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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor
CBE
Ejiofor at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor[1]

(1977-07-10) 10 July 1977 (age 46)
Forest Gate, London, England
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
RelativesZain Asher (sister)
AwardsFull list

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor[2] CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛl ˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for;[3] born 10 July 1977[2]) is a British actor.[4] He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award, with nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

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.[5]

Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Peter in Love Actually (2003), Lola in Kinky Boots, Victor Sweet in Four Brothers, The Operative in Serenity (all 2005), Luke in Children of Men (2006), Thabo Mbeki in Endgame, Adrian Helmsley in Roland Emmerich's 2012 (both 2009), Darryl Peabody in Salt (2010), Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), Vincent Kapoor in Ridley Scott's The Martian (2015), Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and Trywell Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). He voiced Dr. Watson in Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Scar in The Lion King (2019), and featured in the fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).[6]

For 12 Years a Slave, Ejiofor received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance on Dancing on the Edge.[7] In 2022, he played the lead role in the Showtime science fiction television series The Man Who Fell to Earth.

In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts.[8] He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.[9]

  1. ^ Jenelle Riley (17 December 2013). "Chiwetel Ejiofor: 12 Years a Slave Star A Name to Remember". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "BFI | Film & TV Database | EJIOFOR, Chiwetel". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ "British Airways safety video – director's cut". British Airways. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "I am proud to be Nigerian, says Hollywood actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor | Premium Times Nigeria". 11 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ Davies, Serena (9 July 2013). "A Season in the Congo: interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor". The Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Nigerian-British actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, joins Angelina Jolie in Maleficent 2". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ "2014 Emmy Awards: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Fargo' Lead Nominations". variety. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ "'Kinky Boots' actor Chiwetel receives OBE from Queen". Hello. UK. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  9. ^ "2015 Queen's Birthday Honours" (PDF). The London Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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