David Oyelowo has won the race to become the first black James Bond ever in the history of the 007 adventure series. The British actor will lend his voice to the secret agent in the new audio book of the latest Bond novel written by Anthony Horowitz.

The actor said he is “very honoured” when the news was revealed. “I am officially the only person on planet Earth who can legitimately say, ‘I am the new James Bond.’ He also added “I was asked specifically by the Fleming estate, which is really special,”

Oyelowo’s previous roles include Henry VI for the Royal Shakespeare Company – which made him the first black actor to play an English king in a major Shakespeare production. The role won him The Ian Charleson Award. He also played the MI5 officer Danny Hunter in the BBC TV drama Spooks and was acclaimed for his performance as Martin Luther King in Selma.

Oyelowo will play Bond, and other characters, in the audio book version of Trigger Mortis, written by Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate. Born in Oxford to Nigerian parents, he is also known in Hollywood and has starred opposite Tom Cruise in the movie Jack Reacher, a drama based on a book by Lee Child.

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