
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Known for: Acting
Born: July 10, 1977
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 enrollin…
Known for
Tonight at Noon

Redbelt
2008

Melinda and Melinda
2004

Red Dust
2004

12 Years a Slave
2013
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
2008

Half of a Yellow Sun
2013

It Was an Accident
2000

Secret in Their Eyes
2015

National Theatre Live: Everyman
2015

This Is My Africa
2008

Fela

Come Sunday
2018

The Lion King
2019

The Elephant Queen
2019

Day Zero
2020

Regard Noir
2021

Partition: The Day India Burned
2007

Backrooms
2026

Dirty Pretty Things
2002

Talk to Me
2007

The Pod Generation
2023

Endgame
2009

Kinky Boots
2005

Triple 9
2016

Z for Zachariah
2015

Savannah
2013

Venom: The Last Dance
2024

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019

Infinite
2021

Doctor Strange
2016

Locked Down
2021

Rob Peace
2024

Salt
2010

Children of Men
2006

2012
2009

Twelfth Night, or What You Will
2003

Eleanor the Great
2025

Mary Magdalene
2018

Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013

American Gangster
2007

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999

Three Blind Mice
2003

Phil Spector
2013

The Life of Chuck
2025

Sherlock Gnomes
2018

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027

Slow Burn
2005

Deadly Voyage
1996

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019

Inside Man
2006

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022

Red Nose Day Actually
2017

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025
2025

Mind Games
2001

The Old Guard
2020

The Old Guard 2
2025

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010

Four Brothers
2005

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010

Children of Blood and Bone
2027

Serenity
2005

The Martian
2015

Love Actually
2003

Amistad
1997

She Hate Me
2004

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022

Trust
2003

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Tsunami: The Aftermath
2006

Dancing on the Edge
2013

The Shadow Line
2011

Murder in Mind
2001

ARES: live
2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Rachael Ray
2006

Earth from Space
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026

María Madalena
2023

Canterbury Tales
2003

Screen Two
1985