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Oyelowo rose to prominence for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the biographical drama film Selma (2014) and Peter Snowdin in the HBO film Nightingale (2014), both of which garnered him critical acclaim.
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.
David Oyelowo (‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’) on portraying ‘a man who really moved the needle historically’
“I couldn’t believe that a show or a film… in an expansive, big-scale, John Ford-ian way hadn’t existed,” recalls David Oyelowo when he was approached years ...
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Emmy spotlight: David Oyelowo (‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’) embodies the complexity of real-life Deputy U.S. Marshal
Almost a decade after playing Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma,” David Oyelowo delved further back in time in American history to shine a spotlight on another ...
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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.
Jan 12, 2024 · Actors often trawl some of their deepest emotions for a role, but David Oyelowo's latest film was particularly painful because it meant revisiting his grief after losing both parents. The Golden...
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.
6 days ago · When David Oyelowo, compact and composed in his white suit, sits on the throne-like chair outside his hilltop house, it’s easy to picture him as the king of Tarzana. After all, Oyelowo’s ...
May 13, 2021 · 'The Water Man' director David Oyelowo reveals why he wanted to make a film in the style of the '80s movies he loved growing up.
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.
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...
Sep 3, 2019 · Classically-trained actor David Oyelowo has done such an amazing job perfecting his "American" accent in his roles that we sometimes forget he's from Oxford, England! He's an incredibly versatile...
