Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Biography
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on 10 July 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
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Love Actually
The Martian
Four Brothers
The Old Guard 2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Old Guard
Inside Man
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Children of Men
Sherlock Gnomes
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Mary Magdalene
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2012
American Gangster
Salt
Venom: The Last Dance
Doctor Strange
Locked Down
Infinite
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Pod Generation
Triple 9
The Elephant Queen
The Lion King
12 Years a Slave
Come Sunday
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Production Credits
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