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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1977-07-10 (46 years old)

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

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Biography

Filmography

all 82

Movies 69

TV Shows 13

self 12

Narrator 2

Director 2

Voice 1

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Rob Peace (2024)

The Pod Generation (2023)

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)

Infinite (2021)

Regard Noir (2021)

Locked Down (2021)

Day Zero (2020)

The Old Guard (2020)

The Elephant Queen (2019)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

The Lion King (2019)

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)

Earth from Space (2019)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

Mary Magdalene (2018)

Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

Come Sunday (2018)

Red Nose Day Actually (2017)

Doctor Strange: The Fabric of Reality (2017)

Doctor Strange (2016)

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016)

Triple 9 (2016)

Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

The Martian (2015)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Z for Zachariah (2015)

National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)

ARES: live (2015)

Columbite Tantalite (2013)

Making a Scene (2013)

The Making of 'Making a Scene' (2013)

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)

Savannah (2013)

Phil Spector (2013)

Dancing on the Edge (2013)

The Shadow Line (2011)

Salt (2010)

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)

2012 (2009)

Endgame (2009)

The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy (2008)

Slapper (2008)

Redbelt (2008)

This Is My Africa (2008)

American Gangster (2007)

Talk to Me (2007)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Partition: The Day India Burned (2007)

Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)

Children of Men (2006)

Rachael Ray (2006)

Inside Man (2006)

Serenity (2005)

Slow Burn (2005)

Kinky Boots (2005)

Four Brothers (2005)

Melinda and Melinda (2004)

She Hate Me (2004)

Red Dust (2004)

Animated Tales of the World (2004)

Three Blind Mice (2003)

Canterbury Tales (2003)

Love Actually (2003)

Twelfth Night, or What You Will (2003)

Trust (2003)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1977-07-10 (46 years old)

Birth Place
Forest Gate, United Kingdom

Father
Arinze Ejiofor

Mother
Obiajulu Ejiofor

Siblings
Zain Asher

Relatives
Noah Peoples, Steve Peoples, Louis Peoples

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Los Angeles, United States of America

Also Known As
Чиветель Эджиофор, צ'ואיטל אג'יופור, 切瓦特·艾乔福

Awards
Indiana 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