Actors - David Oyelowo

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David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976) is a British actor. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; his family is of Nigerian descent.He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo

Oyelowo is a highly respected theatre actor, trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Stage

His best known theatrical role has been his performance as King Henry VI in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2001 productions of Shakespeare's trilogy of plays about the king, part of its season This England: The Histories. Oyelowo was the first black actor to play an English king in a major production of Shakespeare, and although this casting choice was initially criticized by some in the media, Oyelowo's performance was critically acclaimed and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2001.

He had previously appeared in Antony and Cleopatra (1999) for the RSC, alongside Guy Henry, Frances de la Tour and Alan Bates.

He is currently working on his own theatre company at Brighton.

Prometheus Bound production 2005

Film

He is soon to appear as Adrian Lester's screen brother in Kenneth Branagh's film of As You Like It
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TV

Oyelowo is now best known for playing agent Danny Hunter in the British TV drama series Spooks (known in North America as MI5).

At Christmas 2005 he also appeared on British TV in As Time Goes By.

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