Chiwetel Ejiofor
Age: N/A | From: Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Чиветель Эджиофор , צ'ואיטל אג'יופור , 切瓦特·艾乔福 , 奇維托·艾吉佛 , צ'ואיטלו אומדי "צ'ואיטל" אג'יופור , چیوِتِل اجیوفور , چیوِتِل اِجیوفور
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.casarotto.co.uk/clients/chiwetel-ejiofor
Movie Involvements: 63
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Venom: The Last Dance
(2024) Strickland
The Lion King
(2019) Scar (voice)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022) Baron Mordo
Four Brothers
(2005) Victor Sweet
Doctor Strange
(2016) Mordo
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
(2019) Conall
2012
(2009) Adrian Helmsley
The Martian
(2015) Vincent KapoorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | King Saran | |
| 2025 | Copley | |
| Marty Anderson | ||
| Scott Walliker | ||
| 2024 | Strickland | |
| Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas | ||
| 2023 | Alvy | |
| 2022 | Self - Baron Mordo | |
| Baron Mordo | ||
| Faraday | ||
| 2021 | Bathurst 2020 | |
| Himself | ||
| Paxton | ||
| 2020 | Narrator | |
| Copley | ||
| 2019 | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Conall | ||
| Scar (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Narrator | ||
| Trywell Kamkwamba | ||
| 2018 | Peter | |
| Watson (Voice) | ||
| Carlton Pearson | ||
| 2017 | Peter | |
| 2016 | Mordo | |
| Self | ||
| Michael Atwood | ||
| 2015 | Ray | |
| Vincent Kapoor | ||
| Self | ||
| John Loomis | ||
| Everyman | ||
| Vincent Kapoor | ||
| 2013 | Man | |
| Self | ||
| Solomon Northup | ||
| Odenigbo | ||
| Mock Prosecutor | ||
| Christmas Moultrie | ||
| Louis Lester | ||
| 2011 | Jonah Gabriel | |
| 2010 | Darryl Peabody | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2009 | Adrian Helmsley | |
| President Thabo Mbeki | ||
| 2008 | Narrator | |
| Mike Terry | ||
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Huey Lucas | |
| Dewey Hughes | ||
| Self | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 2006 | Ian Carter | |
| Luke | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bill Mitchell | ||
| 2005 | The Operative | |
| Ty Trippin | ||
| Lola/Simon | ||
| Victor Sweet | ||
| 2004 | Ellis Moonsong | |
| Frank Wills | ||
| Alex Mpondo | ||
| 2003 | Mark Hayward | |
| Paul | ||
| Peter | ||
| Orsino | ||
| Ashley Carter | ||
| 2002 | Okwe | |
| 2001 | DS McCorkindale | |
| Tyler Arnold | ||
| 2000 | Nicky Burkett | |
| 1999 | Rix | |
| 1997 | Ensign Covey | |
| 1996 | Ebow | |
| N/A | ||
| Lee / Evans | ||
| Fela Kuti | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Director | |
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2013 | Director | |
| 2008 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Screenplay | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
| 2008 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
