David Oyelowo
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ ohYELohwoh Yoruba pronunciation born 1 April 1976 is a British actor director and producer His accolades include a Critics Choice Award two NAACP Image Awards and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards two Primetime Emmy Awards a Screen Actors Guild Award and a BAFTA Award In 2016 he was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE for his services to drama Oyelowo rose to prominence for portraying Martin Luther King Jr in the biographical drama Selma 2014 and Peter Snowden in the HBO film Nightingale 2014 which garnered him critical acclaim He also achieved praise for his roles as Louis Gaines in The Butler 2013 Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom 2016 and Robert Katende in Queen of Katwe 2016 He has also played supporting roles in the films Rise of the Planet of the Apes 2011 The Help 2011 Lincoln 2012 Red Tails 2012 and Jack Reacher 2012 On television Oyelowo has played MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the British drama series Spooks 20022004 and Javert in the BBC miniseries Les Misérables 2018 He also provided the voice for Agent Alexsandr Kallus in the Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars Rebels 20142018 and Holston Becker in the Apple drama series Silo He stars in and coproduces the 2023 Paramount western series Lawmen Bass Reeves Description above from the Wikipedia article David Oyelowo licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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