Chiwetel Ejiofor

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-07-10 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Forest Gate, London, England, UK

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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, Ejiofo...

Acting

2006

Inside Man

as Bill Mitchell

2003

2004

She Hate Me

as Frank Wills

2007

American Gangster

as Huey Lucas

2007

Talk to Me

as Dewey Hughes

1997

Amistad

as Ensign Covey

2005

Four Brothers

as Victor Sweet

-

Tonight at Noon

as Lee / Evans

2024

Rob Peace

as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas

2008

Redbelt

as Mike Terry

2010

Salt

as Darryl Peabody

2004

Melinda and Melinda

as Ellis Moonsong

2006

2004

Red Dust

as Alex Mpondo

2009

2012

as Adrian Helmsley

2009

Endgame

as President Thabo Mbeki

2005

Serenity

as The Operative

2005

Kinky Boots

as Lola/Simon

2003

Three Blind Mice

as Mark Hayward

2005

Slow Burn

as Ty Trippin

2001

Mind Games

as Tyler Arnold

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Solomon Northup

2016

Triple 9

as Michael Atwood

2015

Z for Zachariah

as John Loomis

2013

Phil Spector

as Mock Prosecutor

2013

Savannah

as Christmas Moultrie

2013

1996

2024

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Marty Anderson

2000

It Was an Accident

as Nicky Burkett

2015

The Martian

as Vincent Kapoor

2013

2025

2018

-

Fela

as Fela Kuti

2018

Come Sunday

as Carlton Pearson

2019

The Lion King

as Scar (voice)

2018

Sherlock Gnomes

as Watson (Voice)

2019

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

as Trywell Kamkwamba

2019

The Elephant Queen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021

Infinite

as Bathurst 2020

2016

2020

The Old Guard

as Copley

2021

Locked Down

as Paxton

2020

Day Zero

as Narrator

2021

2025

-

Production

2008

Slapper

as Director

2013

2013

2008

Slapper

as Writer

2024

Rob Peace

as Director

2024

Rob Peace

as Writer

2024

The Brown Dog

as Executive Producer

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