8.0
8.0
Day Zero
2020
as Narrator
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Acting
Born:July 10, 1977(age 49)
Birthplace:Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Dulwich College, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Dulwich Prep & Senior
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
The Lion KingDoctor Strange
Filmography (71 movies)
7.9
7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Solomon Northup
7.9
7.9
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
Screenplay
7.8
7.8
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010
as Self
7.8
7.8
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
2008
as Narrator
7.7
7.7
The Martian
2015
as Vincent Kapoor
7.6
7.6
Children of Men
2006
as Luke
7.6
7.6
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
as Self
7.6
7.6
American Gangster
2007
as Huey Lucas
7.4
7.4
Doctor Strange
2016
as Mordo
7.4
7.4
Inside Man
2006
as Bill Mitchell
7.4
7.4
Serenity
2005
as The Operative
7.3
7.3
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Conall
7.3
7.3
The Life of Chuck
2025
as Marty Anderson
7.2
7.2
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Baron Mordo
7.2
7.2
The Elephant Queen
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.1
7.1
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Baron Mordo
7.1
7.1
The Old Guard
2020
as Copley
7.1
7.1
The Lion King
2019
as Scar (voice)
7.1
7.1
Love Actually
2003
as Peter
7.1
7.1
Backrooms
2026
as Clark
7.0
7.0
Amistad
1997
as Ensign Covey
7.0
7.0
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
as Self
7.0
7.0
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
as Peter
6.9
6.9
Eleanor the Great
2025
as Roger
6.9
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
as Okwe
6.9
6.9
Talk to Me
2007
as Dewey Hughes
6.8
6.8
Rob Peace
2024
Writer
6.8
6.8
Four Brothers
2005
as Victor Sweet
6.7
6.7
Kinky Boots
2005
as Lola/Simon
6.7
6.7
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
as Strickland
6.6
6.6
It Was an Accident
2000
as Nicky Burkett
6.6
6.6
Infinite
2021
as Bathurst 2020
6.5
6.5
Redbelt
2008
as Mike Terry
6.4
6.4
Salt
2010
as Darryl Peabody
6.4
6.4
Secret in Their Eyes
2015
as Ray
6.4
6.4
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Scott Walliker
6.3
6.3
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Peter
6.2
6.2
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Ellis Moonsong
6.0
6.0
Triple 9
2016
as Michael Atwood
6.0
6.0
The Old Guard 2
2025
as Copley
6.0
6.0
The Pod Generation
2023
as Alvy
5.9
5.9
Savannah
2013
as Christmas Moultrie
5.9
5.9
2012
2009
as Adrian Helmsley
5.8
5.8
Endgame
2009
as President Thabo Mbeki
5.8
5.8
Come Sunday
2018
as Carlton Pearson
5.8
5.8
Red Dust
2004
as Alex Mpondo
5.7
5.7
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
as Watson (Voice)
5.7
5.7
Z for Zachariah
2015
as John Loomis
5.7
5.7
Phil Spector
2013
as Mock Prosecutor
5.4
5.4
Deadly Voyage
1996
as Ebow
5.3
5.3
Mind Games
2001
as Tyler Arnold
5.3
5.3
Slow Burn
2005
as Ty Trippin
5.3
5.3
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999
as Rix
5.2
5.2
Locked Down
2021
as Paxton
5.1
5.1
She Hate Me
2004
as Frank Wills
4.8
4.8
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Odenigbo
4.5
4.5
Regard Noir
2021
as Self
3.8
3.8
Three Blind Mice
2003
as Mark Hayward
3.5
3.5
Slapper
2008
Writer
1.0
1.0
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2003
as Orsino
1.0
1.0
National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015
as Everyman
Partition: The Day India Burned
2007
as Narrator
This Is My Africa
2008
as Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
as King Saran
Tonight at Noon
TBA
as Lee / Evans
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
Fela
TBA
as Fela Kuti
The Brown Dog
2024
Executive Producer
Columbite Tantalite
2013
Director
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