Jessica Oyelowo

Jessica Watson Oyelowo (née Watson; born 1977) is a British actress.
Early life.
She was born Jessica Watson in Ipswich and spent her childhood in Suffolk, England. She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.
Career.
In 2006, she starred as Detective Sergeant Alex Jones in "Mayo" and went on to appear in "Murphy's Law" alongside James Nesbitt, in 2007. She provided the voice of Mrs. Equiano (alongside her husband as Olaudah Equiano) in "Grace Unshackled – The Olaudah Equiano Story", a radio play adapting Equiano's 1789 autobiography "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano". This was first broadcast on BBC 7 on 8 April 2007.
Personal life.
Oyelowo resides in Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California with her husband, actor David Oyelowo. They met while attending drama school. They have four children. They formerly resided in Brighton, England.
Both she and her husband are committed Christians.
Oyelowo and her husband became naturalised US citizens on 20 July 2016.