07/10/1977
Forest Gate, London, England, UK:
Chiwetel Ejiofor (nato il 10 luglio 1977 a Londra, Inghilterra) è un attore britannico, conosciuto per la sua intensità interpretativa e per la capacità di dare profondità a personaggi complessi nel cinema, nel teatro e nella televisione. Ha iniziato la sua carriera sul palcoscenico britannico, prima di affermarsi nel cinema internazionale con ruoli in film come Amistad, Love Actually e Inside Man. Nel corso degli anni ha collaborato con importanti registi, dimostrando grande versatilità nei generi drammatici, thriller e d'azione. La consacrazione mondiale è arrivata con 12 anni schiavo di Steve McQueen, nel quale ha interpretato Solomon Northup, un uomo libero rapito e costretto alla schiavitù negli Stati Uniti dell'Ottocento. La sua interpretazione gli ha valso una candidatura all'Oscar come miglior attore protagonista e numerosi riconoscimenti internazionali. Successivamente ha recitato in importanti produzioni come The Martian, Doctor Strange e Doctor Strange nel Multiverso della Follia, Maleficent - Signora del male e The Old Guard. Ha inoltre esordito alla regia con The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, dimostrando il suo talento anche dietro la macchina da presa. Nel film horror e fantascientifico Backrooms, diretto da Kane Parsons, interpreta uno dei protagonisti della storia, entrando nell'universo cinematografico ispirato alla celebre leggenda metropolitana delle "stanze infinite". Grazie alla sua eleganza, alla profondità delle sue interpretazioni e alla capacità di affrontare ruoli molto diversi tra loro, Chiwetel Ejiofor è considerato uno degli attori britannici più talentuosi e rispettati della sua generazione.
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The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027) as |
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Children of Blood and Bone (2027) as King Saran |
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Backrooms (2026) as Clark |
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Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025 (2025) as Self |
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Eleanor the Great (2025) as Roger |
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The Old Guard 2 (2025) as Copley |
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The Life of Chuck (2025) as Marty Anderson |
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) as Scott Walliker |
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Venom: The Last Dance (2024) as Strickland |
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Rob Peace (2024) as Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas |
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The Pod Generation (2023) as Alvy |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Self - Baron Mordo |
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) as Baron Mordo |
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Infinite (2021) as Bathurst 2020 |
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Regard Noir (2021) as Self |
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Locked Down (2021) as Paxton |
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Day Zero (2020) as Narrator |
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The Old Guard (2020) as Copley |
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The Elephant Queen (2019) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) as Conall |
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The Lion King (2019) as Scar (voice) |
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The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts (2019) as |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) as Trywell Kamkwamba |
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Mary Magdalene (2018) as Peter |
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Sherlock Gnomes (2018) as Watson (Voice) |
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Come Sunday (2018) as Carlton Pearson |
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Red Nose Day Actually (2017) as Peter |
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Doctor Strange (2016) as Mordo |
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016) as Self |
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Triple 9 (2016) as Michael Atwood |
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Secret in Their Eyes (2015) as Ray |
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The Martian (2015) as Vincent Kapoor |
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Z for Zachariah (2015) as John Loomis |
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National Theatre Live: Everyman (2015) as Everyman |
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Making a Scene (2013) as |
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12 Years a Slave (2013) as Solomon Northup |
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Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) as Odenigbo |
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Phil Spector (2013) as Mock Prosecutor |
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Savannah (2013) as Christmas Moultrie |
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Salt (2010) as Darryl Peabody |
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The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010) as Self |
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2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010) as Self |
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2012 (2009) as Adrian Helmsley |
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Endgame (2009) as President Thabo Mbeki |
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The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy (2008) as Narrator |
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Redbelt (2008) as Mike Terry |
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This Is My Africa (2008) as Self |
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American Gangster (2007) as Huey Lucas |
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Talk to Me (2007) as Dewey Hughes |
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Partition: The Day India Burned (2007) as Narrator |
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Children of Men (2006) as Luke |
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Inside Man (2006) as Bill Mitchell |
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Serenity (2005) as The Operative |
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Slow Burn (2005) as Ty Trippin |
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Kinky Boots (2005) as Lola/Simon |
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Four Brothers (2005) as Victor Sweet |
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Melinda and Melinda (2004) as Ellis Moonsong |
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She Hate Me (2004) as Frank Wills |
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Red Dust (2004) as Alex Mpondo |
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Three Blind Mice (2003) as Mark Hayward |
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Love Actually (2003) as Peter |
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will (2003) as Orsino |
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Dirty Pretty Things (2002) as Okwe |
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Mind Games (2001) as Tyler Arnold |
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It Was an Accident (2000) as Nicky Burkett |
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G:MT Greenwich Mean Time (1999) as Rix |
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Amistad (1997) as Ensign Covey |
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Deadly Voyage (1996) as Ebow |
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Fela () as Fela Kuti |
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Tonight at Noon () as Lee / Evans |
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Rob Peace (2024) Director |
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Rob Peace (2024) Writer |
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The Brown Dog (2024) Executive Producer |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Director |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Screenplay |
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Columbite Tantalite (2013) Director |
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Columbite Tantalite (2013) Writer |
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Slapper (2008) Director |
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Slapper (2008) Writer |