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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 Graham Norton Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Love Actually
Serenity
The Martian
Four Brothers
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Inside Man
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Sherlock Gnomes
Salt
American Gangster
2012
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Mary Magdalene
Children of Men
Doctor Strange
Venom: The Last Dance
Infinite
Locked Down
The Pod Generation
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Triple 9
Come Sunday
12 Years a Slave
The Lion King
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Elephant Queen
Production Credits
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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