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Chiwetel Ejiofor

1977-07-10

The Biography

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).

Chiwetel Ejiofor in

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Venom: The Last Dance

6.495 average rating
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The Lion King

7.1 average rating
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

7.3 average rating
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Love Actually

7.116 average rating
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

7.284 average rating
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Doctor Strange

7.4 average rating
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The Martian

7.7 average rating
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Infinite

6.614 average rating
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2012

5.844 average rating
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Salt

6.418 average rating
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12 Years a Slave

7.939 average rating
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American Gangster

7.6 average rating
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The Old Guard

7.141 average rating
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Children of Men

7.614 average rating
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Serenity

7.372 average rating
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Inside Man

7.4 average rating
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

7.907 average rating
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Rob Peace

6.35 average rating
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Four Brothers

6.766 average rating
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Z for Zachariah

5.7 average rating