
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Biography
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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Acting (63 movies)

Inside Man
2006

Love Actually
2003

Dirty Pretty Things
2002

She Hate Me
2004

American Gangster
2007

Talk to Me
2007

Amistad
1997

Four Brothers
2005

The Pod Generation
2023

Rob Peace
2024

Redbelt
2008

Salt
2010

Melinda and Melinda
2004

Children of Men
2006

Red Dust
2004

2012
2009

Endgame
2009

Serenity
2005

Kinky Boots
2005

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999

Three Blind Mice
2003

Slow Burn
2005

Mind Games
2001

12 Years a Slave
2013

Triple 9
2016

Z for Zachariah
2015

Phil Spector
2013

Savannah
2013

Half of a Yellow Sun
2013

Deadly Voyage
1996

Venom: The Last Dance
2024

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2003

The Life of Chuck
2025

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022

It Was an Accident
2000

The Martian
2015

Secret in Their Eyes
2015

Eleanor the Great
2025

National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025

This Is My Africa
2008

Mary Magdalene
2018

Come Sunday
2018

Red Nose Day Actually
2017

The Lion King
2019

Sherlock Gnomes
2018

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019

The Elephant Queen
2019

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022

Infinite
2021

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010

Doctor Strange
2016

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010

The Old Guard
2020

Locked Down
2021

Day Zero
2020

Regard Noir
2021

Partition: The Day India Burned
2007

The Old Guard 2
2025

Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Slapper | 2008 | Writer |
| Columbite Tantalite | 2013 | Writer |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | 2019 | Screenplay |
| The Brown Dog | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Rob Peace | 2024 | Writer |
