David Oyelowo
Biography
Movies 68
Interstellar
as School Principal
2014
The Help
as Preacher Green
2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Steven Jacobs
2011
Jack Reacher
as Det. Emerson
2012
Lincoln
as Corporal Ira Clark
2012
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
as Nigel Basil-Jones
2021
The Butler
as Louis Gaines
2013
Chaos Walking
as Aaron
2021
A Most Violent Year
as D.A. Lawrence
2014
The Last King of Scotland
as Dr. Thomas Junju
2006
See How They Run
as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
2022
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Kiel
2018
Red Tails
as Joe 'Lightning' Little
2012
Selma
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2014
A Wrinkle in Time
as The It (voice)
2018
The Midnight Sky
as Adewole
2020
A Sound of Thunder
as Marcus Payne
2005
Derailed
as Patrol Officer
2005
Gringo
as Harold Soyinka
2018
The Paperboy
as Yardley Acheman
2012
Role Play
as Dave
2023
Queen of Katwe
as Robert Katende
2016
The Book of Clarence
as John the Baptist
2024
A United Kingdom
as Seretse Khama
2016
Come Away
as Jack Littleton
2020
Newborn
as Chris Newborn
2026
Don't Let Go
as Detective Jack Radcliff
2019
Clarissa
as Peter
2026
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
The Water Man
as Amos Boone
2020
The Best Man
as Graham
2005
As You Like It
as Orlando De Boys
2006
Captive
as Brian Nichols
2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2015
A Raisin in the Sun
as Joseph Asagai
2008
The After
as Dayo
2024
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
as The Tiger (voice)
2022
The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar
as Scar (voice)
2017
Nina
as Clifton Henderson
2016
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Leonard Grisham
2008
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
as Self
2013
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
as Reverend Elijah Grant
Nightingale
as Peter Snowden
2014
Who Do You Love
as Muddy Waters
2008
Middle of Nowhere
as Brian
2012
Dog Eat Dog
as CJ
2001
Five Nights in Maine
as Sherwin
2016
Shoot the Messenger
as Joseph Pascale
2006
Rage
as Homer
2009
96 Minutes
as Duane
2011
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Coriolanus
2025
Born Equal
as Yemi
2006
Family Feud
as 2148 Descendant
2018
Complicit
as Edward Ekubo
2013
9 Kisses
as Customer
2014
Becoming King
as Self
2024
The Return of the Rocketeer
as The Rocketeer
Default
as Atlas
2014
Othello
as Othello
American Blend
as Mercury
2006
Tomorrow La Scala!
as Charlie
2002
The Bastard King
as The Bastard King
2022
Heist of Benin
Blood and Oil
as Keme Tobodo
2010
Brave Girl Rising
as Narrator
2019
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
as Narrator
2022
Rahab
as Cen
2012TV Shows 48
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Conan
as Self
2010
The View
as Self
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
Silo
as Sheriff Holston Becker
2023
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
The Good Wife
as Judge Edward Weldon
2009
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The One Show
as Self
2006
After Midnight
as Self
2024
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
Spooks
as Danny Hunter
2002
Star Wars Rebels
as Agent Kallus (voice)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
2026
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
The Lion Guard
as Scar
2016
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
2013
As Time Goes By
as Patrick
1992
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
as Bass Reeves
2023
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
2020
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
Five Days
as Matt Wellings
2007
Les Misérables
as Javert
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Special Guest
2018
The American Revolution
as Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
2025
Government Cheese
as Hampton Chambers
2025
The Frame
as Steven Jacobs
2013
The Girl Before
as Edward Monkford
2021
Small Island
as Gilbert
2009
Mayo
as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
2006
The Passion
as Joseph of Arimathea
2008
Maisie Raine
as Sonny McDonald
1998
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
2018
Earth's Great Rivers II
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Mikael Blomkvist
Earth's Great Rivers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Blood And Oil
as Keme Tobodo
2010
Big Cats, Small World
as Narrator (voice)
2024