David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo (1976 - )

Film Deaths[]

A Sound of Thunder (2005) [Marcus Payne]: Killed by the hybrid creatures when he stays behind, sacrificing himself so the others can escape.
The Last King of Scotland (2006) [Dr. Junju]: Shot to death by Forest Whitaker's soldiers, after ensuring that James McAvoy has safely escaped on a plane, at the cost of his life.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) [Steven Jacobs]: Killed in a helicopter crash when the ape Koba (Christopher Gordon) kicks the wrecked helicopter off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Jack Reacher (2012) [Det. Calvin Emerson]: Shot in the head by Tom Cruise while trying to use Rosamund Pike as a human shield.
Red Tails (2012) [Joe 'Lightning' Little]: Killed in a plane crash after being shot down during a dogfight (he manages to shoot down a German flying ace before dying).
Interstellar (2014) [School Principal]: Likely dies (off-screen) in the time between Matthew McConaughey's space journey.
Selma (2014) [Martin Luther King Jr.]: Shot to death (off-screen) three years after the final scene. His death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the film.
Nightingale (2015) [Peter Snowden]: Most likely shot to death by police when he goes outside to confront them with an unloaded shotgun.
A United Kingdom (2016) [Seretse Khama]: Dies from cancer (off-screen) many years after the events of the film and buried alongside Rosamund Pike. His death is mentioned in the closing text.
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) [Jason Kiel]: Bleeds to death while he stays behind and triggers the damaged part of the spaceship he is on to detach, and is projected out into deep space.
Chaos Walking (2021) [Aaron]: Set on fire by Daisy Ridley.
See How They Run (2022) [Mervyn Cocker-Norris]: Strangled to death by Charlie Cooper.

Television Deaths[]

Spooks: Episode 3.10 MI-5 (2004) [Danny Hunter]: Shot in the head by Zubin Varla after David insults and provokes Zubin to stop him from killing Olga Sosnovska.
Les Misérables: Episode 5 (2019) [Inspector Javert]: Commits suicide by jumping into the Seine River.
The Lion Guard: The Battle of the Pride Lands (2019; animated) [Scar]: Voicing a fiery spirit, he is extinguished by rain from Kion (Max Charles) and the Great Lions of the past.
Silo: Holston's Pick (2023) [Sheriff Holston Becker]: Collapses and dies after exiting the silo and entering the world outside, due to the atmosphere. He removes his helmet before dying and crawls over to Rashida Jones' body to lie next to her.

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