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'Jack Reacher' Co-Star Signs With WME (Exclusive)

12:58 PM PST 12/19/2012 by Borys Kit

David Oyelowo can also be seen in "The Paperboy" and "Lincoln."

David Oyelowo - P 2012

David Oyelowo, who will be seen opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, has signed with WME.

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He remains with management firm Inphenate and U.K. agency Hamilton-Hodell.

Oyelowo is an Indie Spirit Award and NAACP-nominated actor (for his work in Middle of Nowhere) who can currently be seen in The Paperboy as well as Lincoln. Other recent appearances include Red Tails, The Help and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. 

He recently wrapped work opposite Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker in Lee Daniels' The Butler and opposite Zoe Saldana in Nina Simone.

Oyelowo is now meeting directors on the Sugar Ray Robinson biopic Sweet Thunder,  in which he is attached to star and will executive produce.

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