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Filmography
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Known For
Selma Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2014) -
The Water Man Amos Boone (2020) -
A United Kingdom Seretse Khama (2016) -
Known For
Nightingale Peter Snowden (2014) -
Actor
Ten Percent David Oyelowo (2022) -
Pandemica (2021) -
The Girl Before Edward (2021) -
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Nigel Basil-Jones (2021) -
Chaos Walking Aaron (2021) -
The Midnight Sky Adewole (2020) -
The Bastard King The Bastard King (2020) -
The Water Man Amos Boone (2020)
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck (2020) -
Come Away Jack Littleton (2020) -
![The Tiger Who Came to Tea]( "The Tiger Who Came to Tea")
The Tiger Who Came to Tea Tiger (2019) -
![The Lion Guard]( "The Lion Guard")
The Lion Guard Scar (2017-2019) -
![Brave Girl Rising]( "Brave Girl Rising")
Brave Girl Rising Narrator (2019) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables Javert (2018-2019) -
![Don't Let Go]( "Don't Let Go")
Don't Let Go Jack Radcliff (2019) -
![Gringo]( "Gringo")
Gringo Harold Soyinka (2018) -
![Star Wars: Rebels]( "Star Wars: Rebels")
Star Wars: Rebels Agent Kallus (2014-2018) -
![A Wrinkle in Time]( "A Wrinkle in Time")
A Wrinkle in Time The It (2018) -
![The Cloverfield Paradox]( "The Cloverfield Paradox")
The Cloverfield Paradox Kiel (2018) -
![Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé]( "Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé")
Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé David (2017) -
![Queen of Katwe]( "Queen of Katwe")
Queen of Katwe Robert Katende (2016) -
![A United Kingdom]( "A United Kingdom")
A United Kingdom Seretse Khama (2016) -
![Nina]( "Nina")
Nina Clifton Henderson (2016) -
![Black Knight Decoded]( "Black Knight Decoded")
Black Knight Decoded Father (2015) -
![Captive]( "Captive")
Captive Brian Nichols (2015) -
![Five Nights in Maine]( "Five Nights in Maine")
Five Nights in Maine Sherwin (2015) -
![Star Wars: Rebels - Recon Missions]( "Star Wars: Rebels - Recon Missions")
Star Wars: Rebels - Recon Missions Agent Kallus (2015) -
![9 Kisses]( "9 Kisses")
9 Kisses Customer (2014) -
![Selma]( "Selma")
Selma Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2014) -
![A Most Violent Year]( "A Most Violent Year")
A Most Violent Year D.A. Lawrence (2014) -
![Interstellar]( "Interstellar")
Interstellar School Principal (2014) -
![Default]( "Default")
Default Atlas (2014) -
![Robot Chicken]( "Robot Chicken")
Robot Chicken Gandalf (2014) -
![Nightingale]( "Nightingale")
Nightingale Peter Snowden (2014) -
![206]( "206")
206 Man (2013) -
![Lee Daniels' The Butler]( "Lee Daniels' The Butler")
Lee Daniels' The Butler Louis Gaines (2013) -
![Complicit]( "Complicit")
Complicit Edward Ekubo (2013) -
![Jack Reacher]( "Jack Reacher")
Jack Reacher Emerson (2012) -
![Lincoln]( "Lincoln")
Lincoln Corporal Ira Clark (2012) -
![The Paperboy]( "The Paperboy")
The Paperboy Yardley Acheman (2012) -
![Middle of Nowhere]( "Middle of Nowhere")
Middle of Nowhere Brian (2012) -
![Red Tails]( "Red Tails")
Red Tails Joe 'Lightning' Little (2012) -
![Rahab]( "Rahab")
Rahab Cen (2011) -
![96 Minutes]( "96 Minutes")
96 Minutes Duane (2011) -
![The Help]( "The Help")
The Help Preacher Green (2011) -
![Rise of the Planet of the Apes]( "Rise of the Planet of the Apes")
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Steven Jacobs (2011) -
![Glenn Martin DDS]( "Glenn Martin DDS")
Glenn Martin DDS Teacher (2010-2011) -
![The Good Wife]( "The Good Wife")
The Good Wife Judge Edward Weldon (2011) -
![Change in the Wind]( "Change in the Wind")
Change in the Wind Benjamin Mays (2010) -
![Blood and Oil]( "Blood and Oil")
Blood and Oil Keme Tobodo (2010) -
![Small Island]( "Small Island")
Small Island Gilbert (2009) -
![Rage]( "Rage")
Rage Homer (2009) -
![Who Do You Love]( "Who Do You Love")
Who Do You Love Muddy Waters (2008) -
![Sweet Nothing in My Ear]( "Sweet Nothing in My Ear")
Sweet Nothing in My Ear Leonard Grisham (2008) -
![The Passion]( "The Passion")
The Passion Joseph of Arimathea (2008) -
![The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]( "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency")
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Kremlin Busang (2008) -
![A Raisin in the Sun]( "A Raisin in the Sun")
A Raisin in the Sun Joseph Asagai (2008) -
![Spooks Interactive]( "Spooks Interactive")
Spooks Interactive Danny Hunter (2007) -
Five Days: Revised Final Episode Matt Wellings (2007)
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![Five Days]( "Five Days")
Five Days Matt Wellings (2007) -
![Born Equal]( "Born Equal")
Born Equal Yemi (2006) -
![The Last King of Scotland]( "The Last King of Scotland")
The Last King of Scotland Dr. Junju (2006) -
![As You Like It]( "As You Like It")
As You Like It Orlando De Boys (2006) -
![The Gil Mayo Mysteries]( "The Gil Mayo Mysteries")
The Gil Mayo Mysteries Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P. (2006) -
![Shoot the Messenger]( "Shoot the Messenger")
Shoot the Messenger Joseph Pascale (2006) -
![American Blend]( "American Blend")
American Blend Mercury (2006) -
![As Time Goes By]( "As Time Goes By")
As Time Goes By Patrick (2005) -
![It's a Boy!]( "It's a Boy!")
It's a Boy! Joseph (2005) -
![Derailed]( "Derailed")
Derailed Patrol Officer (2005) -
![Unhitched]( "Unhitched")
Unhitched Graham (2005) -
![A Sound of Thunder]( "A Sound of Thunder")
A Sound of Thunder Payne (2005) -
![MI-5]( "MI-5")
MI-5 Danny Hunter (2002-2004) -
![End of the Line]( "End of the Line")
End of the Line Commuter (2004) -
![Tomorrow La Scala!]( "Tomorrow La Scala!")
Tomorrow La Scala! Charlie (2002) -
Circles (2001)
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![Dog Eat Dog]( "Dog Eat Dog")
Dog Eat Dog CJ (2001) -
![Brothers and Sisters]( "Brothers and Sisters")
Brothers and Sisters Lester Peters (1998) -
Actor
![Maisie Raine]( "Maisie Raine")
Maisie Raine Sonny McDonald (1998) -
Producer
![A Lot of Nothing]( "A Lot of Nothing")
A Lot of Nothing (2022) -
![5150]( "5150")
5150 (2021) -
![Ferguson Rises]( "Ferguson Rises")
Ferguson Rises (2021) -
![The Water Man]( "The Water Man")
The Water Man (2020) -
![Night of the Kings]( "Night of the Kings")
Night of the Kings (2020) -
![Come Away]( "Come Away")
Come Away (2020) -
![American Skin]( "American Skin")
American Skin (2019) -
![Les Misérables]( "Les Misérables")
Les Misérables (2018-2019) -
![Don't Let Go]( "Don't Let Go")
Don't Let Go (2019) -
![After the Storm]( "After the Storm")
After the Storm (2016) -
![A United Kingdom]( "A United Kingdom")
A United Kingdom (2016) -
![Nina]( "Nina")
Nina (2016) -
![Captive]( "Captive")
Captive (2015) -
![Five Nights in Maine]( "Five Nights in Maine")
Five Nights in Maine (2015) -
![Nightingale]( "Nightingale")
Nightingale (2014) -
Producer
![Big Guy]( "Big Guy")
Big Guy (2009) -
Director
![The Water Man]( "The Water Man")
The Water Man (2020) -
Director
![Big Guy]( "Big Guy")
Big Guy (2009) -
WriterGraham & Alice (2006)
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Soundtrack
![The Lion Guard]( "The Lion Guard")
The Lion Guard (2017-2019) -
Archive footage
![Sky News Today]( "Sky News Today")
Sky News Today (2021) -
![Kay Burley]( "Kay Burley")
Kay Burley (2021) -
![The Early Rundown]( "The Early Rundown")
The Early Rundown (2021) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2014-2020) -
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2019) -
Archive footageThe Frame (2013)
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![Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition]( "Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition")
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Trivia
Has two roles in common with Jeffrey Wright: (1) Wright played Martin Luther King in Boycott (2001) while Oyelowo played him in Selma (2014) - in both productions, Carmen Ejogo played King's wife Coretta Scott King and (2) Oyelowo played Muddy Waters...
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I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill the vacuum. If you have nothing else, it can be unhealthy. For me, being a Christian has been invaluable: it simply means acting isn't ...
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Aries
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