Jessica Oyelowo (née Watson; born 1978) is a British-American actress and singer.

She was born Jessica Watson in Ipswich, and spent her childhood in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

[1] She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre.

[1] In 2006, she starred as Detective Sergeant Alex Jones[1] in Mayo, then went on to appear in Murphy's Law alongside James Nesbitt, in 2007.

[7][8] As the wife of a Yoruba tribal prince, Oyelowo is entitled to the honorific style Olori.