Biography
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on July 10, 1977) is an English actor. He attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but had to leave after a year after receiving the roll of Ens, in Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad". For his first leading film role in Dirty Pretty Things, he won a British Independent Film Award for best actor. He has portrayed Othello in numerous stage productions including Bloomsbury Theatre, Theatre Royal in Glasgow and Donmar Warehouse. He made his directorial debut in the short film Slapper, which he also wrote. He soon became well known after moving on to bigger roles in "Inside Man" (2005), "American Gangster" (2007), "Children of Men" and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" (2012).
Filmography
all 82
Movies 69
TV Shows 13
self 12
Narrator 2
Director 2
Voice 1
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Movie
Skeet Douglas
Rob Peace (2024)
Movie
Alvy Novy
The Pod Generation (2023)
Movie
Self - Baron Mordo
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Movie
Baron Karl Mordo
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Movie
7.6
Faraday
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
TV
Bathurst 2020
Infinite (2021)
Movie
8.5
Himself
Regard Noir (2021)
Movie
Paxton
Locked Down (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Day Zero (2020)
Movie
Copley
The Old Guard (2020)
Movie
7.38
Self - Narrator
The Elephant Queen (2019)
Movie
8.14
Conall
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Movie
6.71
Scar
The Lion King (2019)
Movie
6.38
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)
Movie
Narrator
Earth from Space (2019)
TV
Trywell Kamkwamba
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Movie
8
Peter
Mary Magdalene (2018)
Movie
8
Watson (Voice)
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
Movie
5.5
Carlton Pearson
Come Sunday (2018)
Movie
Peter
Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
Movie
9
Self / Mordo
Doctor Strange: The Fabric of Reality (2017)
Movie
Karl Mordo
Doctor Strange (2016)
Movie
7.09
Self
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016)
Movie
Michael Atwood
Triple 9 (2016)
Movie
7.33
Ray Kasten
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Movie
6
Vincent Kapoor
The Martian (2015)
Movie
8.09
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV
2
John Loomis
Z for Zachariah (2015)
Movie
3.5
Everyman
National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
Movie
Vincent Kapoor
ARES: live (2015)
TV
Director
Columbite Tantalite (2013)
Movie
Man
Making a Scene (2013)
Movie
Self
The Making of 'Making a Scene' (2013)
Movie
Solomon Northup
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Movie
6.22
Odenigbo
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Movie
Christmas Moultrie
Savannah (2013)
Movie
Mock Prosecutor
Phil Spector (2013)
Movie
1
Louis
Dancing on the Edge (2013)
TV
DI Jonah Gabriel / Jonah Gabriel
The Shadow Line (2011)
TV
5.6
Peabody
Salt (2010)
Movie
7.13
Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
Movie
Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
Movie
Adrian Helmsley
2012 (2009)
Movie
7.24
Thabo Mbeki
Endgame (2009)
Movie
John Akii Bua
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy (2008)
Movie
Director
Slapper (2008)
Movie
Mike Terry
Redbelt (2008)
Movie
6
Self
This Is My Africa (2008)
Movie
Huey Lucas
American Gangster (2007)
Movie
6.65
Dewey Hughes
Talk to Me (2007)
Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Self
Partition: The Day India Burned (2007)
Movie
Ian Carter
Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)
TV
5
Luke
Children of Men (2006)
Movie
5.75
Rachael Ray (2006)
TV
Bill Mitchell
Inside Man (2006)
Movie
4.33
The Operative
Serenity (2005)
Movie
5.47
Ty Trippin
Slow Burn (2005)
Movie
Lola
Kinky Boots (2005)
Movie
Victor Sweet
Four Brothers (2005)
Movie
6
Ellis Moonsong
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Movie
3.5
Frank Wills
She Hate Me (2004)
Movie
Alex Mpondo
Red Dust (2004)
Movie
Chimney Sweep / Konzaburô
Animated Tales of the World (2004)
TV
Mark Hayward
Three Blind Mice (2003)
Movie
Paul
Canterbury Tales (2003)
TV
Peter
Love Actually (2003)
Movie
7.7
Orsino
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (2003)
Movie
Ashley Carter
Trust (2003)
TV
Okwe
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Movie
DS McCorkindale
Murder in Mind (2001)
TV
Tyler Arnold
Mind Games (2001)
Movie
Nicky Burkett
It Was an Accident (2000)
Movie
Rix
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
Movie
Ensign Covey
Amistad (1997)
Movie
Ebow
Deadly Voyage (1996)
Movie
Actor
Eleanor the Great
Movie
Lee / Evans
Tonight at Noon
Movie
Copley
The Old Guard 2
Movie
Marty
The Life of Chuck
Movie
Fela Kuti
Fela
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.35
Based on 7.34 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1977-07-10 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceForest Gate, United Kingdom
FatherArinze Ejiofor
MotherObiajulu Ejiofor
SiblingsZain Asher
RelativesNoah Peoples, Steve Peoples, Louis Peoples
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsЧиветель Эджиофор, צ'ואיטל אג'יופור, 切瓦特·艾乔福
AwardsIndiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Actor, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Laurence Olivier Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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