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David Oyetokunbo OyelowoΒ (/oΚΛjΙloΚwoΚ/Β oh-YEL-oh-woh;Β Yoruba pronunciation;Β born 1 April 1976) is aΒ BritishΒ actor, director and producer. His accolades include aΒ Critics' Choice Award, twoΒ NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for threeΒ Golden Globe Awards, twoΒ Primetime Emmy Awards, aΒ Screen Actors Guild Award, and aΒ BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was appointed as an officer of theΒ Order of the British EmpireΒ (OBE) for his services to drama.
Oyelowo rose to prominence for portrayingΒ Martin Luther King Jr.Β in the biographical drama SelmaΒ (2014) and Peter Snowden in theΒ HBOΒ filmΒ NightingaleΒ (2014), which garnered him critical acclaim. He also achieved praise for his roles as Louis Gaines inΒ The ButlerΒ (2013),Β Seretse KhamaΒ inΒ A United KingdomΒ (2016) and Robert Katende inΒ Queen of KatweΒ (2016). He has also played supporting roles in the filmsΒ Rise of the Planet of the ApesΒ (2011),Β The HelpΒ (2011),Β LincolnΒ (2012),Β Red TailsΒ (2012), andΒ Jack ReacherΒ (2012).
On television, Oyelowo has playedΒ MI5Β officerΒ Danny HunterΒ in the British drama seriesΒ Spooks (2002β2004) andΒ JavertΒ in the BBC miniseriesΒ Les MisΓ©rablesΒ (2018). He also provided the voice forΒ Agent Alexsandr KallusΒ in theΒ Lucasfilm Animation seriesΒ Star Wars RebelsΒ (2014β2018) and Holston Becker in the Apple+ drama seriesΒ Silo. He stars in and co-produces the 2023Β Paramount+Β western seriesΒ Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
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