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David Oyelowo

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo OBE is a British-American actor and producer. His highest-profile role to date was as Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 biographical drama film Selma.

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Filmography

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011
as Steven Jacobs

Interstellar

2014
as School Principal

Chaos Walking

2021
as Aaron

The Midnight Sky

2020
as Adewole

Jack Reacher

2012
as Emerson

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018
as Kiel

The Help

2011
as Preacher Green

Role Play

2024
as Dave

See How They Run

2022
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris

The Water Man

2020
as Amos

Selma

2014
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Last King of Scotland

2006
as Dr. Thomas Junju

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021
as Percy McGregor

A Wrinkle in Time

2018
as The It (voice)

The Butler

2013
as Louis Gaines

Lincoln

2012
as Corporal Ira Clark

The Rocketeers

as The Rocketeer

August 28th

2016

9 Kisses

2014
as Arm Wrestling Man #1

Gringo

2018
as Harold Soyinka

Queen of Katwe

2016
as Robert Katende

96 Minutes

2011
as Duane

Middle of Nowhere

2012
as Brian

As You Like It

2006
as Orlando De Boys

Captive

2015
as Brian Nichols

Nightingale

2015
as Peter Snowden

The Best Man

2005
as Graham

Nina

2016
as Clifton Henderson

The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar

2017
as Scar

Derailed

2005
as Patrol Officer

Rahab

2012
as Cen

A Most Violent Year

2014
as D.A. Lawrence

Clarissa

Red Tails

2012
as Joe 'Lightning' Little

Come Away

2020
as Jack

The Book of Clarence

2024
as John the Baptist

A United Kingdom

2016
as Seretse Khama

Dog Eat Dog

2001
as CJ

The Paperboy

2012
as Yardley Acheman

A Sound of Thunder

2005
as Payne

A Raisin in the Sun

2008
as Joseph Asagai

Tomorrow La Scala!

2002
as Charlie

Sweet Thunder

as Sugar Ray Robinson

Five Nights in Maine

2016
as Sherwin

The After

2023
as Dayo

Don’t Let Go

2019
as Jack Radcliff

Quails Quest: Its a Boy!

2005
as Joseph

Complicit

2013
as Edward Ekubo

Born Equal

2006
as Yemi

Rage

2009
as Homer

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

2019
as Tiger (voice)

Director

Movie The Water Man 2020
Movie Big Guy 2009

Writer

Movie Sweet Thunder

Producer

Movie The Rocketeers
Movie Nightingale 2015
Movie Captive 2015
Movie A United Kingdom 2016
Movie Sweet Thunder
Movie Five Nights in Maine 2016