Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor, Film actor

1977 –

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Who is Chiwetel Ejiofor?

Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor, OBE is a British actor of film, television, and theatre. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995, and then subsequently gaining a scholarship to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, aged 19, and only three months into his course, Ejiofor was chosen by Steven Spielberg to play a small part in Amistad as James Covey.

He has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, five Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello in 2008. In 2008, he was presented with an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. Ejiofor is known for his portrayal of Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things, The Operative in Serenity, Lola in Kinky Boots, Luke in Children of Men, Dr. Adrian Helmsley in 2012 and Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

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Born
Jul 10, 1977
Forest Gate
Also known as
  • Chiwetal Ejiofor
  • Chewy
  • Ejiofor, Chiwetel
  • Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor
  • Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • British Nigerian
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Dulwich College
  • London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Lived in
  • Forest Gate

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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