Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
OverviewAI-generated
David Oyelowo is a British, American, and Nigerian stage, film, and television actor who also works as a film producer. Born in Oxford, England, on April 1, 1976, he began his professional career in 1999. He received his education at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Oyelowo holds citizenship in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Nigeria, and currently resides in Los Angeles.
His work spans various genres, including Shakespearean comedy, with notable performances in productions such as *Henry VI*. He has been recognized with the Ian Charleson Awards and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Oyelowo is married to Jessica Oyelowo and identifies as Christian. He speaks English as his native language and works primarily in the film industry.
Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- A united kingdom
- A united kingdom
- Henry VI
- "Henry VI" (Actors on Shakespeare)
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22
- Total plays
- 447
David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976 in Oxford) is an English actor best known for his role in the BBC spy drama Spooks. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Oyelowo">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,647x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,799x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,586x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,326x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,708x
via Crossref · CC0
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 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- 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
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- David Oyelowo
- date of birth
- 1976-04-01
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- David Oyelowo
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Oyelowo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.