David Oyelowo - British actor, officer of the Order of the British Empire. Best known for his role as Louis Gaines in The Butler and for his role in Lincoln. He is also best known for his role as Danny Hunter in the British television series Ghosts. He is currently playing Agent Callus in the upcoming Star Wars Rebels animated series. For his role as Martin Luther King in Selma (2014), he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama.
Biography and education
His parents are immigrants from Nigeria; a girl who played on the theater stage pushed him to try himself in the role of an actor; to try on the image of a murderer, he was inspired by the story of a woman who was almost at the bottom; and in 2009 he directed the short film Big Guy. The life of David Oyelowo is in full swing and filled with various events, which in one way or another are reflected in his acting career.
David's parents decided to move from Nigeria and settled in Oxfordshire, Oxford. Here their long-awaited son David was born on April 1, 1976. Stephen's father tripled to work for the national airline, and his mother found work at the railroad company. Six years after the birth of their son, the parents decide to return to Nigeria, and when the boy turned 14, they again move to England. David graduated from Islington City College and attended the London Academy of Arts for a year. His girlfriend advised him to try his hand at the theater stage, and after a while Oyelowo began to play at the National Youth Theater. David got involved in acting and at the age of twenty-two first appeared on television.
Career
The first film projects with his participation were at that time little-known TV series "Maisie Rain" and "Brothers and Sisters". And in 2002, David appears in the detective series "Ghosts", where he played one of the significant roles - Danny Hunter. Since 2004, David has been active in feature films. Somewhere he got a cameo role, but in some films the actor played one of the main roles: "End of the Line" (2004) - the cameo role of a passenger. "The Price of Treason" (2005) - the main characters here were performed by the famous Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen and Vincent Cassel, and David got the role of a patrol officer. "Witness at the wedding" (2005) - the role of Graham. "And the thunder struck" (2005). The main roles in the fantastic action movie were played by actors Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack, Edward Burns. Well, David played the image of Payne, who is one of the main characters in the picture. Born Equal (2006) - the role of Yemi. Here actors Colin Firth and Robert Carlisle became David's 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 Prichor Green. Jack Reacher (2012) as Emerson. Lincoln (2012) - Ira Clarke. The Butler (2013) - the role of Lewis Gaines. Selma (2014) - the main role of Dr. Martin Luther King. For this role, David received 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 Brian Nichols. Queen Katwe (2016) as Robert Katende. United Kingdom (2016) - the role of Seretse Khama.
In addition to working in films, David continued to appear on television in various serials: "Mayo" (2006). Five Days (2007). Passion (2008). "Women's Detective Agency No. 1" (2008-2009). The Good Wife (2009–2016). Glenn Martin (2009–2011). Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018). David Oyelowo has been filming a lot and practically never misses a single year, so in 2018 two films with his participation - "Dangerous Business" and "Cloverfield's Paradox" Aaron.
David is the star of the movie "The Butler", where he got the role of Louis Gaines. He also became famous for his role in the film "Lincoln", the role of agent Danny Hunter in the drama series "Ghosts", as well as the recently released film "Interstellar".
Now the actor is busy filming the film "Americana" based on the novel by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi. According to the magazine "New York Times", the book was included in the top ten novels of this year. The plot tells the story of a young Nigerian girl who lives in America for some time and then returns to her homeland. The film is a love story between this heroine and the character of David.
Personal life: wife and children
In 1998, the actor married the beautiful white-skinned actress Jessica Watson, who is a native of England. After marriage, David's beloved took her husband's surname and became Jessica Oyelowo. Ships all over, the guys are very happy together, because in the photo they can only be seen smiling. And it was not in vain that the couple had three boys and a baby daughter during the marriage. This proves once again that the actor took place both in family life and in his career.
