His parents are immigrants from Nigeria, a girl who played on the stage pushed him to try himself as an actor; try on the image of a killer inspired by the story of a woman who was almost at the bottom; and in 2009 he became the director of the short film "Big Guy". The life of David Oyelowo is in full swing and is filled with various events that somehow reflect on his acting career. How a man with Nigerian roots became a fairly popular actor and what is happening in David's life can be found in this article.
The early years and first steps towards acting
David's parents decided to move from Nigeria and settled in Oxfordshire, Oxford. Here their long-awaited son David, on April 1, 1976, was born. Father Stephen tripled to work for the national airline, and his mother found work in a railway company. Six years after the birth of a son, parents decide to return to Nigeria, and when the boy is 14, they again move to England.
David graduated from Islington City College and attended the London Academy of the Arts for a year. His girlfriend advised him to try himself on the theater stage, and after a while Oyelouo began to play in the National Youth Theater. David became involved in acting and at the age of twenty-two first appeared on television. The first film projects with his participation at that time were the little-known TV series "Macy Rain" and "Brothers and Sisters." And in 2002, David appeared in the detective series "Ghosts", where he played one of the significant roles - Danny Hunter.
The first significant films of David Oyelouo
Since 2004, David begins to actively star in feature films. Somewhere he got a cameo role, well, and in some films the actor played one of the main roles:
- "The End of the Line" (2004) - episodic role of the passenger.
- “The Price of Treason” (2005) - the main characters here were played by the famous Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen and Vincent Cassel, and David got the role of a patrol officer.
- "The Witness at the Wedding" (2005) - the role of Graham.
- “And thunder struck” (2005). The main roles in the fantastic action movie were performed by actors Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Edward Burns. Well, David played the image of Payne, which is one of the main characters in the picture.
- "Born Equal" (2006) - the role of Yemi. Here, colleagues Colin Firth and Robert Carlisle became David's workshop colleagues.
- "The Last King of Scotland" (2006) - the role of Dr. Janju.
- "Anger" (2009) - the role of Homer. Oyelowo worked with actor Jude Law.
- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - the role of Stephen Jacobs. This film made the actor truly famous.
- "The Servant" (2011) - the role of Pricher Greene.
- "Jack Reacher" (2012) - the role of Emerson.
- "Lincoln" (2012) - the role of Ira Clark.
- Butler (2013) - the role of Lewis Gaines.
- "Selma" (2014) - the main role of Dr. Martin Luther King. For this role, David won the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Actor.
- Interstellar (2014) - the role of one of the scientists (School Principal).
- The Prisoner (2015). Here, the actor played the role of the killer of Brian Nichols.
- Queen Katwe (2016) - the role of Robert Katende.
- "United Kingdom" (2016) - the role of Seretse Khama.
In addition to working in films, David continued to appear on television in various series:
- "Mayo" (2006).
- Five Days (2007).
- "Passion" (2008).
- "Female Detective Agency No. 1" (2008–2009).
- “The Good Wife” (2009–2016).
- "Glenn Martin" (2009–2011).
- Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018).
David Oyelowo has a lot of films and almost never misses a single year idle, so in 2018 there are two films with his participation - “The Dangerous Business” and “Cloverfield Paradox”, and in 2019 the film “Chaos Treads” is expected to be released, where he will play the role Aaron.
Another work of the actor
The actor in his movie arsenal has several produced works:
- "Nina" (2016).
- The United Kingdom (2016).
- The Prisoner (2015).
- The Nightingale (2014).
- Big Guy (2009).
He also wrote the screenplay for the film project Graham and Alice (2006).
