Chiwetel Ejiofor
Birthday: 1977-07-10 | Place of Birth: Forest Gate, London, UKChiwetelu 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
Role
as Baron Mordo
as Faraday
as Bathurst 2020
as Paxton
as Copley
as Narrator
as Conall
as Peter
as Scar (voice)
as Self - Narrator
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Trywell Kamkwamba
as Carlton Pearson
as Watson (Voice)
as Peter
as Michael Atwood
as Mordo
as John Loomis
as Ray
as Vincent Kapoor
as Odenigbo
as Christmas Moultrie
as Louis Lester
as Louis Lester
as Man
as Mock Prosecutor
as Solomon Northup
as Jonah Gabriel
as Darryl Peabody
as Adrian Helmsley
