Chiwetel Ejiofor
Born: 1977-07-10 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
- Children of Blood and Bone as King Saran
2026
2025
- The Life of Chuck as Marty Anderson
- The Old Guard 2 as Copley
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Scott Walliker
- Eleanor the Great as Roger
2024
- Venom: The Last Dance as Strickland
- The Brown Dog ... (Executive Producer)
- Rob Peace as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
2023
- The Pod Generation as Alvy
2022
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Baron Mordo
- The Man Who Fell to Earth as Faraday
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Baron Mordo
2021
- Infinite as Bathurst 2020
- Regard Noir as Self
- Locked Down as Paxton
2020
- The Old Guard as Copley
- Day Zero as Narrator
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Lion King as Scar (voice)
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Conall
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Trywell Kamkwamba
- The Elephant Queen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Earth from Space as Self - Narrator
- The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2018
- Sherlock Gnomes as Watson (Voice)
- Mary Magdalene as Peter
- Come Sunday as Carlton Pearson
2017
- Red Nose Day Actually as Peter
2016
- Doctor Strange as Mordo
- Triple 9 as Michael Atwood
- The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Martian as Vincent Kapoor
- Secret in Their Eyes as Ray
- National Theatre Live: Everyman as Everyman
- ARES: live as Vincent Kapoor
- Z for Zachariah as John Loomis
2013
- 12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup
- Phil Spector as Mock Prosecutor
- Savannah as Christmas Moultrie
- Half of a Yellow Sun as Odenigbo
- Dancing on the Edge as Louis Lester
- Making a Scene | 11 Performances
- Columbite Tantalite ... (Writer)
2011
- The Shadow Line as Jonah Gabriel
2010
- Salt as Darryl Peabody
- 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic as Self
- The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective as Self
2008
- Redbelt as Mike Terry
- Slapper ... (Director)
- The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy as Narrator
- This Is My Africa as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- American Gangster as Huey Lucas
- Talk to Me as Dewey Hughes
- Partition: The Day India Burned as Narrator
2006
- Inside Man as Bill Mitchell
- Children of Men as Luke
- Rachael Ray
- Tsunami: The Aftermath as Ian Carter
2005
- Serenity as The Operative
- Four Brothers as Victor Sweet
- Slow Burn as Ty Trippin
- Kinky Boots as Lola/Simon
2004
- Red Dust as Alex Mpondo
- She Hate Me as Frank Wills
- Melinda and Melinda as Ellis Moonsong
2003
- Love Actually as Peter
- Three Blind Mice as Mark Hayward
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will as Orsino
- Canterbury Tales as Paul
- Trust as Ashley Carter
2002
- Dirty Pretty Things as Okwe
2001
- Murder in Mind as DS McCorkindale
- Mind Games as Tyler Arnold
2000
- It Was an Accident as Nicky Burkett
1999
- G:MT Greenwich Mean Time as Rix
1997
- Amistad as Ensign Covey
1996
- Deadly Voyage as Ebow