Chiwetel Ejiofor
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, 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. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013).
Ejiofor's other films include Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Love Actually (2003), Kinky Boots (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Children of Men (2006), Endgame (2009), 2012 (2009), Salt (2010), and The Martian (2015). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He also voiced Scar in The Lion King (2019). He directed, wrote, and starred in the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019).
On television, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for his performance as a jazz band leader in the BBC Two miniseries Dancing on the Edge (2014). He also acted in the BBC drama series The Shadow Line (2011), the HBO television film Phil Spector (2013), and the Showtime science fiction series The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022).
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41Credits11 TV · 30 films
1985–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedMaría Madalena
7.1 Average ratingacross 41 titles
Top TV shows 11best Chiwetel Ejiofor shows
- 1
María Madalena60 eps · 2023 - 2
Murder in MindDS McCorkindale · 1 ep · 2001 - 3
The Shadow LineJonah Gabriel · 7 eps · 2011 - 4
The Man Who Fell to EarthFaraday · 10 eps · 2022 - 5
Screen TwoEbow · 1 ep · 1985 - 6
Canterbury TalesPaul · 1 ep · 2003 - 7
Dancing on the EdgeLouis Lester · 5 eps · 2013 - 8
TrustAshley Carter · 6 eps · 2003 - 9
Tsunami: The AftermathIan Carter · 2 eps · 2006 - 10
Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyMaker (voice) · 2 eps · 2026 - 11
ARES: liveVincent Kapoor · 6 eps · 2015
Top movies 30best Chiwetel Ejiofor movies
- 1
Day ZeroNarrator · 2020 - 2
12 Years a SlaveSolomon Northup · 2013 · Drama - 3
The Boy Who Harnessed the WindTrywell Kamkwamba · 2019 - 4The John Akii Bua Story: An African TragedyNarrator · 2008
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The MartianVincent Kapoor · 2015 · Science Fiction - 6
Children of MenLuke · 2006 · Science Fiction - 7
American GangsterHuey Lucas · 2007 · Drama - 8
Doctor StrangeMordo · 2016 · Fantasy - 9
Inside ManBill Mitchell · 2006 · Crime - 10
SerenityThe Operative · 2005 · Science Fiction - 11
Maleficent: Mistress of EvilConall · 2019 · Family - 12
The Life of ChuckMarty Anderson · 2025 - 13
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessBaron Mordo · 2022 · Fantasy - 14
Love ActuallyPeter · 2003 - 15
The Lion KingScar (voice) · 2019 · Adventure - 16
The Old GuardCopley · 2020 · Action - 17
Red Nose Day ActuallyPeter · 2017 - 18
AmistadEnsign Covey · 1997 - 19
Eleanor the GreatRoger · 2025 - 20
Dirty Pretty ThingsOkwe · 2002 - 21
BackroomsClark · 2026 - 22
Talk to MeDewey Hughes · 2007 - 23
Four BrothersVictor Sweet · 2005 - 24
Rob PeaceRobert E. 'Skeet' Douglas · 2024 - 25
Kinky BootsLola/Simon · 2005 - 26
Venom: The Last DanceStrickland · 2024 · Science Fiction - 27
It Was an AccidentNicky Burkett · 2000 - 28
InfiniteBathurst 2020 · 2021 - 29
SaltDarryl Peabody · 2010 · Action - 30
2012Adrian Helmsley · 2009 · Action
