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