Chiwetel Ejiofor
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting86
movieChildren of Blood and Bone
2027
King Saran
movieBackrooms
2026
Clark
tvStar Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
Maker (voice)
movieThe Old Guard 2
2025
Copley
movieThe Life of Chuck
2025
Marty Anderson
movieBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Scott Walliker
movieVenom: The Last Dance
2024
Strickland
movieRob Peace
2024
Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Self - Baron Mordo
movieInfinite
2021
Bathurst 2020
movieLocked Down
2021
Paxton
movieDay Zero
2020
Narrator
movieThe Old Guard
2020
Copley
movieThe Elephant Queen
2019
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Lion King
2019
Scar (voice)
tvEarth from Space
2019
Self - Narrator
movieThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
Trywell Kamkwamba
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018
Watson (Voice)
movieCome Sunday
2018
Carlton Pearson
movieTriple 9
2016
Michael Atwood
movieThe Martian
2015
Vincent Kapoor
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
movieZ for Zachariah
2015
John Loomis
tvARES: live
2015
Vincent Kapoor
movie12 Years a Slave
2013
Solomon Northup
movieHalf of a Yellow Sun
2013
Odenigbo
moviePhil Spector
2013
Mock Prosecutor
movieSavannah
2013
Christmas Moultrie
tvDancing on the Edge
2013
Louis Lester
tvThe Shadow Line
2011
Jonah Gabriel
movieSalt
2010
Darryl Peabody
movie2012
2009
Adrian Helmsley
movieEndgame
2009
President Thabo Mbeki
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
2008
Narrator
movieRedbelt
2008
Mike Terry
movieAmerican Gangster
2007
Huey Lucas
movieTalk to Me
2007
Dewey Hughes
tvTsunami: The Aftermath
2006
Ian Carter
movieInside Man
2006
Bill Mitchell
movieSerenity
2005
The Operative
movieSlow Burn
2005
Ty Trippin
movieKinky Boots
2005
Lola/Simon
movieFour Brothers
2005
Victor Sweet
movieMelinda and Melinda
2004
Ellis Moonsong
movieShe Hate Me
2004
Frank Wills
movieRed Dust
2004
Alex Mpondo
movieThree Blind Mice
2003
Mark Hayward
tvTrust
2003
Ashley Carter
tvMurder in Mind
2001
DS McCorkindale
movieMind Games
2001
Tyler Arnold
movieIt Was an Accident
2000
Nicky Burkett
movieAmistad
1997
Ensign Covey
tvScreen Two
1985
Ebow
Tonight at Noon
Lee / Evans
movieFela
Fela Kuti
Directing4
movieRob Peace
2024
Director
movieSlapper
2008
Director
Writing4
Production1
movieThe Brown Dog
2024
Executive Producer