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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Homepage
https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/chiwetel-ejiofor
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1977-07-10,Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Ejiofor's other films include Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Children of Men (2006), Endgame (2009), 2012 (2009), Salt (2010), and The Martian (2015). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He also voiced Scar in The Lion King (2019). He directed, wrote, and starred in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). On television, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance as a jazz band leader in the BBC Two miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2014). He also acted in the BBC drama series The Shadow Line (2011), the HBO television film Phil Spector (2013), and the Showtime science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.399

Inside Man
2006-03-17

7.097

Love Actually
2003-09-07

Dirty Pretty Things

6.9

Dirty Pretty Things
2002-09-05

5.1

She Hate Me
2004-07-30

American Gangster

7.588

American Gangster
2007-11-02

6.844

Talk to Me
2007-07-13

7.018

Amistad
1997-12-10

6.81

Four Brothers
2005-08-11

Tonight at Noon

0

Tonight at Noon

The Pod Generation

5.973

The Pod Generation
2023-08-11

6.8

Rob Peace
2024-08-02

6.451

Redbelt
2008-04-07

6.414

Salt
2010-07-21

Melinda and Melinda

6.2

Melinda and Melinda
2004-12-22

Children of Men

7.612

Children of Men
2006-09-22

5.8

Red Dust
2004-01-11

5.864

2012
2009-10-10

5.816

Endgame
2009-01-18

7.363

Serenity
2005-09-25

6.7

Kinky Boots
2005-08-30

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

5.444

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999-10-01

Three Blind Mice

3.891

Three Blind Mice
2003-10-08

5.3

Slow Burn
2005-09-12

5.3

Mind Games
2001-01-06

12 Years a Slave

7.935

12 Years a Slave
2013-10-18

5.983

Triple 9
2016-02-19

The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy

7.8

The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
2008-08-10

Z for Zachariah

5.687

Z for Zachariah
2015-08-13

5.662

Phil Spector
2013-06-14

5.9

Savannah
2013-04-25

Half of a Yellow Sun

4.833

Half of a Yellow Sun
2013-09-08

5.4

Deadly Voyage
1996-06-14

Venom: The Last Dance

6.669

Venom: The Last Dance
2024-10-22

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2003-05-05

The Life of Chuck

7.316

The Life of Chuck
2025-06-05

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

7.13

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022-07-07

It Was an Accident

6.6

It Was an Accident
2000-10-27

7.692

The Martian
2015-09-30

Secret in Their Eyes

6.357

Secret in Their Eyes
2015-10-14

Eleanor the Great

6.935

Eleanor the Great
2025-09-04

National Theatre Live: Everyman

1

National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015-07-16

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

6.416

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025-02-12

This Is My Africa

0

This Is My Africa
2008-04-01

6.299

Mary Magdalene
2018-03-15

0

Fela

5.816

Come Sunday
2018-01-21

Red Nose Day Actually

7.039

Red Nose Day Actually
2017-03-24

7.099

The Lion King
2019-07-12

Sherlock Gnomes

5.747

Sherlock Gnomes
2018-03-15

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

7.882

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019-02-14

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

7.302

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019-10-16

The Elephant Queen

7.2

The Elephant Queen
2019-10-18

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

7.6

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016-06-07

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

0

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019-06-02

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

7.234

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022-05-04

6.6

Infinite
2021-09-09

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

7

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010-03-02

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

7.8

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010-03-02

7.418

Doctor Strange
2016-10-25

7.1

The Old Guard
2020-07-09

5.215

Locked Down
2021-02-25

8

Day Zero
2020-10-14

4.5

Regard Noir
2021-03-21

Partition: The Day India Burned

0

Partition: The Day India Burned
2007-01-01

The Old Guard 2

5.949

The Old Guard 2
2025-07-01

Children of Blood and Bone

0

Children of Blood and Bone
2027-01-15

0

Backrooms
2026-09-03

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

0

Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013-11-25

Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025

0

Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025
2025-12-24

The Man Who Fell to Earth

7.414

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022-04-24

5

Trust
2003-01-09

The Graham Norton Show

7.2

The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22

Tsunami: The Aftermath

6.1

Tsunami: The Aftermath
2006-12-10

Dancing on the Edge

6.7

Dancing on the Edge
2013-02-04

The Shadow Line

7.623

The Shadow Line
2011-05-05

Canterbury Tales

6.9

Canterbury Tales
2003-09-11

8.4

Murder in Mind
2001-04-22

4.3

ARES: live
2015-06-07

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

5.1

Rachael Ray
2006-09-18

Earth from Space

8.5

Earth from Space
2019-04-17

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09