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David Oyelowo also known as 'David O', is a classically trained stage actor who has quickly become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998.
Nov 27, 2023 · David Oyelowo says it took years for him and Taylor Sheridan to get 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' made in Hollywood to finally tell the story of the Black hero.
May 13, 2021 · David Oyelowo on ‘The Water Man’ and His 6-Year Journey to the Director’s Chair. The actor and filmmaker also reflects on why working in one scene for Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan had...
Jan 18, 2024 · A decade after his breakthrough role as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s Selma, David Oyelowo says he is heartened by the long-overdue shift toward a more culturally diverse...
Feb 21, 2024 · “Becoming King,” a documentary on Paramount+, traces the actor David Oyelowo’s journey to playing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s 2014 drama “Selma.”
David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo 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.
Dec 20, 2023 · When David Oyelowo first learned about the legend of Bass Reeves — who escaped enslavement to become one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi — nearly a decade...