David Oyelowo

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In “The Girl Before,” David Oyelowo plays a brooding, and controlling architect. “I'm looking to tell redemptive stories … that don't shy away from the darkness,” he says.

David Oyelowo wants to tell stories about darkness and redemption

In “The Girl Before,” David Oyelowo plays a brooding, and controlling architect. “I'm looking to tell redemptive stories … that don't shy away from the darkness,” he says.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Just a few minutes into the new film Five Nights in Maine , a husband, played by David Oyelowo, gets a terrible phone call from police telling him his wife has been killed in a car…

Navigating through grief in 'Five Nights in Maine'

Just a few minutes into the new film Five Nights in Maine , a husband, played by David Oyelowo, gets a terrible phone call from police telling him his wife has been killed in a car…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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