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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Born July 10, 1977 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK59 films

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.

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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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12 Years a Slave posterFirst watch12 Years a Slave20137.9as Solomon NorthupIn the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.View film

Essential films

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The Martian poster7.7The Martian2015Doctor Strange poster7.4Doctor Strange2016Children of Men poster7.6Children of Men2006Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster7.2Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022American Gangster poster7.6American Gangster2007The Lion King poster7.1The Lion King2019Inside Man poster7.4Inside Man2006Maleficent: Mistress of Evil poster7.3Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. TBATonight at NoonLee / Evans
  2. TBAFelaFela Kuti
  3. 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs
  4. 2027Children of Blood and BoneKing Saran
  5. 2026BackroomsClark
  6. 2025Eleanor the GreatRoger
  7. 2025The Old Guard 2Copley
  8. 2025The Life of ChuckMarty Anderson
  9. 2025Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyScott Walliker
  10. 2024Venom: The Last DanceStrickland
  11. 2024Rob PeaceRobert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
  12. 2023The Pod GenerationAlvy
  13. 2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessBaron Mordo
  14. 2021InfiniteBathurst 2020
  15. 2021Locked DownPaxton
  16. 2020The Old GuardCopley
  17. 2019Maleficent: Mistress of EvilConall
  18. 2019The Lion KingScar (voice)
  19. 2019The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
  20. 2019The Boy Who Harnessed the WindTrywell Kamkwamba
  21. 2018Mary MagdalenePeter
  22. 2018Sherlock GnomesDr. Watson (Voice)
  23. 2018Come SundayCarlton Pearson
  24. 2017Red Nose Day ActuallyPeter
  25. 2016Doctor StrangeMordo
  26. 2016Triple 9Michael Atwood
  27. 2015Secret in Their EyesRay
  28. 2015The MartianVincent Kapoor
  29. 2015Z for ZachariahJohn Loomis
  30. 2015National Theatre Live: EverymanEveryman
  31. 2013Making a Scene | 11 Performances
  32. 201312 Years a SlaveSolomon Northup
  33. 2013Half of a Yellow SunOdenigbo
  34. 2013Phil SpectorMock Prosecutor
  35. 2013SavannahChristmas Moultrie
  36. 2010SaltDarryl Peabody
  37. 20092012Adrian Helmsley
  38. 2009EndgamePresident Thabo Mbeki
  39. 2008RedbeltMike Terry
  40. 2007American GangsterHuey Lucas
  41. 2007Talk to MeDewey Hughes
  42. 2006Children of MenLuke
  43. 2006Inside ManBill Mitchell
  44. 2005SerenityThe Operative
  45. 2005Slow BurnTy Trippin
  46. 2005Kinky BootsLola/Simon
  47. 2005Four BrothersVictor Sweet
  48. 2004Melinda and MelindaEllis Moonsong
  49. 2004She Hate MeFrank Wills
  50. 2004Red DustAlex Mpondo
  51. 2003Three Blind MiceMark Hayward
  52. 2003Love ActuallyPeter
  53. 2003Twelfth Night, or What You WillOrsino
  54. 2002Dirty Pretty ThingsOkwe
  55. 2001Mind GamesTyler Arnold
  56. 2000It Was an AccidentNicky Burkett
  57. 1999G:MT Greenwich Mean TimeRix
  58. 1997AmistadEnsign Covey
  59. 1996Deadly VoyageEbow