David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976 in Oxford) is an English actor of Nigerian descent. He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo and they have two sons.
David Oyelowo was born in Oxford in 1976. His family originates from Nigeria. David studied Theatre Studies for A level and his teacher suggested he should become an actor. After A levels David enrolled for a year on an Art foundation course before training at LAMDA. Having been offered television work David left LAMDA before completing the course and in 1999 was offered a season with the RSC playing roles in Volpone and Oroonoko. In December 2000 David returned to the RSC and became the first black actor to play an English monarch for the company taking the title role in Henry VI. His performance won him the Ian Charleson Award 2001 for best newcomer in a classical play David has become known to television audiences as Danny Hunter in the TV series "Spooks" (2002) and the critically acclaimed drama _Tomorrow La Scala (2002)_ , as well as appearances in "Maisie Raine" (1998) and "Brothers and Sisters" (1998). He is married to actress Jessica Oyelowo and they have one son.
