Chiwetel Ejiofor
Acting
Born: Jul 10, 1977
From: Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Peace | Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas | 2024 | 6.8 |
| The Pod Generation | Alvy | 2023 | 6.0 |
| Triple 9 | Michael Atwood | 2016 | 5.985 |
| Z for Zachariah | John Loomis | 2015 | 5.697 |
| 12 Years a Slave | Solomon Northup | 2013 | 7.932 |
| Phil Spector | Mock Prosecutor | 2013 | 5.662 |
| Savannah | Christmas Moultrie | 2013 | 6.091 |
| Salt | Darryl Peabody | 2010 | 6.412 |
| 2012 | Adrian Helmsley | 2009 | 5.874 |
| Endgame | President Thabo Mbeki | 2009 | 5.84 |
| Redbelt | Mike Terry | 2008 | 6.439 |
| The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy | Narrator | 2008 | 7.8 |
| American Gangster | Huey Lucas | 2007 | 7.588 |
| Talk to Me | Dewey Hughes | 2007 | 6.8 |
| Inside Man | Bill Mitchell | 2006 | 7.403 |
| Children of Men | Luke | 2006 | 7.609 |
| Four Brothers | Victor Sweet | 2005 | 6.801 |
| Serenity | The Operative | 2005 | 7.36 |
| Kinky Boots | Lola/Simon | 2005 | 6.719 |
| Slow Burn | Ty Trippin | 2005 | 5.36 |
| She Hate Me | Frank Wills | 2004 | 5.148 |
| Melinda and Melinda | Ellis Moonsong | 2004 | 6.201 |
| Red Dust | Alex Mpondo | 2004 | 5.86 |
| Love Actually | Peter | 2003 | 7.096 |
| Three Blind Mice | Mark Hayward | 2003 | 4.063 |
| Dirty Pretty Things | Okwe | 2002 | 6.888 |
| Mind Games | Tyler Arnold | 2001 | 6.25 |
| G:MT Greenwich Mean Time | Rix | 1999 | 5.579 |
| Amistad | Ensign Covey | 1997 | 7.0 |
| Tonight at Noon | Lee / Evans | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1977 |
| From | Forest Gate, London, … |