Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Acting

Birthday

1977/07/10 (47 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Forest Gate, London, England, UK

Also know as

Чиветель Эджиофор, צ'ואיטל אג'יופור, 切瓦特·艾乔福, 奇維托·艾吉佛, צ'ואיטלו אומדי "צ'ואיטל" אג'יופור

Biography

Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on July 10, 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...Read more

Acting
Inside Man
7.4

(2006) Inside Man

as Bill Mitchell

Love Actually
7.1

(2003) Love Actually

as Peter

Dirty Pretty Things
6.9

(2002) Dirty Pretty Things

as Okwe

She Hate Me
5.1

(2004) She Hate Me

as Frank Wills

American Gangster
7.6

(2007) American Gangster

as Huey Lucas

Talk to Me
6.9

(2007) Talk to Me

as Dewey Hughes

Amistad
7.0

(1997) Amistad

as Ensign Covey

Four Brothers
6.8

(2005) Four Brothers

as Victor Sweet

0.0

Tonight at Noon

as Lee / Evans

The Pod Generation
5.9

(2023) The Pod Generation

as Alvy

Rob Peace
6.4

(2024) Rob Peace

as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas

Redbelt
6.4

(2008) Redbelt

as Mike Terry

Salt
6.4

(2010) Salt

as Darryl Peabody

Melinda and Melinda
6.2

(2004) Melinda and Melinda

as Ellis Moonsong

Children of Men
7.6

(2006) Children of Men

as Luke

Red Dust
5.8

(2004) Red Dust

as Alex Mpondo

2012
5.8

(2009) 2012

as Adrian Helmsley

Endgame
5.8

(2009) Endgame

as President Thabo Mbeki

Serenity
7.4

(2005) Serenity

as The Operative

Kinky Boots
6.7

(2005) Kinky Boots

as Lola/Simon

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
5.8

(1999) G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

as Rix

Three Blind Mice
4.0

(2003) Three Blind Mice

as Mark Hayward

Slow Burn
5.3

(2005) Slow Burn

as Ty Trippin

Mind Games
5.5

(2001) Mind Games

as Tyler Arnold

12 Years a Slave
7.9

(2013) 12 Years a Slave

as Solomon Northup

Triple 9
6.0

(2016) Triple 9

as Michael Atwood

7.8

(2008) The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy

as Narrator

Z for Zachariah
5.7

(2015) Z for Zachariah

as John Loomis

Phil Spector
5.7

(2013) Phil Spector

as Mock Prosecutor

Savannah
6.2

(2013) Savannah

as Christmas Moultrie

Half of a Yellow Sun
5.0

(2013) Half of a Yellow Sun

as Odenigbo

Deadly Voyage
5.4

(1996) Deadly Voyage

as Ebow

Venom: The Last Dance
6.8

(2024) Venom: The Last Dance

as General Rex Strickland

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
0.0

(2003) Twelfth Night, or What You Will

as Orsino

The Life of Chuck
0.0

(2025) The Life of Chuck

as Marty Anderson

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
7.2

(2022) Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Self - Baron Mordo

It Was an Accident
7.0

(2000) It Was an Accident

as Nicky Burkett

The Martian
7.7

(2015) The Martian

as Vincent Kapoor

Secret in Their Eyes
6.4

(2015) Secret in Their Eyes

as Ray

Making a Scene
5.4

(2013) Making a Scene

as Man

0.0

Eleanor the Great

as ---

National Theatre Live: Everyman
1.0

(2015) National Theatre Live: Everyman

as Everyman

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
0.0

(2025) Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

as Scott Wallaker

This Is My Africa
0.0

(2008) This Is My Africa

as Self

Mary Magdalene
6.3

(2018) Mary Magdalene

as Peter

Fela
0.0

Fela

as Fela Kuti

Come Sunday
5.7

(2018) Come Sunday

as Carlton Pearson

Red Nose Day Actually
7.1

(2017) Red Nose Day Actually

as Peter

The Lion King
7.1

(2019) The Lion King

as Scar (voice)

Sherlock Gnomes
5.7

(2018) Sherlock Gnomes

as Watson (Voice)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
7.9

(2019) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

as Trywell Kamkwamba

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
7.3

(2019) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

as Conall

The Elephant Queen
7.3

(2019) The Elephant Queen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
6.0

(2016) The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

as Self

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
0.0

(2019) The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

as ---

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
7.3

(2022) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

as Baron Mordo

Infinite
6.6

(2021) Infinite

as Bathurst 2020

The Making of 'Making a Scene'
6.5

(2013) The Making of 'Making a Scene'

as Self

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
7.0

(2010) 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as Self

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
7.8

(2010) The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as Self

Doctor Strange
7.4

(2016) Doctor Strange

as Mordo

The Old Guard
7.1

(2020) The Old Guard

as Copley

Locked Down
5.2

(2021) Locked Down

as Paxton

Day Zero
8.0

(2020) Day Zero

as Narrator

4.5

(2021) Regard Noir

as Himself

Partition: The Day India Burned
0.0

(2007) Partition: The Day India Burned

as Narrator

The Old Guard 2
0.0

The Old Guard 2

as Copley

The Man Who Fell to Earth
7.4

(2022) The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Faraday

Trust
5.0

(2003) Trust

as Ashley Carter

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Tsunami: The Aftermath
6.2

(2006) Tsunami: The Aftermath

as Ian Carter

Dancing on the Edge
6.8

(2013) Dancing on the Edge

as Louis Lester

The Shadow Line
7.7

(2011) The Shadow Line

as Jonah Gabriel

Canterbury Tales
6.9

(2003) Canterbury Tales

as Paul

Murder in Mind
8.4

(2001) Murder in Mind

as DS McCorkindale

ARES: live
4.3

(2015) ARES: live

as Vincent Kapoor

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.6

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Rachael Ray
5.1

(2006) Rachael Ray

as ---

Earth from Space
8.4

(2019) Earth from Space

as Self - Narrator