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David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/ oʊ ˈ j ɛ l oʊ w oʊ / oh-YEL-oh-woh; Yoruba pronunciation ⓘ; [1] [2] born 1 April 1976 [3]) is a British-American actor, director and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award and two NAACP Image Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award.
It’s been 10 years since David Oyelowo made his U.S. breakthrough portraying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” Playing the awe-inspiring civil rights leader was an opportunity for the ...
ACTOR, DIRECTOR, AND producer David Oyelowo is a star who needs little introduction. The Silo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, and Role Play lead has had a busy last few years, starring in some of the most ...
David Oyelowo is the star of Lawmen Bass Reeves, the latest Western series. ... Jr. in the 2014 biopic, Selma (nominated for two Academy Awards, also starring Oprah Winfrey). Before this stellar ...
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb.It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches which were initiated and directed by James Bevel [5] [6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr., Hosea Williams, and John Lewis.
The film stars David Oyelowo as civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Tim Roth as Governor of Alabama George Wallace. Carmen Ejogo, Dylan Baker, Wendell Pierce, Common, and Winfrey feature in supporting roles. [1] [2] Selma premiered at the AFI Fest on November 11, 2014, in Los Angeles. [3]
'Silo' star David Oyelowo and songwriter Jessica Oyelowo have been married for over 25 years ... which follows David’s seven-year journey to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 2014’s Selma.
I've told stories akin to this before, so I really understand their necessity, their potency," says Oyelowo, who played the better known Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and supporting roles in ...