David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Actor (b. 1976)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for David Oyelowo (66.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 18 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of David's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

18
Movies
66.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Rosamund Pike (2)Elizabeth Debicki (2)Forest Whitaker (2)John Cusack (2)Cuba Gooding Jr. (2)

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-YEL-oh-woh; 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 (2002–2004) 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  (2014–2018) and Holston Becker in the Apple+ drama series Silo. He stars in and co-produces the 2023 Paramount+ western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Oyelowo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born 1976-04-01 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

On ThumbScore, David Oyelowo appears in 18 films with an average audience score of 66.6%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Queen of Katwe
Queen of Katwe
2016
👍 87%
The Butler
The Butler
2013
👍 85%
Selma
Selma
2014
👍 84%
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher
2012
👍 80%
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland
2006
👍 77%
Red Tails
Red Tails
2012
👍 77%
A United Kingdom
A United Kingdom
2016
👍 76%
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
2021
👍 75%
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014
👍 66%
See How They Run
See How They Run
2022
👍 62%
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
👍 61%
As You Like It
As You Like It
2006
👍 59%
The Paperboy
The Paperboy
2012
👍 58%
Role Play
Role Play
2023
👍 51%
Gringo
Gringo
2018
👍 49%
Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking
2021
👍 48%
The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky
2020
👍 43%
Newborn
Newborn
2026
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