Birth Day: 1977-07-10
Place of birth: Forest Gate, London, UK
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on July 10, 1977) is an English actor. 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).
Credits
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As Robert E. "Skeet" Douglas
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As Alvy
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As Baron Karl Mordo
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As Self - Baron Mordo
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As Himself
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As Paxton
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As Bathurst 2020
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As Narrator
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As Copley
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As Conall
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As Scar (voice)
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As Self - Narrator (voice)
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As Trywell Kamkwamba
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As Peter
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As Carlton Pearson
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As Watson (Voice)
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As Peter
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As Self
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As Karl Mordo
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As Michael Atwood
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As John Loomis
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As Ray
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As Everyman
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As Vincent Kapoor
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As Self
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As Solomon Northup
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As Odenigbo
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As Christmas Moultrie
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As Mock Prosecutor
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As Man
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As Darryl Peabody
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As Self
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As Self
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As Adrian Helmsley
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As President Thabo Mbeki
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As Narrator
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As Self
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As Mike Terry
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As Huey Lucas
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As Dewey Hughes
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As narrator
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As Luke
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As Bill Mitchell
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As Lola/Simon
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As Victor Sweet
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As The Operative
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As Ty Trippin
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As Frank Wills
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As Ellis Moonsong
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As Alex Mpondo
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As Mark Hayward
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As Orsino
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As Peter
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As Okwe
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As Tyler Arnold
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As Nicky Burkett
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As Rix
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As Ensign Covey
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As Ebow
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As Marty
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As Lee / Evans
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As Copley
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As Fela Kuti