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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Acting
Known For

47 Years Old

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.

Born

Forest Gate, London, England, UK on 10th July 1977

All Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Old Guard 2 Image
The Old Guard 2
Copley
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Old Guard Image
The Old Guard
Copley
The Man Who Fell to Earth Image
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Faraday
Venom: The Last Dance Image
Venom: The Last Dance
Strickland
Rachael Ray Image
Rachael Ray
Tsunami: The Aftermath Image
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Ian Carter
Murder in Mind Image
Murder in Mind
DS McCorkindale
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Baron Mordo
Infinite Image
Infinite
Bathurst 2020
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2012
Adrian Helmsley
The Lion King Image
The Lion King
Scar (voice)
Dancing on the Edge Image
Dancing on the Edge
Louis Lester
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Scott Walliker
The Martian Image
The Martian
Vincent Kapoor
Doctor Strange Image
Doctor Strange
Mordo
Earth from Space Image
Earth from Space
Self - Narrator
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The Life of Chuck
Marty Anderson
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Conall
Inside Man Image
Inside Man
Bill Mitchell
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Children of Men
Luke
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American Gangster
Huey Lucas
12 Years a Slave Image
12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
Four Brothers Image
Four Brothers
Victor Sweet
Trust Image
Trust
Ashley Carter
Salt Image
Salt
Darryl Peabody
Love Actually Image
Love Actually
Peter
Serenity Image
Serenity
The Operative
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The Pod Generation
Alvy
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Image
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Trywell Kamkwamba
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The Shadow Line
Jonah Gabriel
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Triple 9
Michael Atwood
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Secret in Their Eyes
Ray
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Sherlock Gnomes
Watson (Voice)
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Mary Magdalene
Peter
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Canterbury Tales
Paul
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Z for Zachariah
John Loomis
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ARES: live
Vincent Kapoor
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Baron Mordo
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The Elephant Queen
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Kinky Boots
Lola/Simon
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Locked Down
Paxton
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Phil Spector
Mock Prosecutor
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Melinda and Melinda
Ellis Moonsong
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Redbelt
Mike Terry
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Dirty Pretty Things
Okwe
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Red Nose Day Actually
Peter
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Rob Peace
Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
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She Hate Me
Frank Wills
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Talk to Me
Dewey Hughes
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The Old Guard 3
Copley
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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
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Eleanor the Great
Roger
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Children of Blood and Bone
King Saran
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Odenigbo
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Come Sunday
Carlton Pearson
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Endgame
President Thabo Mbeki
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Slow Burn
Ty Trippin
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Amistad
Ensign Covey
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Savannah
Christmas Moultrie
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The Making of 'Making a Scene'
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Three Blind Mice
Mark Hayward
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Deadly Voyage
Ebow
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Red Dust
Alex Mpondo
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Making a Scene
Man
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Mind Games
Tyler Arnold
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
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The Backrooms
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G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
Rix
Day Zero Image
Day Zero
Narrator
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The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
Narrator
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Tonight at Noon
Lee / Evans
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Image
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
This Is My Africa Image
This Is My Africa
Self
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts Image
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
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Regard Noir
Self
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Image
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Orsino
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National Theatre Live: Everyman
Everyman
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Partition: The Day India Burned
Narrator
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It Was an Accident
Nicky Burkett
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Fela
Fela Kuti