About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1977-07-10
Place of birth:
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Website:
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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Overview

Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on July 10, 1977) is an English actor. He attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but had to leave after a year after receiving the roll of Ens, in Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad". For his first leading film role in Dirty Pretty Things, he won a British Independent Film Award for best actor. He has portrayed Othello in numerous stage productions including Bloomsbury Theatre, Theatre Royal in Glasgow and Donmar Warehouse. He made his directorial debut in the short film Slapper, which he also wrote. He soon became well known after moving on to bigger roles in "Inside Man" (2005), "American Gangster" (2007), "Children of Men" and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" (2012).

Known for

Acting
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Actor Scott Wallaker N/A
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2024 Venom: The Last Dance Actor General Rex Strickland 62
Fair
2024 The Life of Chuck Actor Marty Anderson 58
Average
2024 Rob Peace Actor Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas 59
Average
2023 The Pod Generation Actor Alvy 58
Average
2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Actor Self - Baron Mordo 59
Average
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Actor Baron Mordo 72
Good
2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth Actor Faraday 72
Good
2021 Infinite Actor Bathurst 2020 64
Fair
2021 Regard Noir Actor Himself 59
Average
2021 Locked Down Actor Paxton 56
Average
2020 Day Zero Actor Narrator 59
Average
2020 The Old Guard Actor Copley 69
Fair
2019 The Elephant Queen Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 60
Fair
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Actor Conall 72
Good
2019 The Lion King Actor Scar (voice) 70
Good
2019 The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts Actor N/A
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2019 Earth from Space Actor Self - Narrator 71
Good
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Actor Trywell Kamkwamba 74
Good
2018 Mary Magdalene Actor Peter 61
Fair
2018 Sherlock Gnomes Actor Watson (Voice) 57
Average
2018 Come Sunday Actor Carlton Pearson 58
Average
2017 Red Nose Day Actually Actor Peter 63
Fair
2017 Doctor Strange: A Strange Transformation Actor Self N/A
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2017 Doctor Strange: Strange Company Actor Himself 60
Fair
2016 Doctor Strange Actor Mordo 73
Good
2016 The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' Actor Self 59
Average
2016 Triple 9 Actor Michael Atwood 59
Average
2015 Secret in Their Eyes Actor Ray 62
Fair
2015 The Martian Actor Vincent Kapoor 76
Good
2015 Z for Zachariah Actor John Loomis 57
Average
2015 National Theatre Live: Everyman Actor Everyman 59
Average
2015 ARES: live Actor Vincent Kapoor 68
Fair
2013 The Making of 'Making a Scene' Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Making a Scene Actor Man 58
Average
2013 12 Years a Slave Actor Solomon Northup 78
Good
2013 Half of a Yellow Sun Actor Odenigbo 58
Average
2013 Phil Spector Actor Mock Prosecutor 58
Average
2013 Savannah Actor Christmas Moultrie 59
Average
2013 Dancing on the Edge Actor Louis Lester 68
Fair
2011 The Shadow Line Actor Jonah Gabriel 73
Good
2010 Salt Actor Darryl Peabody 63
Fair
2010 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic Actor Self 59
Average
2010 The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Actor Self 59
Average
2009 2012 Actor Adrian Helmsley 58
Average
2009 Endgame Actor President Thabo Mbeki 58
Average
2008 The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy Actor Narrator 59
Average
2008 Redbelt Actor Mike Terry 60
Fair
2008 This Is My Africa Actor Self N/A
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2007 American Gangster Actor Huey Lucas 74
Good
2007 Talk to Me Actor Dewey Hughes 60
Fair
2007 Partition: The Day India Burned Actor Narrator N/A
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2006 Tsunami: The Aftermath Actor Ian Carter 66
Fair
2006 Children of Men Actor Luke 74
Good
2006 Inside Man Actor Bill Mitchell 72
Good
2005 Serenity Actor The Operative 72
Good
2005 Slow Burn Actor Ty Trippin 58
Average
2005 Kinky Boots Actor Lola/Simon 62
Fair
2005 Four Brothers Actor Victor Sweet 66
Fair
2004 Melinda and Melinda Actor Ellis Moonsong 60
Fair
2004 She Hate Me Actor Frank Wills 57
Average
2004 Red Dust Actor Alex Mpondo 58
Average
2003 Three Blind Mice Actor Mark Hayward 58
Average
2003 Love Actually Actor Peter 70
Good
2003 Twelfth Night, or What You Will Actor Orsino N/A
N/A
2003 Trust Actor Ashley Carter 69
Fair
2002 Dirty Pretty Things Actor Okwe 63
Fair
2001 Mind Games Actor Tyler Arnold 59
Average
2000 It Was an Accident Actor Nicky Burkett 59
Average
1999 G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Actor Rix 59
Average
1997 Amistad Actor Ensign Covey 66
Fair
1996 Deadly Voyage Actor Ebow 58
Average
Tonight at Noon Actor Lee / Evans N/A
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The Old Guard 2 Actor Copley N/A
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Fela Actor Fela Kuti N/A
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Eleanor the Great Actor N/A
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Directing
2024 Rob Peace Directing Director 59
Average
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Directing Director 74
Good
2013 Columbite Tantalite Directing Director N/A
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2008 Slapper Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2024 Rob Peace Writing Writer 59
Average
2019 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Writing Screenplay 74
Good
2013 Columbite Tantalite Writing Writer N/A
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2008 Slapper Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth Production Executive Producer 72
Good