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David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo (/oʊˈjɛloʊwoʊ/ oh-YEL-oh-woh; Yoruba pronunciation; born 1 April 1976) is a British actor, director and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award, two NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was appointed as an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama. Oyelowo rose to prominence for portraying Martin Luther King Jr. in the biographical drama Selma (2014) and Peter Snowden in the HBO film Nightingale (2014), which garnered him critical acclaim. He also achieved praise for his roles as Louis Gaines in The Butler (2013), Seretse Khama in A United Kingdom (2016) and Robert Katende in Queen of Katwe (2016). He has also played supporting roles in the films Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), The Help (2011), Lincoln (2012), Red Tails (2012), and Jack Reacher (2012). On television, Oyelowo has played MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the British drama series Spooks (2002–2004) and Javert in the BBC miniseries Les Misérables (2018). He also provided the voice for Agent Alexsandr Kallus in the Lucasfilm Animation series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) and Holston Becker in the Apple+ drama series Silo. He stars in and co-produces the 2023 Paramount+ western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Oyelowo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After the deaths of the dead Oedipus’ sons Eteocles and Polynices (who have both recently died at each other’s hands in a civil war for the Theban throne), Oedipus' brother-in-law and new Theban King Creon has ordered the public honoring of Eteocles and the public shaming of Thebes' traitor Polynices. However, their sister Antigone attempts to bury the body of Polynices, going against her uncle Creon’s decree and placing her relationship with her brother above human laws. As a result she is captured, tried and sentenced to death by live entombment. Eventually, Antigone hangs herself in her underground tomb, which leads to the suicide of her fiancé and Croen’s son, Haemon. Upon learning of her son’s death, Creon’s wife, Eurydice, kills herself too.
