Chiwetel Ejiofor

Q: Has Chiwetel Ejiofor won any major awards?

Yes, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for '12 Years a Slave.' He has also received several nominations for his performances across various award ceremonies.

Q: What was Chiwetel Ejiofor's first film?

Ejiofor's first significant film role was in 'Dirty Pretty Things' (2002), which marked the beginning of his successful acting career.

Q: How many films has Chiwetel Ejiofor acted in?

As of 2023, Chiwetel Ejiofor has acted in over 30 films, showcasing his range in both dramatic and action roles.

Q: Is Chiwetel Ejiofor involved in theater?

Yes, Ejiofor is an accomplished stage actor. He has performed in several notable productions, including a celebrated portrayal of Othello in London's West End.

Q: What is Chiwetel Ejiofor's estimated net worth?

Chiwetel Ejiofor's estimated net worth is around $12 million, reflecting his successful career in film and theater.

Q: Did Chiwetel Ejiofor win an Oscar?

Chiwetel Ejiofor was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in '12 Years a Slave' but did not win. His performance was highly praised.

Q: What is Chiwetel Ejiofor's acting style?

Ejiofor is known for his intense and nuanced performances. He often immerses himself deeply in his characters, bringing authenticity and emotional depth to his roles.

Known for

12 Years a Slave (2013)

IMDb 8.1 / 10

2013 / Biography, Drama / 134 min

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty...

Doctor Strange (2016)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

2016 / Action, Adventure / 110mins

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing...

The Lion King (2019)

IMDb 6.8 / 10

2019 / Action, Adventure / 113mins

Betrayed and exiled from his kingdom, lion cub Simba must figure out how to grow up and take back his royal destiny on the...

Name

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

10 November 1977, London, England, United Kingdom

Children

None

Parents

Obi Ejiofor, Dr. Ebele Ejiofor

Estimated Net Worth

$12 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2027	Movie Untitled The Exorcist Film A small-town rookie detective takes on a case involving inconceivable darkness.	Unknown character	Not rated
2027	Movie Children of Blood and Bone Zelie and her older brother Tzain form an alliance with the king’s daughter, Princess Amari, and son, Prince Inan, to...	King Saran	Not rated
2026	Movie Backrooms A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.	Clark	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2026	TV Star Trek: Starfleet Academy A young group of cadets come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and...	Maker (voice)	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2025	Movie Royal Carols: Together At Christmas 2025 HRH The Princess of Wales hosts a special Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey with festive musical performances, touching readings,...	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie Eleanor the Great 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves...	Roger	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2025	Movie The Old Guard 2 Andy and her team of immortal warriors fight with renewed purpose as they face a powerful new foe threatening their...	Copley	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2025	Movie The Life of Chuck In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss,...	Marty Anderson	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2025	Movie Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover,...	Scott Walliker	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2024	Movie Venom: The Last Dance Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the...	Strickland	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2024	Movie Rob Peace An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to...	Robert E. 'Skeet' Douglas	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	TV María Madalena	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2023	Movie The Pod Generation In a not-so-distant future, couples can share pregnancy on a more equal footing via detachable artificial wombs. While botanist Alvy...	Alvy	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2022	Movie Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story...	Self - Baron Mordo	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of...	Baron Mordo	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	TV The Man Who Fell to Earth An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to...	Faraday	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2021	Movie Infinite Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink...	Bathurst 2020	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie Regard Noir Across the world, from Paris to Los Angeles via the steps of the Cannes festival, actress and director Aïssa Maïga...	Self	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2021	Movie Locked Down During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one...	Paxton	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2020	Movie Day Zero Filmed over a three-year period, the film journeys across the planet seeking those on the frontline fighting to protect the...	Narrator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2020	Movie The Old Guard Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a...	Copley	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie The Elephant Queen Embark on an epic journey of family, courage, and coming home in this feature-length documentary. Join Athena, the majestic matriarch,...	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	Movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in...	Conall	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie The Lion King Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom...	Scar (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts "The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts" will explore the enduring universal appeal of "The...	Unknown character	Not rated
2019	TV Earth from Space Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours...	Self - Narrator	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2019	Movie The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and...	Trywell Kamkwamba	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2018	Movie Sherlock Gnomes Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.	Watson (Voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2018	Movie Mary Magdalene In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a...	Peter	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2018	Movie Come Sunday Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.	Carlton Pearson	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2017	Movie Red Nose Day Actually Fourteen years after the events of the original film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that...	Peter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Doctor Strange After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes...	Mordo	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2016	Movie The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' A long form documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's film, "The Martian," featuring interviews with its cast and crew.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2016	Movie Triple 9 A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their...	Michael Atwood	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie Secret in Their Eyes A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that...	Ray	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	Movie The Martian During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by...	Vincent Kapoor	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie Z for Zachariah In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the...	John Loomis	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2015	Movie National Theatre Live: Everyman Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has...	Everyman	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2015	TV ARES: live During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left...	Vincent Kapoor	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2013	Movie Making a Scene \| 11 Performances The year's best performers star in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.	Unknown character	Not rated
2013	Movie 12 Years a Slave In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold...	Solomon Northup	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2013	Movie Half of a Yellow Sun An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria....	Odenigbo	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2013	Movie Phil Spector A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend...	Mock Prosecutor	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2013	Movie Savannah Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the...	Christmas Moultrie	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2013	TV Dancing on the Edge An explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.	Louis Lester	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2011	TV The Shadow Line A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line...	Jonah Gabriel	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2010	Movie Salt As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when...	Darryl Peabody	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2010	Movie The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the project.	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2010	Movie 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic This documentary features the 2012 film's cast and crew praising the work, vision, and style of the famed Disaster movie...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2009	Movie 2012 Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar...	Adrian Helmsley	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	Movie Endgame The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging...	President Thabo Mbeki	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2008	Movie The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy At the Munich Olympics of 1972, John Akii Bua, from the impoverished African country of Uganda, powered round the inside...	Narrator	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2008	Movie Redbelt Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters....	Mike Terry	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2008	Movie This Is My Africa Interviewees discuss the memories, tastes and experiences that they associate with Africa for a personal vision of the continent.	Self	Not rated
2007	Movie American Gangster Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into...	Huey Lucas	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2007	Movie Talk to Me The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and...	Dewey Hughes	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie Partition: The Day India Burned Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history....	Narrator	Not rated
2006	TV Tsunami: The Aftermath Tsunami: The Aftermath is a television mini-series that was broadcast in two parts in 2006. It dramatizes the events following...	Ian Carter	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2006	Movie Children of Men In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport...	Luke	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2006	TV Rachael Ray Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is an American talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2006	Movie Inside Man When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect...	Bill Mitchell	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	Movie Serenity When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed...	The Operative	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2005	Movie Slow Burn A district attorney is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader and is, at the same time, being...	Ty Trippin	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2005	Movie Kinky Boots Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he...	Lola/Simon	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2005	Movie Four Brothers Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the...	Victor Sweet	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Melinda and Melinda While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells...	Ellis Moonsong	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	Movie She Hate Me Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.	Frank Wills	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2004	Movie Red Dust Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place...	Alex Mpondo	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2003	Movie Three Blind Mice Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude...	Mark Hayward	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2003	TV Canterbury Tales Six single dramas adapted from six of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury Tales, transferred to a modern, 21st century setting,...	Paul	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2003	Movie Love Actually Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month...	Peter	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2003	Movie Twelfth Night, or What You Will Multicultural version of the Shakespearean tale Twelth Night, Made in modern day society featuring Anglo-Indian cast.	Orsino	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2003	TV Trust In a busy London corporate law firm, Cooper-Fozard, Stephen Bradley and his team work fast and furious to form mergers,...	Ashley Carter	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie Dirty Pretty Things An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works...	Okwe	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2001	TV Murder in Mind Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from...	DS McCorkindale	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2001	Movie Mind Games A former nun turned criminal profiler is called in to investigate the horrific ritualistic murders of two middle aged women....	Tyler Arnold	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2000	Movie It Was an Accident An ex-con gets caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.	Nicky Burkett	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1999	Movie G:MT Greenwich Mean Time Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for...	Rix	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1997	Movie Amistad In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves...	Ensign Covey	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1996	Movie Deadly Voyage When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of...	Ebow	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1985	TV Screen Two Series of single made-for-television dramas.	Ebow	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	Movie Tonight at Noon Lee and Mae are a couple trying to work out their differences. As Mae struggles with memories of a former...	Lee / Evans	Not rated
TBA	Movie Fela A chronicle of the life of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musician and political force who invented Afro-beat music and introduced...	Fela Kuti	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Movie Rob Peace An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	Movie Rob Peace An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2024	Movie The Brown Dog Night after night, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake,...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2019	Movie The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2019	Movie The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2013	Movie Columbite Tantalite Short film about resource exploitation in Congo and video games in England.	Director Directing	Not rated
2013	Movie Columbite Tantalite Short film about resource exploitation in Congo and video games in England.	Writer Writing	Not rated
2008	Movie Slapper A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than...	Director Directing	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2008	Movie Slapper A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than...	Writer Writing	TMDB 3.5 / 10

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