David Oyelowo
Acting
Born April 1, 1976 · Oxford, 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), w…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Silo
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Conan
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Good Wife
Interstellar
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
Tony Awards
The One Show
Sherri
After Midnight
Tamron Hall
Spooks
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Star Wars Rebels
The Oscars
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
The Lion Guard
The Help
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Les Misérables
Jack Reacher
As Time Goes By
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
The Arsenio Hall Show
The American Revolution
Newborn
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Glenn Martin, DDS
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Government Cheese
Lincoln