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