Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

10.07.1977 (46 years) (Forest Gate, London, UK)

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor ( CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 7 July 1977) is an English actor.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.Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Lola in Kinky Boots (2005), The Operative in Serenity (2005), Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), Vincent Kapoor in The Martian (2015), Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016), Dr Watson in Sherlock Gnomes (2018) and Trywell Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). He voiced Scar in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and featured in the fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. For 12 Years a Slave, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance on Dancing on the Edge.Ejiofor has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello in 2008. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.

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The Pod Generation (2023)

IMDB: 5.9 (254 votes)
Infinite (2021)

IMDB: 5.4 (52442 votes)
The Old Guard (2020)

IMDB: 6.6 (168182 votes)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

IMDB: 6.7 (62,084 votes)
The Lion King (2019)

IMDB: 6.9 (182,633 votes)
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

IMDB: 5.1 (9184 votes)
Red Nose Day Actually (2017)

IMDB: 7.2 (4620 votes)
Triple 9 (2016)

IMDB: 6.3 (62963 votes)
Doctor Strange (2016)

IMDB: 7.5 (560997 votes)
Z for Zachariah (2015)

IMDB: 6.0 (26666 votes)
The Martian (2015)

IMDB: 8.0 (699727 votes)
Making a Scene (2013)

IMDB: 5.8 (259 votes)
Phil Spector (2013)

IMDB: 6.2 (6329 votes)
12 Years A Slave (2013)

IMDB: 8.1 (608547 votes)
Salt (2010)

IMDB: 6.4 (290,435 votes)
2012 (2009)

IMDB: 5.8 (353,917 votes)
Endgame (2009)

IMDB: 6.2 (2583 votes)
Children of Men (2006)

IMDB: 7.9 (446712 votes)
Four Brothers (2005)

IMDB: 6.9 (121,834 votes)
Melinda and Melinda (2005)

IMDB: 6.5 (29,545 votes)
She Hate Me (2004)

IMDB: 5.3 (7092 votes)
Red Dust (2004)

IMDB: 6.8 (2383 votes)
Love Actually (2003)

IMDB: 7.6 (430598 votes)
Amistad (1997)

IMDB: 7.3 (68434 votes)