David Oyelowo is an ethnic Yoruba man. His family is from the Awe Kingdom in Oyo State, Nigeria where he has the royal title of Omoba, which means Prince.
He is married to Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson) an English actress who most notably featured in films like Alice in Wonderland (2010), Captive (2015) and then in A United Kingdom (2016) which her husband starred in.
The pair met as teenagers while attending the National Youth Music Theatre before they started dating and got married. Together, the couple has four children and live in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.
