David Oyelowo

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo ( ; ;"David Oyelowo finally reveals how you pronounce his name"  by Daisy Watt, The Independent, 30 January 2015 bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli  April dahinyini dali, yuuni 1976 Ka o nyɛ ŋun nyɛ  British kpɛrikpɛrita,  dareeta n ti pahi puruduusa .  O kpaŋmaŋ pina nim n nyɛ Critics' Choice Award n ti pahi NAACP Image Awards dibaayi Ka lahi nyɛ  bɛ ni piigi so ni o di Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, n ti pahi ni  BAFTA Award. Yuuni 2016 ni, o nyɛla bɛ ni daa piigi so Ka  leegi Ofisa n ti   Order of the British Empire (OBE) ka di nyɛla o tuma zaŋti kpɛrigu polo.



 Filmography 

 Film 
+FilmYearTitleRoleNotes2001Dog Eat DogCJDirected by Moody Shoaibi2005A Sound of ThunderPayneDirected by Peter HyamsThe Best ManGrahamDerailedPatrol OfficerCrime / Drama / Thriller2006As You Like ItOrlando De BoysComedy / Drama / RomanceThe Last King of ScotlandDr. JunjuDirected by Kevin Macdonald2008Who Do You Love?Muddy WatersBiography / Drama2009RageHomer2011Rise of the Planet of the ApesSteven JacobsThe HelpPreacher Green96 MinutesDuane2012Red Tails1st Lt. Joe "Lightning" LittleThe PaperboyYardley AchemanMiddle of NowhereBrianNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor 
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleLincolnIra ClarkJack ReacherEmerson2013The ButlerLouis GainesNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor 
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2014NightingalePeter SnowdenCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries 
Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series 
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film 
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special 
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmInterstellarSchool PrincipalDefaultAtlasSelmaMartin Luther King Jr.Black Reel Award for Best Actor 
African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 
Kermode Award for Best Actor 
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 
Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award 
Nominated – Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor 
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 
Nominated – Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor 
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead 
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture 
Nominated – Village Voice Film Poll Award for Best Actor 
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorA Most Violent YearLawrenceNominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor2015CaptiveBrian NicholsFive Nights in MaineSherwin2016NinaClifton HendersonQueen of KatweRobert KatendeNominated—Evening Standard British Film Awards for Best Actor
Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Best Actor
Nominated—NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting ActorA United KingdomSeretse Khama2018The Cloverfield ParadoxKielA Wrinkle in TimeThe ItCameoGringoHarold Soyinka2019Don't Let GoDetective Jack Radcliff2020Come AwayJack LittletonThe Water ManAmos BooneDirectorial debutThe Midnight SkyCommander Tom Adewole2021Chaos WalkingAaronDirected by Doug LimanPeter Rabbit 2: The RunawayNigel Basil-Jones2022See How They RunMervyn Cocker-NorrisDirected by Tom George2023The Book of ClarenceJohn the BaptistDirected by Jeymes SamuelThe AfterDayoNominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2024 Academy Awards.2024Role PlayDaveDirected by Thomas VincentThe Strange CaseLouisPodcast SeriesSolitaryChris NewbornPost-production

 Television 
+TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes1998Maisie RaineSonny McDonaldEpisode: "Food of Love"Brothers and SistersLester Peters2002–2004SpooksDanny Hunter2005As Time Goes ByPatrick2 episodes2006Shoot the MessengerJoseph PascaleTV movieThe Gil Mayo MysteriesEddie Barton, "Sexy" M.P.Episode: "Episode #1.8"2007Five DaysMatt WellingsMiniseries; 4 episodes2008A Raisin in the SunJoseph AsagaiTV movieThe PassionJoseph of ArimatheaTV miniseries (1 episode)The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyKremlin BusangEpisode: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"2009Small IslandGilbertTV movie2010Blood and OilKeme TobodoTV movie2011The Good WifeJudge Edward WeldonEpisode: "Two Courts"2010–2011Glenn Martin, DDSTeacher / Clarence (voice)2 episodes2013ComplicitEdward EkuboTV movie2014–2018Star Wars RebelsAlexsandr Kallus (voice)28 episodes2014Robot ChickenGandalf / The Doctor (voice)Episode: "Walking Dead Lobster"2017The Lion Guard: The Rise of ScarScar (voice)TV movie2017–2019The Lion GuardScar (voice)17 episodes2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleHimselfEpisode: "Pizza Ghost"2018–2019Les MisérablesJavert6 episodes2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideHumperdinckEpisode: "Chapter Six: The Fire Swamp"5150Television short; executive producer2021The Girl BeforeEdwardMain role2023SiloHolston BeckerMain roleLawmen: Bass ReevesBass ReevesMain role
Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie2025NatureNarratorEpisode: "Big Cats: Small World", Two-part miniseriesGovernment CheeseHampton ChambersMain role; also executive producer

 Theater 
YearTitleRoleTheaterRef.1999The SuppliantsKing PalasgusGate Theatre1999Antony and CleopatraDercetusRoyal Shakespeare Company1999VolponeBonario1999OroonokoAboan2001Richard IIIGhost of Henry VI2001Henry VI: Parts 1, 2 & 3Henry VI2003The God BotherersMondayBush Theatre2007Prometheus BoundPrometheusClassic Stage Company2016OthelloOthelloNew York Theater Workshop2024CoriolanusCoriolanusRoyal National Theatre

 Maan lihimi ŋɔ nim yaha 

 Black British elite, Oyelowo's class in Britain

 Kundivihira 

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