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David Oyelowo is a male stage, film, and television actor and producer born in Oxford, England, on April 1, 1976. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Nigeria. Oyelowo was educated at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and resides in Los Angeles. He is married to Jessica Oyelowo.
His professional career began in 1999. He works primarily in the field of film and speaks English. His religious worldview is Christianity. Among his accolades are the Ian Charleson Awards and the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He is associated with genres such as Shakespearean comedy.
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Newborn — Chris Newborn2026
- Clarissa — Peter2026
- National Theatre Live: Coriolanus — Coriolanus2025
- Government Cheese — Hampton Chambers2025
- The American Revolution — Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)2025
- The After — Dayo2024
- Becoming King — Self2024
- The Book of Clarence — John the Baptist2024
- Big Cats, Small World — Narrator (voice)2024
- After Midnight — Self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo , ( 1976-04-01 ) 1 April 1976 (age 50) , Oxford , Oxfordshire , England
- Other name
- David O.
- Citizenship
- British Nigerian American
- Alma mater
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1998–present
- Spouse
- Jessica Watson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Spouse
- Jessica Oyelowo
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christian
- Award
- Ian Charleson Awards
- Field of work
- film
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Image
- David Oyelowo Golden Globes.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- David Oyelowo
- date of birth
- 1976-04-01
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
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- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-yeh-LOH-woh; Yoruba pronunciation; born 1 April 1976) is a Nigerian-British actor, director, and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award and two NAACP Image Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was appointed 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 film Selma (2014) and Peter Snowden in the HBO film Nightingale (2014), both of 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).
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