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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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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).
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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).
Known For
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Canterbury Tales
Love Actually
Serenity
The Martian
Four Brothers
Children of Blood and Bone
The Old Guard
The Old Guard 2
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Trust
Inside Man
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Deadly Voyage
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
American Gangster
Sherlock Gnomes
2012
Mary Magdalene
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Children of Men
Salt
Doctor Strange
Locked Down
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Pod Generation
Triple 9
Venom: The Last Dance
Infinite
Partition: The Day India Burned
Come Sunday
Red Dust
The Elephant Queen
The Lion King
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Earth from Space
12 Years a Slave
Production Credits
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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