Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/10/1977
Place of Birth
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Biography
Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛlˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was appointed Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts.
After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, ...
Known For
Venom: The Last Dance
as Strickland
Redbelt
as Mike Terry
Love Actually
as Peter
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Baron Mordo
2012
as Adrian Helmsley
The Life of Chuck
as Marty Anderson
Sherlock Gnomes
as Watson (Voice)
The Lion King
as Scar (voice)
The Martian
as Vincent Kapoor
The Old Guard 2
as Copley
Doctor Strange
as Mordo
Four Brothers
as Victor Sweet
12 Years a Slave
as Solomon Northup
Inside Man
as Bill Mitchell
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Conall
Eleanor the Great
as Roger
Children of Men
as Luke
Day Zero
as Narrator
Serenity
as The Operative
Phil Spector
as Mock Prosecutor
Career Timeline
2025
2022
2019
The Elephant Queen
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Conall
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Lion King
as Scar (voice)
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
Role unknown
Earth from Space
as Self - Narrator
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
as Trywell Kamkwamba