Acting
David Oyelowo
- Titles
- 73movies47TV shows
- Career
Active from 2001 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
- Historical3.5average 2.6
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.8
- Tension6.9average 6.0
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.4
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 7
- Emotional Journey 5
- Family Drama 4
- Magical Realism 4
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Psychological Depth 3
- Underdog Story 3
- American History 2
- Biographical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jessica OyelowoActorThe Water Man, A United Kingdom, Captive, Big Guy, Rahab
Alfred MolinaActorAs You Like It, Don't Let Go, The Water Man, Big Guy
Benedict CumberbatchActorThe Book of Clarence, Small Island, The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Bradford YoungCinematographerA Most Violent Year, Selma, Middle of Nowhere- GGuy HibbertWriterA United Kingdom, Blood And Oil, Complicit
Demián BichirActorChaos Walking, The Midnight Sky
Gugu Mbatha-RawActorThe Cloverfield Paradox, The Girl Before
David GyasiActorCome Away, Shoot the Messenger
Taylor GrayActorStar Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Freddie Prinze Jr.ActorStar Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Adam KotzActorThe Last King of Scotland, Complicit
Rosamund PikeActorJack Reacher, A United Kingdom
Movies and TV shows
94Upcoming
5 titles
as Othello
as Reverend Elijah Grant
as The Rocketeer
Producer
2020s
28 titles · average score 59
TV show · as Long John Silver
as Chris Newborn
TV show · as Hampton Chambers
as John the Baptist
as Dayo
as Dave
TV show · as Bass Reeves
TV show · as Edward Monkford
as Aaron
as Nigel Basil-Jones
as Adewole
as Amos Boone
2010s
37 titles · average score 63
as Detective Jack Radcliff
as Harold Soyinka
TV show · as Javert
as Robert Katende
as Seretse Khama
as Brian Nichols
as D.A. Lawrence
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
as Louis Gaines
as Joe 'Lightning' Little
as Det. Emerson
2000s
22 titles · average score 59
TV show · as Gilbert
Director, Producer
TV show · as Judge Edward Weldon
as Muddy Waters
TV show · as Joseph of Arimathea
as Joseph Asagai
TV show · as Matt Wellings
as Dr. Thomas Junju
as Orlando De Boys
as Joseph Pascale
as Marcus Payne
as CJ
1990s
2 titles · average score 79
TV show · as Sonny McDonald
TV show · as Patrick