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David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976 in Oxford ) is an English Actor of Nigeria n descent. He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo and they have one son. Education Oyelowo first went to drama classes since he fancied a girl who was also going. My first boss , interview, Guardian He then studied Theatre Studies for A Level and his teacher suggested he should become an actor. After A levels Oyelowo enrolled for a year on an Art Foundation Course before being funded through training at LAMDA by Nicholas Hytner . Having been offered television work Oyelowo left LAMDA before completing the course. STAGE His best known theatrical role was his performance as ''. In a major landmark for Colour-blind Casting , Oyelowo was the first black actor to play an English king in a major production of Shakespeare, and although this casting choice was initially criticised by some in the media, Oyelowo's performance was critically acclaimed and later won the Ian Charleson Award for best performance by an actor under 30 in a classical play, in the same year. (A few years later, in comparison, Adrian Lester 's casting as '' Henry V '' drew little comment.) Oyelowo said of this experience: :"It's fascinating to work with a company of actors of such different ages, experience and talents. I'm one of a generation brought up on television whose acting is more 'naturalistic', whereas with some of the older generation it's more heightened. But I think there's room for both styles." (His IMDB page.) He had begun his stage career in 1999 when he was offered a season with the RSC playing roles in '' Volpone '', as the title character in '' Oroonoko '' (in which he also performed in the BBC radio adaptation) an '' Antony And Cleopatra '' ( 1999 ) alongside Guy Henry , Frances De La Tour and Alan Bates . In 2005 he appeared in a production of '' Prometheus Bound '', which was revived in New York in 2007. In 2006, he made his directorial debut on a production of ''The White Devil'', produced by his own theatre company in Brighton . In my head this is massive , interview, Guardian 2005 FILM He is soon to appear as Adrian Lester 's screen brother in Kenneth Branagh 's film of '' As You Like It ''. He also appears as Dr Junju, alongside Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin , in '' The Last King Of Scotland ''. TV Oyelowo is best known for playing agent Danny Hunter in the British TV drama series '' Spooks '' (known in North America as '' MI-5 ''). He had before that appeared in '' Tomorrow La Scala '' (2002), '' Maisie Raine '' (1998) and '' Brothers And Sisters '' (1998). Oyelowo appeared in a film exploring aspects of poverty, race, inequality, and class in Britain today. Written and directed by Dominic Savage, the film is being likened to a British version of the Oscar-winning film '''', April 7 , 2006 Its working title was ''London''/''The London Project'', but by the time of its broadcast on BBC 1 on (a co-star from " Shoot The Messenger ") as a couple fleeing persecution in Nigeria . Other TV appearances include:
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