Chiwetel Ejiofor
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Backrooms (2026)
as Clark
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Inside Man (2006)
as Bill Mitchell
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Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
as Strickland
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
as Baron Mordo
The Martian (2015)
as Vincent Kapoor
Doctor Strange (2016)
as Mordo
The Lion King (2019)
as Scar (voice)
Love Actually (2003)
as Peter
American Gangster (2007)
as Huey Lucas
2012 (2009)
as Adrian Helmsley
The Old Guard 2 (2025)
as Copley
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Solomon Northup
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
as Scott Walliker
Infinite (2021)
as Bathurst 2020
Children of Men (2006)
as Luke
Four Brothers (2005)
as Victor Sweet
The Life of Chuck (2025)
as Marty Anderson
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
as Conall
The Old Guard (2020)
as Copley
Salt (2010)
as Darryl Peabody
Triple 9 (2016)
as Michael Atwood
Serenity (2005)
as The Operative
The Pod Generation (2023)
as Alvy
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
as Ray
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
as Dr. Watson (Voice)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
as Trywell Kamkwamba
The Elephant Queen (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene (2018)
as Peter
Eleanor the Great (2025)
as Roger
Kinky Boots (2005)
as Lola/Simon
Z for Zachariah (2015)
as John Loomis
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
as Okwe
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
Actor
Children of Blood and Bone (2027)
as King Saran
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
as Ellis Moonsong
Locked Down (2021)
as Paxton
Rob Peace (2024)
as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
as Self - Baron Mordo
Red Nose Day Actually (2017)
as Peter
Mind Games (2001)
as Tyler Arnold
She Hate Me (2004)
as Frank Wills
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Phil Spector (2013)
as Mock Prosecutor
Redbelt (2008)
as Mike Terry
Slow Burn (2005)
as Ty Trippin
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
as Odenigbo
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Talk to Me (2007)
as Dewey Hughes
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999)
as Rix
It Was an Accident (2000)
as Nicky Burkett
Savannah (2013)
as Christmas Moultrie
This Is My Africa (2008)
as Self
Three Blind Mice (2003)
as Mark Hayward
Endgame (2009)
as President Thabo Mbeki
Come Sunday (2018)
as Carlton Pearson
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (2003)
as Orsino
Regard Noir (2021)
as Self
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025 (2025)
as Self
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019)
Actor
Making a Scene | 11 Performances (2013)
Actor
Deadly Voyage (1996)
as Ebow
National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015)
as Everyman
Red Dust (2004)
as Alex Mpondo
Tonight at Noon (—)
as Lee / Evans
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy (2008)
as Narrator
Partition: The Day India Burned (2007)
as Narrator
Day Zero (2020)
as Narrator
Amistad (1997)
as Ensign Covey
Fela (—)
as Fela Kuti