David Oyelowo

Full filmography

• Clarissa (2026) as Peter
• Newborn (2026) as Chris Newborn
• Newborn (2026) Producer
• Government Cheese (2025) as Hampton Chambers
• Government Cheese (2025) Executive Producer
• The American Revolution (2025) as Olaudah Equiano / Sam (voice)
• American Solitaire (2025) Executive Producer
• National Theatre Live: Coriolanus (2025) as Coriolanus
• After Midnight (2024) as Self
• The Book of Clarence (2024) as John the Baptist
• Becoming King (2024) as Self
• Becoming King (2024) Producer
• The After (2024) as Dayo
• The After (2024) Producer
• Big Cats, Small World (2024) as Narrator (voice)
• Silo (2023) as Sheriff Holston Becker
• Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023) as Bass Reeves
• Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023) Executive Producer
• Role Play (2023) as Dave
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023) as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
• Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
• See How They Run (2022) as Mervyn Cocker-Norris
• The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2022) as The Tiger (voice)
• Earth's Great Rivers II (2022) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Bastard King (2022) as The Bastard King
• Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire (2022) as Narrator
• Chaos Walking (2021) as Aaron
• Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) as Nigel Basil-Jones
• The Girl Before (2021) as Edward Monkford
• Night of the Kings (2021) Executive Producer
• 5150 (2021) Executive Producer
• Ferguson Rises (2021) Producer
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Prince Humperdinck
• The Midnight Sky (2020) as Adewole
• Come Away (2020) as Jack Littleton
• Come Away (2020) Producer
• The Water Man (2020) as Amos Boone
• The Water Man (2020) Producer
• The Water Man (2020) Director
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
• Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
• Don't Let Go (2019) as Detective Jack Radcliff
• Don't Let Go (2019) Executive Producer
• Don't Let Go (2019) Producer
• Brave Girl Rising (2019) as Narrator
• Earth's Great Rivers (2019) as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Les Misérables (2018) as Javert
• Les Misérables (2018) Executive Producer
• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018) as Self - Special Guest
• A Wrinkle in Time (2018) as The It (voice)
• The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) as Kiel
• Gringo (2018) as Harold Soyinka
• Family Feud (2018) as 2148 Descendant
• Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018) as Self
• August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
• The Lion Guard: The Rise of Scar (2017) as Scar (voice)
• The Lion Guard (2016) as Scar
• Queen of Katwe (2016) as Robert Katende
• 13th (2016) Thanks
• Nina (2016) as Clifton Henderson
• A United Kingdom (2016) as Seretse Khama
• A United Kingdom (2016) Producer
• Five Nights in Maine (2016) as Sherwin
• Five Nights in Maine (2016) Producer
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
• Captive (2015) as Brian Nichols
• Captive (2015) Producer
• Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015) as Agent Kallus (voice)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
• Interstellar (2014) as School Principal
• Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Agent Kallus (voice)
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) as Self
• A Most Violent Year (2014) as D.A. Lawrence
• Selma (2014) as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 9 Kisses (2014) as Customer
• Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014) as Agent Kallus (voice)
• Nightingale (2014) as Peter Snowden
• Nightingale (2014) Executive Producer
• Default (2014) as Atlas
• The Frame (2013) as Steven Jacobs
• The Butler (2013) as Louis Gaines
• The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) as Self
• Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around (2013) as Self
• Complicit (2013) as Edward Ekubo
• Jack Reacher (2012) as Det. Emerson
• Lincoln (2012) as Corporal Ira Clark
• Red Tails (2012) as Joe 'Lightning' Little
• The Paperboy (2012) as Yardley Acheman
• Middle of Nowhere (2012) as Brian
• Rahab (2012) as Cen
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) as Steven Jacobs
• The Help (2011) as Preacher Green
• 96 Minutes (2011) as Duane
• Conan (2010) as Self
• Blood And Oil (2010) as Keme Tobodo
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
• The Good Wife (2009) as Judge Edward Weldon
• Glenn Martin, DDS (2009)
• Small Island (2009) as Gilbert
• Big Guy (2009) Director
• Big Guy (2009) Producer
• Rage (2009) as Homer
• The Passion (2008) as Joseph of Arimathea
• A Raisin in the Sun (2008) as Joseph Asagai
• Who Do You Love (2008) as Muddy Waters
• Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008) as Leonard Grisham
• Five Days (2007) as Matt Wellings
• The One Show (2006) as Self
• The Last King of Scotland (2006) as Dr. Thomas Junju
• Mayo (2006) as Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P.
• As You Like It (2006) as Orlando De Boys
• American Blend (2006) as Mercury
• Shoot the Messenger (2006) as Joseph Pascale
• Born Equal (2006) as Yemi
• Derailed (2005) as Patrol Officer
• A Sound of Thunder (2005) as Marcus Payne
• The Best Man (2005) as Graham
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
• Spooks (2002) as Danny Hunter
• Tomorrow La Scala! (2002) as Charlie
• Dog Eat Dog (2001) as CJ
• Maisie Raine (1998) as Sonny McDonald
• The View (1997) as Self
• As Time Goes By (1992) as Patrick
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
• Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair as Reverend Elijah Grant
• Othello as Othello
• Othello Director
• Othello Producer
• Heist of Benin
• Heist of Benin Producer
• The Return of the Rocketeer as The Rocketeer
• Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun Producer