Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor was born on 10 July 1977 in Forest Gate, London. 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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 43.35 |
| Birthday | 1977-07-10 |
| Place of Birth | Forest Gate, London, UK |
| Also Known As | Чиветель Эджиофор, Τσιούετελ Έτζιοφορ, צ'יווטל אג'יופור, צ'יווטל אגיופור, 치웨텔 에지오포, |
2002
Dirty Pretty Things
7/341
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2008
Redbelt
6.3/199
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Red Dust
6.1/26
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2013
12 Years a Slave
7.949/9729
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well...
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2013
Half of a Yellow Sun
5/19
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very...
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Half of a Yellow Sun
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Secret in Their Eyes
6.4/1157
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Secret in Their Eyes
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It Was an Accident
6/3
An ex-con gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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It Was an Accident
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Triple 9
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A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
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2018
Come Sunday
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The Lion King
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2007
Talk to Me
6.8/96
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Talk to Me
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2012
5.799/10507
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Endgame
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Kinky Boots
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Z for Zachariah
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Savannah
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National Theatre Live: Everyman
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Fela
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
7.9/1289
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The Elephant Queen
7.6/48
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Infinite
6.7/1094
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Locked Down
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Day Zero
7.3/3
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2021
Regard Noir
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Partition: The Day India Burned
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2008
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
7.8/5
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American Gangster
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Salt
6.4/4617
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2003
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
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Multicultural version of the Shakespearean tale Twelth Night, Made in modern day society featuring Anglo-Indian cast.
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Making a Scene
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2008
This Is My Africa
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Mary Magdalene
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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The Pod Generation
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G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
5.8/12
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Three Blind Mice
3.8/16
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2013
Phil Spector
5.8/100
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The Making of 'Making a Scene'
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Tonight at Noon
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Melinda and Melinda
6.2/360
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Children of Men
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Slow Burn
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Deadly Voyage
5.7/6
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
6/2
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The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
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Inside Man
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Sherlock Gnomes
5.6/591
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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The Old Guard
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Four Brothers
6.7/1686
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The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
7/3
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Serenity
7.4/2887
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2015
The Martian
7.672/17101
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2017
Red Nose Day Actually
7.2/224
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Red Nose Day Actually
2003
Love Actually
7.1/5527
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1997
Amistad
7.023/1024
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2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
5.5/2
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2004
She Hate Me
5.1/82
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She Hate Me
2016
Doctor Strange
7.43/19247
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