Chiwetel Ejiofor (original) (raw)

Highest Rated: 95% 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Lowest Rated: 9% Slow Burn (2005)

Birthday: Jul 10, 1977

Birthplace: London, England, UK

With a disarming façade and subtle intensity, British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor quietly embarked upon a film career after several successful stage performances with a noticeable supporting role as an interpreter in Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad" (1997). From there, Ejiofor was able to carve out an impressive career in a short amount of time, though most audiences would have been hard-pressed to place the name or face. But he did earn high critical praise, particularly for his low-key performance in Stephen Frears' gritty urban drama, "Dirty Pretty Things" (2002). Though he earned several small awards for the role, Ejiofor remained a relative unknown in the United States. He sought to change that with roles in the popular British romantic comedy "Love Actually" (2003), Woody Allen's tragicomedy "Melinda and Melinda" (2004), and by playing a sassy drag queen in "Kinky Boots" (2005), which earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. Ejiofor graduated to bigger studio films, supporting Denzel Washington in both "Inside Man" (2006) and "American Gangster" (2007), while delivering a fine turn as the leader of a rebel group in the dystopian thriller "Children of Men" (2006), all of which illustrated that it was only a matter of time before he became a household name.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor at a special screening of Widows, held at the Tate Modern, London, UK Photoshot/Everett Collection, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sari Mercer at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 3, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sara Mercer at arrivals for The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs) - ARRIVALS 2, The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA January 18, 2014. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Chiwetel Ejiofor at arrivals for 12 YEARS A SLAVE Premiere, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre, Los Angeles, CA October 14, 2013. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Chiweter Ejiofor at arrivals for Premiere of REDBELT, Grauman''s Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, April 07, 2008. Photo by: David Longendyke/Everett Collection Lupita Nyong''o, Steve McQueen,Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah Paulson, Michael Fassbender in the press room for 71st Golden Globes Awards - Press Room, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA January 12, 2014. Photo By: Linda Wheeler/Everett Collection Chiwetel Ejiofor at arrivals for THE LION KING Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA July 9, 2019. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Chiwetel Ejiofor attends a Special Screening of Netflix Film THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND at The Ham Yard Hotel, London, England, UK on February 19, 2019. Photoshot/Everett Collection, Chiwetel Ejiofor at arrivals for Pencils Of Promise Gala, Central Park, New York, NY December 7, 2017. Photo By: Jason Mendez/Everett Collection View more photos

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