Chiwetel Ejiofor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chiwetel Ejiofor
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 10, 1977(1977-07-10)
Age	47
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Chiwetel Ejiofor Biography

Chiwetel Ejiofor is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on July 10, 1977 in England, United Kingdom. Actor, whose lead part in 2013’s film 12 Years a Slave earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He has also played major roles in the movies The Martian, Doctor Strange, Children of Men, Love Actually, Serenity, Amistad and 2012.

His biggest break came when his appearance in the director His big break came after he landed a role in director Steven Spielberg‘s 1997 film Amistad.’s 1997 film Amistad.

In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry. His father was killed, and Ejiofor was badly injured, and received scars that are still visible on his forehead.

Ejiofor began acting in school plays at his junior school, Dulwich Prep London (known at the time as ‘Dulwich College Preparatory School’), where he played the gravedigger in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He continued acting at his senior school, Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. He got into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but left after his first year, after being cast in Steven Spielberg’s film Amistad. He played the title role in Othello at the Bloomsbury Theatre in September 1995, and again at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow in 1996, when he starred opposite Rachael Stirling as Desdemona.

Born in London and was raised by his Nigerian immigrants parents. His sister is a news anchor Zain Asher. He was a lover of the actress Sari Mercer.

Chiwetel Ejiofor Net Worth

Chiwetel Ejiofor is one of the richest Movie Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chiwetel Ejiofor 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He acted in Othello on stage at The Bloomsbury Theatre when he was 18 years old.

At the age of eleven when he was eleven, the father and he were killed in an incident in Nigeria.

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈ tʃ uː ə t ɛ l ˈ ɛ dʒ i oʊ f ɔːr / CHOO -ə-tel EJ -ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British-Nigerian actor. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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He played the central role of Prince Alamayou in Peter Spafford’s radio play I Was a Stranger, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 17 May 2004, and he played the god Dionysus, alongside Paul Scofield’s Cadmus and Diana Rigg’s Agave, in Andrew Rissik’s play, Dionysus, based upon Euripides’ Bacchae, also broadcast by the BBC. He also received acclaim for his performance as a complex antagonist The Operative in the film Serenity (2005). Ejiofor played a revolutionary in the film Children of Men (2006). His singing and acting performance in Kinky Boots received a Golden Globe Award and British Independent Film Award nomination. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, which recognises emerging British film talent. Ejiofor’s performance in Tsunami: The Aftermath received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film in 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Chiwetel Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Chiwetel Ejiofor celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

In 2007, Ejiofor starred opposite Don Cheadle in Talk to Me, a film based on the true story of Ralph “Petey” Greene (played by Cheadle), an African- American radio personality in the 1960s and 1970s. He performed on stage in The Seagull at the Royal Court Theatre from 18 January to 17 March 2007, then later that year reprised his role as Othello at the Donmar Warehouse, alongside Kelly Reilly as Desdemona and Ewan McGregor as Iago. The production received favourable reviews, with particularly strong praise for Ejiofor. “Chiwetel Ejiofor produces one of the most memorable performances of Othello in recent years”. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance. He also narrated the BBC television film Partition: The Day India Burned (2007), which was based on the Partition of India. He starred as Mike Terry in the 2008 cult film Redbelt that received favourable reviews.

What is Chiwetel Ejiofor famous for?

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013) , for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

What movies was Chiwetel Ejiofor in?

Appears in

Where is Chiwetel Ejiofor originally from?

Forest Gate, London, United Kingdom

How old is Chiwetel Ejiofor?

45 years (July 10, 1977)

What does Chiwetel mean?

Meaning : God-sent/ God’s gift.