Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | Director | Writer

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon ...

Born: July 10, 1977

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'Doctor Strange 2' Stars Through the Years

Take a look back at some early roles of the stars of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, and more.

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Filmography

Known For

12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup (2013)
Dirty Pretty Things Okwe (2002)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Trywell Kamkwamba (2019)
Known For

2012 Adrian Helmsley (2009)
Actor

The Man Who Fell to Earth Faraday (2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Baron Mordo (2022)
Infinite Bathurst 2020 (2021)
Locked Down Paxton (2021)
The Old Guard Copley (2020)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Conall (2019)
The Lion King Scar (2019)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Trywell Kamkwamba (2019)
Sherlock Gnomes Dr. Watson (2018)
Mary Magdalene Peter (2018)
Come Sunday Carlton Pearson (2018)
Red Nose Day Actually Peter (2017)
Doctor Strange Mordo (2016)
Triple 9 Michael Atwood (2016)
Secret in Their Eyes Ray Kasten (2015)
The Martian Vincent Kapoor (2015)
National Theatre Live: Everyman Everyman (2015)
Z for Zachariah John Loomis (2015)
Making a Scene Man (2013)
Half of a Yellow Sun Odenigbo (2013)
12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup (2013)
Phil Spector Mock Prosecutor (2013)
Dancing on the Edge Louis (2013)
Savannah Christmas Moultrie (2013)
The Shadow Line Jonah Gabriel (2011)
Salt Peabody (2010)
2012 Adrian Helmsley (2009)
Endgame Thabo Mbeki (2009)
Redbelt Mike Terry (2008)
American Gangster Huey Lucas (2007)
Talk to Me Dewey Hughes (2007)
Tsunami: The Aftermath Ian Carter (2006)
Children of Men Luke (2006)
Inside Man Detective Bill Mitchell (2006)
Kinky Boots Lola (2005)
Slow Burn Ty Trippin (2005)
Serenity The Operative (2005)
Four Brothers Victor Sweet (2005)
Animated Tales of the World Konzaburô (2004)
Melinda and Melinda Ellis Moonsong (2004)
Red Dust Alex Mpondo (2004)
She Hate Me Frank Wills (2004)
Love Actually Peter (2003)
Canterbury Tales Paul (2003)
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Orsino (2003)
3 Blind Mice Mark Hayward (2003)
Trust Ashley Carter (2003)
Dirty Pretty Things Okwe (2002)
Murder in Mind DS McCorkindale (2001)
My Friend Soweto Soweto (2001)
Mind Games Tyler Arnold (2001)
It Was an Accident Nicky Burkett (2000)
Greenwich Mean Time Rix (1999)
Amistad Ensign Covey (1997)
Actor

Screen Two Ebow (1996)
Soundtrack

Black Is King (2020)
The Lion King (2019)
Come Sunday (2018)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Savannah (2013)
Soundtrack

Kinky Boots (2005)
Director

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Columbite Tantalite (2013)
Director

Slapper (2008)
Writer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
Columbite Tantalite (2013)
Writer

Slapper (2008)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight (2020)
Tales of Chinese Filmmakers (2020)
Box Office (2019)
The Movies (2019)
Archive footage

Charlie Rose (2015)
Chelsea Lately (2014)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

He was awarded the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the 2000 London Critics Circle Theatre Awards (Drama) for his performance in "Blue/Orange" at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and at the Duchess Theatre.

Quotes

I remember getting cast in Amistad and getting this very strong feeling that I had overshot myself. It was a great shock. It made me realize that this is not a profession you can predict; that you can have all these ambitions and expectations and ...