

David Oyelowo
- stage actor
- film actor
- film producer
- television actor
- film director
- actor
- director
- Born 1976-04-01 (age 50)
- Nationality United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria
- Years active 1999–present
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2024Role PlayMovie
age 48 - 2023The AfterShort
age 47 - 2022See How They RunMovie
age 46 - 2021Chaos WalkingMovie
age 45 - 2021Peter Rabbit 2: The RunawayMovie
age 45 - 2020The Midnight SkyMovie
age 44 - 2018A Wrinkle in TimeMovie
age 42 - 2018GringoMovie
age 42 - 2018The Cloverfield ParadoxMovie
age 42 - 2016A United KingdomSeretse KhamaMovie
age 40 - 2016Queen of KatweRobert KatendeMovie
age 40 - 2015CaptiveMovie
age 39
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Role Play | Movie | 48 | |
| 2023 | The After | Short | 47 | |
| 2022 | See How They Run | Movie | 46 | |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Movie | 45 | |
| 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Movie | 45 | |
| 2020 | The Midnight Sky | Movie | 44 | |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | Movie | 42 | |
| 2018 | Gringo | Movie | 42 | |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Movie | 42 | |
| 2016 | A United Kingdom | Movie | Seretse Khama | 40 |
| 2016 | Queen of Katwe | Movie | Robert Katende | 40 |
| 2015 | Captive | Movie | 39 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1976 age 0
Born2005 age 29
CreditA Sound of ThunderCreditDerailed2006 age 30
2011 age 35
CreditThe Help2012 age 36
2013 age 37
CreditThe Butler2014 age 38
2015 age 39
CreditCaptive2016 age 40
2018 age 42
2020 age 44
CreditThe Midnight Sky2021 age 45
CreditChaos Walking2022 age 46
CreditSee How They Run2023 age 47
CreditThe After2024 age 48
CreditRole Play
Worked with most
Family and influences
Spouse
Nothing recorded for: Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Studied under, Taught.
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Photo:Tyler BoyeCC BY-SA 4.0
Quotes
To be a human being is to have to come to terms with the fact that your time here is finite. Shows that heighten that fact all speak to the reality of our own existence—and how high the stakes become as a result.
David Oyelowo, CC BY-SA 4.0
I like to stay busy and that’s partly why I produce and I’m now directing. I just love storytelling, and as an actor, you can often feel like a cog in a wheel. I don’t want to be a cog in a wheel. I want to be the wheel. In fact, I’d rather own the whole bicycle.
David Oyelowo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nowhere on earth has been better at covering up racism in my opinion than Great Britain. The thing I like about living in America is that racism comes at you head on. In the UK it sneaks up behind you.
David Oyelowo, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria
- Eye colour
- brown
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1999–
- Genres
- Shakespearean comedy
- Education
- City and Islington College, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art




Chaos Walking
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The Midnight Sky
A Wrinkle in Time
The Cloverfield Paradox