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Acting

David Oyelowo

Career: Active from 2001 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 43
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

David Oyelowo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Situational Comedy
1.7, average 2.7
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.4
Pop Culture
1.3, average 2.2
Absurdist Humor
1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 6
Emotional Journey 4
Magical Realism 4
Family Drama 3
Psychological Drama 3
Historical Drama 3
Emotional & Poignant 3
Family-Friendly 2
Psychological Depth 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Character-Driven 2
True Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

6 titles

as Othello

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair

as Reverend Elijah Grant

The Return of the Rocketeer

as The Rocketeer

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

TV show · as Mikael Blomkvist

Producer

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

Producer

2020s

28 titles · average score 59

Treasure Island

33

TV show · as Long John Silver

Clarissa

68

as Peter

Newborn

40

as Chris Newborn

Government Cheese

64

TV show · as Hampton Chambers

The After

58

as Dayo

Lawmen: Bass Reeves

71

TV show · as Bass Reeves

Role Play

41

as Dave

The Girl Before

57

TV show · as Edward Monkford

Chaos Walking

43

as Aaron

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

59

as Nigel Basil-Jones

The Midnight Sky

50

as Adewole

The Water Man

63

as Amos Boone

2010s

38 titles · average score 63

Don't Let Go

55

as Detective Jack Radcliff

Les Misérables

79

TV show · as Javert

Gringo

47

as Harold Soyinka

The Cloverfield Paradox

39

as Kiel

Queen of Katwe

78

as Robert Katende

A United Kingdom

70

as Seretse Khama

Captive

41

as Brian Nichols

A Most Violent Year

76

as D.A. Lawrence

Selma

82

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Butler

70

as Louis Gaines

Red Tails

51

as Joe 'Lightning' Little

Jack Reacher

61

as Det. Emerson

2000s

22 titles · average score 59

Small Island

68

TV show · as Gilbert

Big Guy

Director, Producer

The Good Wife

85

TV show · as Judge Edward Weldon

The Passion

60

TV show · as Joseph of Arimathea

Who Do You Love

40

as Muddy Waters

A Raisin in the Sun

75

as Joseph Asagai

Five Days

65

TV show · as Matt Wellings

The Last King of Scotland

79

as Dr. Thomas Junju

As You Like It

48

as Orlando De Boys

Shoot the Messenger

64

as Joseph Pascale

A Sound of Thunder

27

as Marcus Payne

Dog Eat Dog

50

as CJ

1990s

2 titles · average score 79

Maisie Raine

TV show · as Sonny McDonald

As Time Goes By

79

TV show · as Patrick