David Olusoga

1970 (56) • Acting

Born: 1/1/1970 (56) in Lagos, Nigeria

Known for: Acting

David Olusoga

David Adetayo Olusoga OBE is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has presented historical documentaries on the BBC and contributed to The One Show and The Guardian.

Known For

Harry & Meghan

58%

Self

2022

A Thousand Blows

67%

Executive Producer

2025

The Celebrity Traitors

82%

Self - Contestant

2025

Civilisations

66%

Presenter

2018

Empire with David Olusoga

47%

Presenter

2025

A House Through Time

64%

Self - Presenter

2018

Union with David Olusoga

40%

Presenter

2023

Black and British: A Forgotten History

37%

Self - Presenter

2016

Empire with David Olusoga

47%

Presenter

2025

Empire with David Olusoga

47%

Creator

2025

Empire with David Olusoga

47%

Executive Producer

2025

The Celebrity Traitors

82%

Self - Contestant

2025

A Thousand Blows

67%

Executive Producer

2025

Union with David Olusoga

40%

Presenter

2023

Union with David Olusoga

40%

Creator

2023

Union with David Olusoga

40%

Executive Producer

2023

David Harewood on Blackface

10%

Himself

2023

Harry & Meghan

58%

Self

2022

The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden

70%

Himself - Presenter

2022

The Felling of Colston

Self

2021

Our NHS: A Hidden History

10%

Presenter

2021

Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol

Executive Producer

2021

Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

10%

Presenter

2021

Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

10%

Creator

2021

Africa Turns the Page: The Novels That Shaped a Continent

10%

Himself - Presenter

2020

The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

100%

Presenter

2019

Civilisations

66%

Presenter

2018

A House Through Time

64%

Self - Presenter

2018

Black and British: A Forgotten History

37%

Self - Presenter

2016

Black and British: A Forgotten History

37%

Writer

2016

Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners

100%

Presenter

2015

Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes

Narrator

2015

A Timewatch Guide

70%

Self - Presenter

2015

Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich

Director of Photography

2005

Namibia: Genocide and the Second Reich

Director

2005

Artists and Models

Writer

1986