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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Acting

July 10, 1977 (48 years old)
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Male
79 Movies
16 TV Shows

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.

12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013 7.9

as Solomon Northup

Age 36 (now 48)
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016 7.4

as Mordo

Age 39 (now 48)
The Lion King
The Lion King

The Lion King

2019 7.1

as Scar (voice)

Age 42 (now 48)
Children of Men
Children of Men

Children of Men

2006 7.6

as Luke

Age 29 (now 48)
Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance

Venom: The Last Dance

2024 6.7

as Strickland

Age 47 (now 48)
2012
2012

2012

2009 5.9

as Adrian Helmsley

Age 32 (now 48)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022 7.2

as Baron Mordo

Age 44 (now 48)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019 7.9

as Trywell Kamkwamba

Age 41 (now 48)
Secret in Their Eyes
Secret in Their Eyes

Secret in Their Eyes

2015 6.4

as Ray

Age 38 (now 48)
Salt
Salt

Salt

2010 6.4

as Darryl Peabody

Age 33 (now 48)
American Gangster
American Gangster

American Gangster

2007 7.6

as Huey Lucas

Age 30 (now 48)
Infinite
Infinite

Infinite

2021 6.6

as Bathurst 2020

Age 44 (now 48)
Triple 9
Triple 9

Triple 9

2016 6.0

as Michael Atwood

Age 38 (now 48)
Backrooms
Backrooms

Backrooms

2026 6.8

as Clark

Age 48
Inside Man
Inside Man

Inside Man

2006 7.4

as Bill Mitchell

Age 28 (now 48)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019 7.3

as Conall

Age 42 (now 48)