David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo OBE (born April 1, 1976 in Oxford , Oxfordshire , England ) is a British actor .
Life
Oyelowo's parents are from Nigeria . First he attended a youth theater, then he took a course in theater studies at City and Islington College . One year after graduating from high school, Oyelowo got a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ), and in 1998 he completed his three-year training.
He has been a film and television actor since 1998. 1999 began his stage career in the Royal Shakespeare Company , where he played various roles. From 2002 to 2004 he played in the television series Spooks - In the sights of MI5 as the junior agent Danny Hunter . In 2011 he was seen in the science fiction film Planet of the Apes: Prevolution . In 2012 he appeared on the side of Tom Cruise , Rosamund Pike and Richard Jenkins in the film adaptation of the novel Jack Reacher .
In 2007 he received a Satellite Award for his performance in the five days in mini-series . The Royal Television Society honored him with the 2010 RTS Television Award. In 2014 he took on the role of Martin Luther King in Ava DuVernay's drama Selma , and in 2016 in A United Kingdom the role of Seretse Khama , King- elect of Bechuanaland (Botswana) .
At the New Year's ceremony in 2016, Oyelowo was appointed Officer of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II . Oyelowo moderated the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize , the anti-nuclear campaign ican .
He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo , with whom he has four children. You live in Los Angeles.
Filmography (selection)
- 2001: Dog Eat Dog
- 2002–2004: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, 26 episodes)
- 2005: A Sound of Thunder
- 2005: A best man to fall in love with (The Best Man)
- 2005: Derailed (Derailed)
- 2006: As You Like It
- 2006: The Last King of Scotland - In the clutches of power (The Last King of Scotland)
- 2008: Who Do You Love?
- 2008: A Raisin in the Sun
- 2009: Rage
- 2011: Planet of the Apes: Prevolution (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)
- 2011: The Help
- 2011: 96 minutes (96 minutes)
- 2012: Red Tails
- 2012: The Paperboy
- 2012: Middle of Nowhere
- 2012: Lincoln
- 2012: Jack Reacher
- 2013: Complicit
- 2013: The Butler (The Butler)
- 2014: Nightingale (Nightingale)
- 2014: Interstellar
- 2014: A Most Violent Year
- 2014: Selma
- 2014–2018: Star Wars Rebels (TV series, voice of Agent Kallus)
- 2015: Captive
- 2015: Five Nights in Maine
- since 2015: The Guard Lion ( The Lion Guard , TV series, voice of Scar)
- 2016: Nina
- 2016: A United Kingdom
- 2016: Queen of Katwe
- 2018: The Cloverfield Paradox
- 2018: The time puzzles (A Wrinkle in Time)
- 2018: Gringo
- 2018: Les Misérables (miniseries)
- 2019: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
- 2019: Don't Let Go
Awards
- 2017: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor ( Queen of Katwe )
Web links
- David Oyelowo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ruth Kinane: Beyoncé leads the pack of 2017 NAACP Image Awards nominees In: Entertainment Weekly, December 13, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oyelowo, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford , Oxfordshire , England , UK |