Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 10, 1977 ( 47 years old )
Place of Birth
Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Чиветель Эджиофор
צ'ואיטל אג'יופור
切瓦特·艾乔福
奇維托·艾吉佛
צ'ואיטלו אומדי "צ'ואיטל" אג'יופור
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor (born on July 10, 1977) is an English actor. He attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but had to leave after a year after receiving the roll of Ens, in Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad". For his first leading film role in Dirty Pretty Things, he won a British Independent Film Award for best actor. He has portrayed Othello in numerous stage productions including Bloomsbury Theatre, Theatre Royal in Glasgow and Donmar Warehouse. He made his directorial debut in the short film Slapper, which he also wrote. He soon became well known after moving on to bigger roles in "Inside Man" (2005), "American Gangster" (2007), "Children of Men" and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" (2012).
Known For
Inside Man
2006-03-17Love Actually
2003-09-07Dirty Pretty Things
2002-09-05She Hate Me
2004-07-30American Gangster
2007-11-02Talk to Me
2007-07-13Amistad
1997-12-10Four Brothers
2005-08-11The Pod Generation
2023-08-11