LISTEN: David Oyelowo Talks QUEEN OF KATWE, OTHELLO, and More

David Oyelowo, currently starring in the titular role in Othello Off-Broadway, is used to making waves: According to the actor, "The films [he does] very quickly get politicized and called 'black movies,' and the minute that happens to them they feel niche." With movies like Queen of Katwe and the upcoming A United Kingdom, Oyelowo is on course to continue creating work that keeps important social and political issues front-and-center.

Recently, Oyelowo sat down for The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast to discuss Queen of Katwe, how some of his most important collaborative relationships were built, and more.

David Oyelowo is a classically trained stage actor who graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and received the "Scholarship for Excellence" from Nicholas Hytner in 1998. Most recent film credits include Captive and Five Nights in Maine. David starred as Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, for which he received Golden Globe and Film Independent Spirit Award nominations and won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Dr. King. He also recently starred in HBO's Nightingale, (Emmy nomination). Upcoming films include Queen of Katwe, A United Kingdom, and Nina. Additional film credits include Interstellar, A Most Violent Year, Default, The Butler, Lincoln, The Middle of Nowhere (NAACP Image Awards and Independent Spirit Awards nominations), Jack Reacher, The Paperboy, Complicit, Red Tails, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Help, 96 Minutes, The Last King of Scotland, Who Do You Love, A Sound of Thunder, Derailed, and Shoot the Messenger. Stage work includes The Suppliants (Gate Theatre, Ian Charleson award commendation). the title role in the RSC's Henry VI, (Ian Charleson Award, Evening Standard award nomination), Richard Bean's The God Botherers, and the title role in Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound. Television credits include the BAFTA award winning series "Spooks/MI:5" (Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor), "Small Island" (BAFTA Nomination), "Born Equal" and "A Raisin in the Sun" (alongside Sanaa Lathan and Sean Combs); Kenneth Branagh's "As You Like It" (HBO), "Five Days" (HBO, Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television); "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency."