Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ΛtΚuΛΙtΙlΛΙdΚioΚfΙΛr/ CHOO-Ι-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...
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
The Martian
2015
12 Years a Slave
2013
Doctor Strange
2016
Love Actually
2003
The Life of Chuck
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
2012
2009
Salt
2010
Infinite
2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
American Gangster
2007
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
The Lion King
2019
Serenity
2005
Four Brothers
2005
The Old Guard 2
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Backrooms
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Inside Man
2006
The Old Guard
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Children of Men
2006
The Pod Generation
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Rob Peace
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Locked Down
2021
Z for Zachariah
2015
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
Triple 9
2016
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
This Is My Africa
2008
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
Eleanor the Great
2025
Secret in Their Eyes
2015
Day Zero
2020
Phil Spector
2013
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
Deadly Voyage
1996
Melinda and Melinda
2004