David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo was born in Oxford in 1976. His family originates from Nigeria. David studied Theatre Studies for A level and his teacher suggested he should become an actor. After A levels David enrolled for a year on an Art foundation course. In December 2000 David became the first black actor to play an English monarch for the RSC taking the title role in Henry VI. His performance won him the 'Ian Charleson' Award 2001 for best newcomer in a classical play.
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- Born:
- Apr 1, 1976 In Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 76
- First Appeared:
- In the series As Time Goes By 1992-01-12
- Latest Project:
- Movie Untitled Saoirse Ronan Murder Mystery 2022
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Untitled Saoirse Ronan Murder Mystery | Unknown | 2022 |
| Series | Maisie Raine | Unknown | 2022 |
| Movie | Sweet Thunder | Sugar Ray Robinson | 2022 |
| Movie | Solitary | Unknown | 2022 |
| Movie | Chaos Walking | Aaron | 2021-02-24 |
| Movie | The Water Man | Amos | 2021-05-07 |
| Movie | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Nigel Basil-Jones | 2021-03-25 |
| Movie | Come Away | Jack | 2020-11-12 |
| Movie | The Midnight Sky | Adewole | 2020-12-10 |
| Series | Earth's Great Rivers | Narrator (voice) | 2019-01-01 |
| Movie | Don't Let Go | Detective Jack Radcliff | 2019-08-30 |
| Movie | The Lion Guard: Battle for the Pride Lands | Scar (voice) | 2019-08-03 |
| Series | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | 2019-09-09 |
| Movie | The Tiger Who Came To Tea | The Tiger (voice) | 2019-12-08 |
| Movie | The Cloverfield Paradox | Kiel | 2018-02-04 |
| Movie | The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar | Scar (voice) | 2018-01-09 |
| Series | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Himself | 2018-02-18 |
| Movie | Gringo | Harold Soyinka | 2018-03-08 |
| Series | Les Misérables | Javert | 2018-12-30 |
| Series | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' | Himself | 2018-10-13 |
| Movie | A Wrinkle in Time | The It (voice) | 2018-03-08 |
| Movie | August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Unknown | 2017-08-26 |
| Series | The Lion Guard | Scar | 2016-01-15 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2016-07-16 |
| Movie | Nina | Clifton Henderson | 2016-04-22 |
| Movie | Queen of Katwe | Robert Katende | 2016-09-23 |
| Movie | A United Kingdom | Seretse Khama | 2016-11-25 |
| Movie | Five Nights in Maine | Sherwin | 2016-08-05 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2015-04-18 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
| Movie | Captive | Brian Nichols | 2015-09-17 |
| Series | Star Wars Rebels | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2014-10-13 |
| Movie | Nightingale | Peter Snowden | 2014-06-17 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
| Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Himself | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion | Agent Kallus (voice) | 2014-10-03 |
| Movie | Default | Atlas | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Selma | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2014-12-25 |
| Movie | A Most Violent Year | D.A. Lawrence | 2014-12-30 |
| Movie | Interstellar | Principal | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | 9 Kisses | Arm Wrestling Man #1 | 2014-12-11 |
| Movie | Complicit | Edward Ekubo | 2013-02-16 |
| Movie | The Butler | Louis Gaines | 2013-08-16 |
| Movie | Rahab | Cen | 2012-05-04 |
| Movie | The Paperboy | Yardley Acheman | 2012-09-14 |
| Movie | Red Tails | Joe 'Lightning' Little | 2012-01-19 |
| Movie | Middle of Nowhere | Brian | 2012-10-12 |
| Movie | Jack Reacher | Emerson | 2012-12-20 |
| Movie | Lincoln | Corporal Ira Clark | 2012-11-09 |
| Movie | The Help | Preacher Green | 2011-08-09 |
| Movie | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Steven Jacobs | 2011-08-03 |
| Movie | 96 Minutes | Duane | 2011-10-14 |
| Series | Blood And Oil | Keme Tobodo | 2010-03-29 |
| Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
| Series | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Unknown | 2009-03-15 |
| Series | Glenn Martin, DDS | Unknown | 2009-08-17 |
| Movie | Rage | Homer | 2009-09-24 |
| Series | Small Island | Gilbert | 2009-12-06 |
| Movie | A Raisin in the Sun | Joseph Asagai | 2008-02-25 |
| Series | The Passion | Joseph of Arimathea | 2008-03-16 |
| Movie | Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Leonard Grisham | 2008-04-20 |
| Movie | Who Do You Love | Muddy Waters | 2008-09-11 |
| Series | Five Days | Unknown | 2007-01-23 |
| Series | Mayo | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
| Movie | As You Like It | Orlando De Boys | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Thomas Junju | 2006-01-12 |
| Movie | Shoot the Messenger | Unknown | 2006-04-26 |
| Movie | Born Equal | Yemi | 2006-12-04 |
| Movie | The Best Man | Graham | 2005-07-09 |
| Movie | A Sound of Thunder | Payne | 2005-05-15 |
| Movie | Derailed | Patrol Officer | 2005-11-11 |
| Series | Spooks | Danny Hunter | 2002-05-13 |
| Movie | Tomorrow La Scala! | Unknown | 2002-12-10 |
| Movie | Dog Eat Dog | CJ | 2001-12-07 |
| Series | The View | Himself | 1997-08-11 |
| Series | As Time Goes By | Patrick | 1992-01-12 |
