Chiwetel Ejiofor
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chiwetel Ejiofor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Film
Backrooms
Clark
2026
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Screen Two
Ebow
1985
Film
Venom: The Last Dance
Strickland
2024
Film
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Baron Mordo
2022
Film
The Martian
Vincent Kapoor
2015
Film
2012
Adrian Helmsley
2009
Film
Doctor Strange
Mordo
2016
Film
The Lion King
Scar (voice)
2019
Series
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Maker (voice)
2026
Film
Love Actually
Peter
2003
Film
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Conall
2019
Series
Rachael Ray
2006
Series
Murder in Mind
DS McCorkindale
2001
Film
Children of Men
Luke
2006
Film
Infinite
Bathurst 2020
2021
Series
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Faraday
2022
Film
American Gangster
Huey Lucas
2007
Film
The Old Guard
Copley
2020
Film
12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup
2013
Film
The Old Guard 2
Copley
2025
Film
Salt
Darryl Peabody
2010
Film
Serenity
The Operative
2005
Film
Inside Man
Bill Mitchell
2006
Film
The Life of Chuck
Marty Anderson
2025
Film
Four Brothers
Victor Sweet
2005
Film
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Scott Walliker
2025
Film
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Trywell Kamkwamba
2019
Film
Triple 9
Michael Atwood
2016
Series
Canterbury Tales
Paul
2003
Series
Dancing on the Edge
Louis Lester
2013
Film
Secret in Their Eyes
Ray
2015
Film
Locked Down
Paxton
2021
Film
Rob Peace
Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas
2024
Series
Tsunami: The Aftermath
Ian Carter
2006
Film
Mary Magdalene
Peter
2018
Film
Sherlock Gnomes
Watson (Voice)
2018
Series
María Madalena
2023
Series
Trust
Ashley Carter
2003
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Baron Mordo
2022
Film
Dirty Pretty Things
Okwe
2002
Series
The Shadow Line
Jonah Gabriel
2011
Film
The Pod Generation
Alvy
2023
Series
ARES: live
Vincent Kapoor
2015
Film
Eleanor the Great
Roger
2025
Film
Kinky Boots
Lola/Simon
2005
Film
Redbelt
Mike Terry
2008
Film
Slow Burn
Ty Trippin
2005
Film
Endgame
President Thabo Mbeki
2009
Film
Children of Blood and Bone
King Saran
2027
Film
Phil Spector
Mock Prosecutor
2013
Film
Melinda and Melinda
Ellis Moonsong
2004
Film
The Elephant Queen
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
She Hate Me
Frank Wills
2004
Series
Earth from Space
Self - Narrator
2019
Film
Mind Games
Tyler Arnold
2001
Film
Talk to Me
Dewey Hughes
2007
Film
Z for Zachariah
John Loomis
2015
Film
Deadly Voyage
Ebow
1996
Film
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
Film
Red Nose Day Actually
Peter
2017
Film
Come Sunday
Carlton Pearson
2018
Film
Amistad
Ensign Covey
1997
Film
Red Dust
Alex Mpondo
2004
Film
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2010
Tonight at Noon
Lee / Evans
Film
Half of a Yellow Sun
Odenigbo
2013
Film
Savannah
Christmas Moultrie
2013
Film
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
Rix
1999
Film
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
2016
Film
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
2010
Film
It Was an Accident
Nicky Burkett
2000
Film
The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts
2019
Film
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Orsino
2003
Film
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013
Film
Three Blind Mice
Mark Hayward
2003
Film
Regard Noir
Self
2021
Film
National Theatre Live: Everyman
Everyman
2015
Film
Day Zero
Narrator
2020
Film
Partition: The Day India Burned
Narrator
2007
Film
This Is My Africa
Self
2008
Film
Fela
Fela Kuti
The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy
Narrator
2008
Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025
Self
2025