Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | Soundtrack | Director

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

Born: July 10, 1977

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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

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

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

Trivia

He was honoured with a Global Promise Award by The GEANCO Foundation, a non-profit welfare organization in West Africa for his charity work in Nigeria (2015).

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