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  • BIRTH 10/07/1977
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 9
  • MOVIES 49
  • DIRECTOR 2
  • SCRIPT 2

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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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).

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Shows (9)

The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Faraday
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
Jonah Gabriel
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind
DS McCorkindale
Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge
Louis Lester
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
Paul
Trust
Trust
Ashley Carter
Earth from Space
Earth from Space
dubbing

Movies (49)

Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance
Strickland
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Scott Walliker
The Lion King
The Lion King
Scar (voice)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Baron Mordo
Love Actually
Love Actually
Peter
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Mordo
The Martian
The Martian
Vincent Kapoor
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Conall
2012
2012
Adrian Helmsley
Inside Man
Inside Man
Bill Mitchell
The Old Guard
The Old Guard
Copley
American Gangster
American Gangster
Huey Lucas
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
Children of Men
Children of Men
Luke
Infinite
Infinite
Bathurst 2020
Salt
Salt
Darryl Peabody
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2
Copley
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck
Marty Anderson
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Trywell Kamkwamba
The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation
Alvy
Serenity
Serenity
The Operative
Amistad
Amistad
Ensign Covey
Secret in Their Eyes
Secret in Their Eyes
Ray
Rob Peace
Rob Peace
Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
Triple 9
Triple 9
Michael Atwood
Four Brothers
Four Brothers
Victor Sweet
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually
Peter
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
John Loomis
Sherlock Gnomes
Sherlock Gnomes
Watson (Voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of…
Self - Baron Mordo
Locked Down
Locked Down
Paxton
Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda
Ellis Moonsong
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone
King Saran
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Mock Prosecutor
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Peter
The Elephant Queen
The Elephant Queen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Come Sunday
Come Sunday
Carlton Pearson
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things
Okwe
Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
Lola/Simon
Savannah
Savannah
Christmas Moultrie
Redbelt
Redbelt
Mike Terry
Day Zero
Day Zero
Narrator
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
Frank Wills
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
Odenigbo
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight…
Regard Noir
Regard Noir
Himself
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
Mark Hayward
It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident
Nicky Burkett
Endgame
Endgame
President Thabo Mbeki

Director (2)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rob Peace
Rob Peace

Script (2)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Rob Peace
Rob Peace