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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Acting 48 years old Forest Gate, London, England, UK ★ 2.4
Born: July 10, 1977

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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Known For

Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance Strickland 2024
The Martian
The Martian Vincent Kapoor 2015
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup 2013
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange Mordo 2016
Love Actually
Love Actually Peter 2003

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Baron Mordo 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (85)

The Exorcist
The Exorcist 2027
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone King Saran 2027
Backrooms
Backrooms 2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Maker (voice) 2026
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025 Self 2025
Eleanor the Great
Eleanor the Great Roger 2025
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2 Copley 2025
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck Marty Anderson 2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Scott Walliker 2025
Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance Strickland 2024
Rob Peace
Rob Peace Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas 2024
María Madalena
María Madalena 2023
The Pod Generation
The Pod Generation Alvy 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Self - Baron Mordo 2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Baron Mordo 2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth Faraday 2022
Infinite
Infinite Bathurst 2020 2021
Regard Noir
Regard Noir Self 2021
Locked Down
Locked Down Paxton 2021
Day Zero
Day Zero Narrator 2020
The Old Guard
The Old Guard Copley 2020
The Elephant Queen
The Elephant Queen Self - Narrator (voice) 2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Conall 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Lion King
The Lion King Scar (voice) 2019
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts 2019
Earth from Space
Earth from Space Self - Narrator 2019
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Trywell Kamkwamba 2019
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene Peter 2018
Sherlock Gnomes
Sherlock Gnomes Watson (Voice) 2018
Come Sunday
Come Sunday Carlton Pearson 2018
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually Peter 2017
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange Mordo 2016
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' Self 2016
Triple 9
Triple 9 Michael Atwood 2016
Secret in Their Eyes
Secret in Their Eyes Ray 2015
The Martian
The Martian Vincent Kapoor 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah John Loomis 2015
National Theatre Live: Everyman
National Theatre Live: Everyman Everyman 2015
ARES: live
ARES: live Vincent Kapoor 2015
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Making a Scene | 11 Performances 2013
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup 2013
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun Odenigbo 2013
Phil Spector
Phil Spector Mock Prosecutor 2013
Savannah
Savannah Christmas Moultrie 2013
Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge Louis Lester 2013
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line Jonah Gabriel 2011
Salt
Salt Darryl Peabody 2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic Self 2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Self 2010
2012
2012 Adrian Helmsley 2009
Endgame
Endgame President Thabo Mbeki 2009
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy Narrator 2008
Redbelt
Redbelt Mike Terry 2008
This Is My Africa
This Is My Africa Self 2008
American Gangster
American Gangster Huey Lucas 2007
Talk to Me
Talk to Me Dewey Hughes 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Partition: The Day India Burned
Partition: The Day India Burned Narrator 2007
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Tsunami: The Aftermath Ian Carter 2006
Children of Men
Children of Men Luke 2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray 2006
Inside Man
Inside Man Bill Mitchell 2006
Serenity
Serenity The Operative 2005
Slow Burn
Slow Burn Ty Trippin 2005
Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots Lola/Simon 2005
Four Brothers
Four Brothers Victor Sweet 2005
Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda Ellis Moonsong 2004
She Hate Me
She Hate Me Frank Wills 2004
Red Dust
Red Dust Alex Mpondo 2004
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice Mark Hayward 2003
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales Paul 2003
Love Actually
Love Actually Peter 2003
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Orsino 2003
Trust
Trust Ashley Carter 2003
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things Okwe 2002
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind DS McCorkindale 2001
Mind Games
Mind Games Tyler Arnold 2001
It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident Nicky Burkett 2000
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Rix 1999
Amistad
Amistad Ensign Covey 1997
Deadly Voyage
Deadly Voyage Ebow 1996
Tonight at Noon
Tonight at Noon Lee / Evans
Fela
Fela Fela Kuti

Directing Credits (4)

Writing Credits (4)

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