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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor, Director, Writer, ProducerBorn July 10, 1977 (47 years)
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).
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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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Filmography
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone · as King Saran |
| 2025 | The Old Guard 2 · as Copley |
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy · as Scott Walliker |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | The Life of Chuck · as Marty Anderson |
| 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance · as Strickland |
| 2024 | Rob Peace · as Robert E. 'skeet' Douglas |
| 2023 | The Pod Generation · as Alvy |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · as Baron Mordo |
| 2022 | The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV Series) · as Faraday |
| 2021 | Infinite · as Bathurst 2020 |
| 2021 | Day Zero · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Locked Down · as Paxton |
| 2020 | The Old Guard · as Copley |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil · as Conall |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The Lion King · as Scar (voice) |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind · as Trywell Kamkwamba |
| 2018 | Come Sunday · as Carlton Pearson |
| 2018 | Sherlock Gnomes · as Watson (voice) |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene · as Peter |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually · as Peter |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as Mordo |
| 2016 | Triple 9 · as Michael Atwood |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Vincent Kapoor - Director Of Mars Mission, Nasa |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes · as Ray |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Vincent Kapoor |
| 2015 | National Theatre Live: Everyman · as Everyman |
| 2015 | Z for Zachariah · as John Loomis |
| 2013 | Making a Scene · as Man |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave · as Solomon Northup |
| 2013 | Half of a Yellow Sun · as Odenigbo |
| 2013 | Savannah · as Christmas Moultrie |
| 2013 | Phil Spector · as Mock Prosecutor |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge (TV Series) · as Louis Lester |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line (TV Series) · as Jonah Gabriel |
| 2010 | Salt · as Darryl Peabody |
| 2009 | 2012 · as Adrian Helmsley |
| 2009 | Endgame · as President Thabo Mbeki |
| 2008 | The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy · as Narrator |
| 2008 | Redbelt · as Mike Terry |
| 2007 | American Gangster · as Huey Lucas |
| 2007 | Partition: The Day India Burned · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Talk to Me · as Dewey Hughes |
| 2006 | Tsunami: The Aftermath (TV Series) · as Ian Carter |
| 2006 | Children of Men · as Luke |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Inside Man · as Bill Mitchell |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots · as Lola/simon |
| 2005 | Serenity · as The Operative |
| 2005 | Slow Burn · as Ty Trippin |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Victor Sweet |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda · as Ellis Moonsong |
| 2004 | She Hate Me · as Frank Wills |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Love Actually · as Peter |
| 2003 | 3 Blind Mice · as Mark Hayward |
| 2003 | Canterbury Tales (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 2003 | Twelfth Night, or What You Will · as Orsino |
| 2003 | Trust (TV Series) · as Ashley Carter |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty Things · as Okwe |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind (TV Series) · as Ds Mccorkindale |
| 2001 | Mind Games · as Tyler Arnold |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Chimney Sweep |
| 2000 | It Was an Accident · as Nicky Burkett |
| 1999 | G:MT Greenwich Mean Time · as Rix |
| 1997 | Amistad · as Ensign Covey |
| 1996 | Deadly Voyage · as Ebow |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Ebow |