Chiwetel Ejiofor
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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).
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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
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
The Old Guard
Inside Man
Sherlock Gnomes
Children of Men
2012
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Salt
American Gangster
Mary Magdalene
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Venom: The Last Dance
Triple 9
Doctor Strange
The Pod Generation
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Locked Down
Infinite
The Elephant Queen
The Lion King
12 Years a Slave
Come Sunday
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Production Credits
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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