David Oyelowo

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actor director film actor film producer human television actor voice actor

David Oyelowo is a British-Nigerian actor known for his powerful performances in film and television, particularly in biographical and historical dramas.

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instanceOf actor ⓘ
director ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ
awardReceived NAACP Image Award ⓘ
surface form: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (for Selma)
citizenship Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1976-04-01 ⓘ
directed The Water Man ⓘ
educatedAt City and Islington College ⓘ
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Yoruba ⓘ
familyName Oyelowo ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hasChild four children ⓘ
knownFor portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma ⓘ
roles in historical and biographical dramas ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name David Oyelowo self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
Nigerian ⓘ
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (for Nightingale)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (for Selma)
notableWork A United Kingdom ⓘ
Jack Reacher ⓘ
Les Misérables (2018 miniseries) ⓘ
MI-5 ⓘ
Nightingale ⓘ
Queen of Katwe ⓘ
Red Tails ⓘ
Rise of the Planet of the Apes ⓘ
Selma (2014 film) ⓘ
surface form: Selma

Silo ⓘ
Small Island ⓘ
Spooks ⓘ
Star Wars Rebels ⓘ
The Butler ⓘ
Cloverfield Paradox ⓘ
surface form: The Cloverfield Paradox

The Girl Before ⓘ
The Lion Guard ⓘ
The Water Man ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
director ⓘ
producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Oxford ⓘ
produced A United Kingdom ⓘ
Nightingale ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Jessica Oyelowo ⓘ

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Selma (2014 film) → actor → David Oyelowo ⓘ
The Butler → castMember → David Oyelowo ⓘ
Cloverfield Paradox → castMember → David Oyelowo ⓘ
subject surface form: The Cloverfield Paradox
David Oyelowo → name → David Oyelowo self-link ⓘ
Carmen Ejogo → workedWith → David Oyelowo ⓘ