs |
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Rage (2009) as Homer |
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Who Do You Love (2008) as Muddy Waters |
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008) as Leonard Grisham |
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A Raisin in the Sun (2008) as Joseph Asagai |
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Born Equal (2006) as Yemi |
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The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Dr. Thomas Junju |
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As You Like It (2006) as Orlando De Boys |
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Shoot the Messenger (2006) as Joseph Pascale |
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Derailed (2005) as Patrol Officer |
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The Best Man (2005) as Graham |
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A Sound of Thunder (2005) as Marcus Payne |
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Tomorrow La Scala! (2002) as Charlie |
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Dog Eat Dog (2001) as CJ |
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American Blend () as |
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Heart of Benin () as |
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Heist of Benin () as |
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Othello () as Othello |
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The Return of the Rocketeer () as The Rocketeer |
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Newborn (2026) Producer |
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Becoming King (2024) Producer |
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The After (2024) Producer |
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5150 (2021) Executive Producer |
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Ferguson Rises (2021) Producer |
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La Nuit des rois (2021) Executive Producer |
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Come Away (2020) Producer |
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The Water Man (2020) Producer |
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The Water Man (2020) Director |
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Don't Let Go (2019) Executive Producer |
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Don't Let Go (2019) Producer |
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A United Kingdom (2016) Producer |
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13th (2016) Thanks |
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Five Nights in Maine (2016) Producer |
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Captive (2015) Producer |
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Nightingale (2014) Executive Producer |
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Big Guy (2009) Director |
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Big Guy (2009) Producer |
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun () Producer |
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American Solitaire () Producer |
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Heart of Benin () Producer |
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Heist of Benin () Producer |
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Othello () Director |
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Othello () Producer |