Birth Day: 1977-07-10
Place of birth: Forest Gate, London, England, UK
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 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).
Credits
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As Scott Wallaker -
As Marty Anderson -
As General Rex Strickland -
As Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas -
As Alvy -
As Self - Baron Mordo -
As Baron Mordo -
As Himself
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As Paxton -
As Bathurst 2020 -
As Narrator -
As Copley -
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As Self - Narrator (voice) -
As Trywell Kamkwamba -
As Scar (voice) -
As Conall -
As Watson (Voice) -
As Carlton Pearson -
As Peter -
As Peter -
As Self
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As Michael Atwood -
As Self -
As Mordo -
As Vincent Kapoor -
As John Loomis -
As Everyman -
As Ray -
As Solomon Northup -
As Mock Prosecutor -
As Christmas Moultrie -
As Odenigbo -
As Self -
As Man -
As Darryl Peabody -
As Self -
As Self -
As President Thabo Mbeki -
As Adrian Helmsley -
As Self -
As Narrator
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As Mike Terry -
As Dewey Hughes -
As Huey Lucas -
As Narrator -
As Luke -
As Bill Mitchell -
As Victor Sweet -
As Ty Trippin -
As The Operative -
As Lola/Simon -
As Ellis Moonsong -
As Frank Wills -
As Alex Mpondo -
As Orsino -
As Mark Hayward -
As Peter -
As Okwe -
As Tyler Arnold -
As Nicky Burkett -
As Rix -
As Ensign Covey -
As Ebow -
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As Lee / Evans
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As Copley -
As Fela Kuti