Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Date of Birth:

Jul 10, 1977

Place of Birth:

Forest Gate, London, UK

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:

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

2019

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

2016

The Elephant Queen The Elephant Queen

2019

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Infinite Infinite

2021

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

The Making of 'Making a Scene' The Making of 'Making a Scene'

2013

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

Fela Fela

1970

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene

2018

Come Sunday Come Sunday

2018

Red Nose Day Actually Red Nose Day Actually

2017

Sherlock Gnomes Sherlock Gnomes

2018

The Lion King The Lion King

2019

Doctor Strange Doctor Strange

2016

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

Mind Games Mind Games

2001

Rob Peace Rob Peace

2024

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

2022

Venom: The Last Dance Venom: The Last Dance

2024

The Life of Chuck The Life of Chuck

1970

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025

Eleanor the Great Eleanor the Great

1970

The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy

2008

The Pod Generation The Pod Generation

2023

Locked Down Locked Down

2021

The Old Guard The Old Guard

2020

Day Zero Day Zero

2020

Regard Noir Regard Noir

2021

The Old Guard 2 The Old Guard 2

1970

Partition: The Day India Burned Partition: The Day India Burned

2007

Triple 9 Triple 9

2016

This Is My Africa This Is My Africa

2008

Children of Men Children of Men

2006

Melinda and Melinda Melinda and Melinda

2004

Redbelt Redbelt

2008

Salt Salt

2010

Red Dust Red Dust

2004

Endgame Endgame

2009

2012 2012

2009

Four Brothers Four Brothers

2005

Tonight at Noon Tonight at Noon

1970

Dirty Pretty Things Dirty Pretty Things

2002

Love Actually Love Actually

2003

American Gangster American Gangster

2007

She Hate Me She Hate Me

2004

Amistad Amistad

1997

Talk to Me Talk to Me

2007

Serenity Serenity

2005

Kinky Boots Kinky Boots

2005

The Martian The Martian

2015

Twelfth Night, or What You Will Twelfth Night, or What You Will

2003

Deadly Voyage Deadly Voyage

1996

Secret in Their Eyes Secret in Their Eyes

2015

Making a Scene Making a Scene

2013

National Theatre Live: Everyman National Theatre Live: Everyman

2015

It Was an Accident It Was an Accident

2000

Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun

2013

Savannah Savannah

2013

Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice

2003

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

1999

Slow Burn Slow Burn

2005

12 Years a Slave 12 Years a Slave

2013

Phil Spector Phil Spector

2013

Z for Zachariah Z for Zachariah

2015

Inside Man Inside Man

2006

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