History Creator / DavidOyelowo

* ''God Particle''

** His supporting role in ''Film/TheButler'' appears to have made him more well-known, and even more so by his follow-up role as Creator/MartinLutherKingJr in ''Film/{{Selma}}''.

* PlayingAgainstType: His skit in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', a OneShot character in ''WesternAnimation/GlennMartinDDS'', and playing the main character in ''Film/{{Gringo}}'', all BlackComedy shows.

* ''Film/GodParticle''

* ''Film/{{Americanah}}'': Obinze

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (born April 1, 1976) is an Nigerian-English actor and producer. He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo neé Watson.

* {{Typecasting}}: A bunch of his roles that clearly aren't based off of real life often seem to place him in roles of authority, usually being a cop or something related to crime (an [=MI5=] officer in ''Series/{{Spooks}}'', detective [[spoiler:and actually a DirtyCop]] in ''Film/JackReacher'', a StateSec agent [[spoiler:and a HeelFaceTurn TheLancer]] in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', an assistant district attorney in ''A Most Violent Year'', and et cetera).

** In ''Film/AUnitedKingdom'', where his character is in an interracial marriage during a time of heavy racism/xenophobia, and his real life wife plays a character that looks down on that marriage.

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (born April 1, 1976) is an Nigerian-English actor and producer.

* ''Film/JackReacher''

* ''Film/ChaosWalking''

* LargeHam: In ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'', and a few (but memorable) times in ''Rebels''. Will probably be this for Scar as well.

** He's said to also be friends with Creator/JohnBoyega and Creator/LupitaNyongo, who are both prominent characters in the ''Star Wars'' franchise after the Disney reboot as well. Both Oyelowo and Nyong'o play major characters in ''Queen of Katwe'' as well.

** Since he's friends with Creator/RosamundPike, they went from [[spoiler:tasing and holding her character hostage]] in ''Film/JackReacher'', then followed it up by playing as a married couple in ''Film/AUnitedKingdom''.

* BadassBaritone: It seems rather iconic to fans of ''Rebels'', and probably a part of how he got the role of [[EvilSoundsDeep Scar]] for ''The Lion Guard''.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: [[invoked]] While he does play rather unhinged and mean characters at points, he's actually quite a friendly man. He has also stated that he keeps his distance from his kids when he's MethodActing for the roles that require less grounded sanity.

** Minor example. He's TheOtherDarrin for Scar in ''The Lion Guard'' and is Agent Kallus in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Creator/JamesEarlJones plays Scar's brother, Mufasa, and one of Kallus's bosses, Darth Vader.

David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (April 1, 1976) is an Nigerian-English actor and producer.

* DoingItForTheArt: If he's interested in the part, finds the project entertaining &/or meaningful, and likes the people he'd be working with, he's all up for committing to the project.
* DyeingForYourArt: He put on some extra weight for his role as Dr. King.
* FakeAmerican: As Jacobs and Dr. King.
* InherentlyFunnyWords: Received this reaction from a ''Series/{{Ellen}}'' audience when he said he currently lives in [[Franchise/{{Tarzan}} Tarzana]], California.
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: For the record, his last name is pronounced "oh-yellow-oh". Pronouncing it wrong is apparently a [[BerserkButton pet peeve]] for his father.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: While he does play rather unhinged and mean characters at points, he's actually quite a friendly man. He has also stated that he keeps his distance from his kids when he's MethodActing for the roles that require less grounded sanity.
* MemeticMutation:

* NiceGuy: He's a familyman, is fairly religious, and has made it clear on a few occasions that racism is not cool.
* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** He and Creator/ForestWhitaker were in ''The Last King of Scotland'' (Whitaker as PresidentEvil[=/=]an evil dictator, Oyelowo as a friendly doctor), ''The Butler'' (as father and son respectively), and the ''Star Wars'' franchise, specifically ''Rebels'' (Whitaker's AntiHero character being indirectly responsible for Oyelowo's character's ItsPersonal grudge against the heroes).

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Revealing to his kids that he's playing a major villain in the ''Star Wars'' franchise earned him huge amounts of {{Squee}} from them. Applies to ''The Lion Guard'' as well, though they've somewhat grown out of the target demographic.
* ValleyGirl: (Un)surprisingly, he can pull a valley girl voice off.

* ''Film/{{Selma}}'': Creator/MartinLutherKingJr

** He will star in ''God Particle'' with Creator/GuguMbathaRaw''. In the ''Star Wars'' franchise, the both of them play[[note]]Technically; Gugu's character was [[ComicBookFantasyCasting officially fancasted]] after her by WordOfGod, but has never actually played her[[/note]] MookLieutenant Imperial officers that [[spoiler:have a HeelRealization, but stay for [[HonorBeforeReason one reason]] [[ReverseMole or another]] until a costly battle ends with them in Rebel Alliance/New Republic hands.]]

** Agent Kallus not only had MemeticHair, but as he became an EnsembleDarkhorse later on in the run of ''Rebels'', [=#HotKallus=] ended up becoming a thing as well due to a rather iconic [[SmugSmiler smirk]] and CharacterDevelopment. According to Creator/DaveFiloni (as [[ReclusiveArtist Oyelowo doesn't have any social media pages]]), [[MemeAcknowledgement he thinks it's crazy and loves it]].

** Agent Kallus not only had MemeticHair, but as he became an EnsembleDarkhorse later on in the run of ''Rebels'', [=#HotKallus=] ended up becoming a thing as well due to a rather iconic [[SmugSmiler smirk]] and CharacterDevelopment. While virtually the entire main cast and staff of ''Rebels'' has gotten on board with these memes, we're not sure how Oyelowo himself feels about it since he's busy with other roles at the same time and [[ReclusiveArtist doesn't have any active social media pages to easily contact him on]].

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Revealing to his kids that he's playing a major villain in the ''Star Wars'' franchise earned him huge amounts of {{Squee}} from them.

* MemeticMutation: Agent Kallus not only had MemeticHair, but as he became an EnsembleDarkhorse later on in the run of ''Rebels'', [=#HotKallus=] ended up becoming a thing as well due to a rather iconic [[SmugSmiler smirk]] and CharacterDevelopment. While virtually the entire main cast and staff of ''Rebels'' has gotten on board with these memes, we're not sure how Oyelowo himself feels about it since he's busy with other roles at the same time and [[ReclusiveArtist doesn't have any active social media pages to easily contact him on]].

** He's said to also be friends with Creator/JohnBoyega and Creator/LupitaNyongo, who are both prominent characters in the ''Star Wars'' franchise after the Disney reboot as well.

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Revealing to his kids that he's playing a major villain in the ''Star Wars'' franchise earned him huge amounts of {{Squee}} from them.

* ''TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency'': Kremlin Busang