Chiwetel Ejiofor
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1977-07-10 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Forest Gate, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 楚伊特艾治奧福
Biography
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts.
After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013).
Ejiofor's other films include Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Children of Men (2006), Endgame (2009), 2012 (2009), Salt (2010), and The Martian (2015). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He also voiced Scar in The Lion King (2019). He directed, wrote, and starred in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019).
On television, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance as a jazz band leader in the BBC Two miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2014). He also acted in the BBC drama series The Shadow Line (2011), the HBO television film Phil Spector (2013), and the Showtime science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022).
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Known For
TV Shows (16)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Ebow
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
as Maker (voice)
Rachael Ray
2006
Murder in Mind
2001
as DS McCorkindale
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Faraday
Canterbury Tales
2003
as Paul
Dancing on the Edge
2013
as Louis Lester
Tsunami: The Aftermath
2006
as Ian Carter
ARES: live
2015
as Vincent Kapoor
Trust
2003
as Ashley Carter
The Shadow Line
2011
as Jonah Gabriel
María Madalena
2023
Earth from Space
2019
as Self - Narrator
Movies (70)
Backrooms
2026
as Clark
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
as Strickland
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Baron Mordo
The Martian
2015
as Vincent Kapoor
2012
2009
as Adrian Helmsley
The Lion King
2019
as Scar (voice)
Doctor Strange
2016
as Mordo
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Conall
American Gangster
2007
as Huey Lucas
Infinite
2021
as Bathurst 2020
Children of Men
2006
as Luke
Love Actually
2003
as Peter
Serenity
2005
as The Operative
The Old Guard 2
2025
as Copley
Inside Man
2006
as Bill Mitchell
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Solomon Northup
Salt
2010
as Darryl Peabody
The Old Guard
2020
as Copley
The Life of Chuck
2025
as Marty Anderson
Four Brothers
2005
as Victor Sweet
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
as Scott Walliker
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019
as Trywell Kamkwamba
Triple 9
2016
as Michael Atwood
Secret in Their Eyes
2015
as Ray
Rob Peace
2024
as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
as Watson (Voice)
Slow Burn
2005
as Ty Trippin
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Peter
Eleanor the Great
2025
as Roger
Dirty Pretty Things
2002
as Okwe
The Pod Generation
2023
as Alvy
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Baron Mordo
Locked Down
2021
as Paxton
Redbelt
2008
as Mike Terry
Kinky Boots
2005
as Lola/Simon
She Hate Me
2004
as Frank Wills
Z for Zachariah
2015
as John Loomis
Children of Blood and Bone
2027
as King Saran
Melinda and Melinda
2004
as Ellis Moonsong
Phil Spector
2013
as Mock Prosecutor
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
as Peter
Endgame
2009
as President Thabo Mbeki
The Elephant Queen
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Talk to Me
2007
as Dewey Hughes
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010
as Self
Red Dust
2004
as Alex Mpondo
Come Sunday
2018
as Carlton Pearson
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Odenigbo
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
as Self
Amistad
1997
as Ensign Covey
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
as Self
Savannah
2013
as Christmas Moultrie
Tonight at Noon
as Lee / Evans
Mind Games
2001
as Tyler Arnold
Deadly Voyage
1996
as Ebow
It Was an Accident
2000
as Nicky Burkett
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2003
as Orsino
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999
as Rix
Three Blind Mice
2003
as Mark Hayward
Regard Noir
2021
as Self
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
Day Zero
2020
as Narrator
This Is My Africa
2008
as Self
National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015
as Everyman
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
2008
as Narrator
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Fela
as Fela Kuti
Partition: The Day India Burned
2007
as Narrator
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025
2025
as Self
About Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attend… With 86 credits spanning from 1985 to 2027, Chiwetel Ejiofor has appeared in 70 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Backrooms (2026) — as Clark
- Venom: The Last Dance (2024) — as Strickland
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — as Baron Mordo
- The Martian (2015) — as Vincent Kapoor
- 2012 (2009) — as Adrian Helmsley
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