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  1. He grew up on an estate in Tooting Bec, South London, until he was six, when his family moved to Lagos, Nigeria, where his father worked for the national airline and his mother worked for a railway company. Oyelowo grew up idolizing Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington.

  2. Jan 2, 2021 · Actor David Oyelowo and his wife Jessica are a modern day couple who honored an old religious tradition ahead of getting married. The two met in college and fell in love, as noted by The...

  3. Nov 3, 2023 · The duo share Asher, Caleb, Penuel, and Zoe. Learn more about the couple's kids — including what the actor has said about them over the years — ahead. Getty | Steve Granitz. Asher...

  4. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, to Nigerian parents, of the Yoruba tribe. While a guest on "Fresh Air", David told interviewer Terry Gross that his father was a member of a royal family in Nigeria, and his last name literally means "a king deserves respect". But he also joked, "Now, don't get me wrong.

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  5. Amelie Dokubo and David Oyelowo play daughter Laura and father Dayo in The After. Actors often trawl some of their deepest emotions for a role, but David Oyelowo's latest film was...

  6. Jan 5, 2024 · He shares four kids—three sons and one daughter—with his wife. Their names are Asher, Caleb, Penuel, and Zoeand you can tell they are one adorable family! The actor has to travel regularly for work, but that doesn't stop him from spending time with family when he can.

  7. May 5, 2021 · The actor David Oyelowo’s journey into the director’s chair took 20 years and one critical conversation with his oldest son.

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