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David Oyelowo

1976 - Today

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David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo ( oh-YEL-oh-woh; ; born 1 April 1976) is a British actor, director and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award and two NAACP Image Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was appointed 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). David Oyelowo is the 6,980th most popular actor (up from 8,099th in 2024), the 5,239th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,651st in 2019) and the 780th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Oyelowo ranks 6,980 out of 13,578. Before him are Lenny Von Dohlen, Stanley Anderson, James Cruze, Ricardo Cortez, Valery Garkalin, and Nicholas Bishop. After him are Jacinda Barrett, Christine Ebersole, John Barrowman, George Siegmann, RJ Mitte, and Sophie Thompson.

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Among people born in 1976, David Oyelowo ranks 252. Before him are Logan Marshall-Green, Nino Bule, Magno Alves, Oksana Markarova, Monique Covét, and Santiago Abascal. After him are Yuki Imamura, Kim Jung-eun, Wanderlei Silva, Walter Pandiani, Mbo Mpenza, and Aaron Stanford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Oyelowo ranks 5,241 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark King (1958), Andy Fraser (1952), Louise Brown (1978), Tom Odell (1990), Redvers Buller (1839), and Nicholas Bishop (1973). After him are John Barbour (1316), John Barrowman (1967), Jadon Sancho (2000), Sophie Thompson (1962), Anna Popplewell (1988), and Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Oyelowo ranks 780. Before him are James D'Arcy (1975), Jemima Kirke (1985), Alex Jennings (1957), Laura Haddock (1985), Lionel Jeffries (1926), and Nicholas Bishop (1973). After him are John Barrowman (1967), Sophie Thompson (1962), Anna Popplewell (1988), Richard Brake (1964), Rebecca Mader (1977), and Victoria Tennant (1950).

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