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David Oyelowo

Actor · 56 credits · 32 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Frequent collaborators: Jessica Oyelowo, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Movies (53 total, ranked by score)

  1. A Raisin in the Sun

    2008 · ★ 6.1 (36 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    31

  2. Shoot the Messenger

    2006 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. American Blend

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    33

  4. The Tiger Who Came to Tea

    2022 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)

    Animation, Family

    34

  5. The After

    2024 · ★ 5.6 (84 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. Brave Girl Rising

    2019

    36

  7. 9 Kisses

    2014

    Comedy, Romance, Music

    37

  8. Complicit

    2013 · ★ 5.3 (13 votes)

    Drama

    38

  9. Nightingale

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (52 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Captive

    2015 · ★ 5.6 (293 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    40

  11. Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

    2022 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    41

  12. Rahab

    2012 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    42

  13. The Bastard King

    2022 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. The Best Man

    2005 · ★ 5.4 (77 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    44

  15. 96 Minutes

    2011 · ★ 5.7 (90 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    45

  16. Nina

    2016 · ★ 5.2 (88 votes)

    Drama, Music

    46

  17. Default

    2014 · ★ 4.3 (8 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Action

    47

  18. Who Do You Love

    2008 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    48

  19. A Sound of Thunder

    2005 · ★ 4.9 (457 votes)

    Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure

    49

  20. National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

    2025

    Drama

    50

  21. Othello

    —

    Drama, War

    51

  22. Heist of Benin

    —

    Thriller

    52

  23. The Return of the Rocketeer

    —

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    53

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.