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Clarissa
2026
David Oyelowo
Acting
Born April 1, 1976Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Oyelowo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
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5.4
Newborn
2026
0.0
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2025
1.0
Becoming King
2024
5.6
The After
2024
5.8
The Book of Clarence
2024
6.0
Role Play
2023
6.3
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
6.3
See How They Run
2022
5.0
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
2022
8.0
The Bastard King
2022
7.0
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
6.5
Chaos Walking
2021
5.7
The Midnight Sky
2020
5.8
Come Away
2020
6.1
The Water Man
2020
6.9
Don't Let Go
2019
0.0
Brave Girl Rising
2019
5.9
Gringo
2018
5.0
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
5.6
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
2.5
Family Feud
2018
1.0
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
8.3
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
2017
6.6
A United Kingdom
2016
7.2
Queen of Katwe
2016
5.1
Five Nights in Maine
2016
5.2
Nina
2016
5.7
Captive
2015
7.9
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
6.6
A Most Violent Year
2014
7.4
Selma
2014
8.5
Interstellar
2014
4.3
Default
2014
7.3
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
2014
6.0
Nightingale
2014
5.5
9 Kisses
2014
7.3
The Butler
2013
7.4
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013
5.1
Complicit
2013
6.7
Jack Reacher
2012
6.8
Lincoln
2012
6.1
Middle of Nowhere
2012
5.5
The Paperboy
2012
4.7
Rahab
2012
6.7
Red Tails
2012
5.7
96 Minutes
2011
8.2
The Help
2011
7.4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
5.8
Blood and Oil
2010
3.5
Rage
2009
1.0
Who Do You Love
2008
6.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
6.1
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
5.0
Born Equal
2006
American Blend
8.0
American Blend
2006
7.4
The Last King of Scotland
2006
5.8
As You Like It
2006
5.4
Shoot the Messenger
2006
6.4
Derailed
2005
5.4
The Best Man
2005
4.9
A Sound of Thunder
2005
8.0
Tomorrow La Scala!
2002
5.2
Dog Eat Dog
2001
Othello
0.0
Othello
Heist of Benin
0.0
Heist of Benin
The Return of the Rocketeer
0.0
The Return of the Rocketeer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
0.0
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
TV Shows
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6.2
Treasure Island
5.9
The American Revolution
3.9
Government Cheese
10.0
Big Cats, Small World
5.5
After Midnight
2.9
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
7.0
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
8.2
Silo
2.6
Sherri
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
8.0
Earth's Great Rivers II
6.2
The Girl Before
7.7
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
4.7
The Tamron Hall Show
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
7.8
Earth's Great Rivers
7.3
Les Misérables
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
6.1
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
7.7
The Lion Guard
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
5.7
The Arsenio Hall Show
10.0
The Frame
7.2
Conan
0.0
Blood And Oil
6.1
Small Island
7.6
The Good Wife
6.7
Glenn Martin, DDS
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.3
The Passion
5.8
Five Days
4.3
The One Show
4.2
Mayo
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
7.7
Spooks
0.0
Maisie Raine
4.3
The View
7.6
As Time Goes By
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
0.0
Tony Awards
7.1
The Oscars
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
0.0