Chiwetel Ejiofor Bio | Wiki
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a renowned CBE British actor. In his acting career, he has received a Laurence Olivier Award, an NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Award, and also nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 1995, he enrolled at the National Youth Theatre and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Age
He was born on July 10, 1977, in Forest Gate, London, England. Ejiofor is 46 years old.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Height
He is a man of tall stature. Ejiofor stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.78 m).
Chiwetel Ejiofor Family
He was born to middle-class Nigerian parents of Igbo descent in Forest Gate, London, England. Ejiofor’s parents are Arinze, who was a doctor, and Obiajulu, who was a pharmacist. He grew up with his younger sister, Zain, who is a CNN correspondent and Kandi is a GP doctor.
When he was 11 in 1988 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 Arinze was killed, and Ejiofor was badly injured, receiving scars that are still visible on his forehead.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Partner | Girlfriend
He is in a long-term relationship with his partner Sari Mercer. Sari is a Canadian model popular for Jatt & Juliet in 2012. From 2000 to 2007, he was in a relationship with Naomie Harris. He was also rumored to have hooked up with Lupita Nyong’o from 2012 to 2013.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Education
He studied at his junior school, Dulwich Prep London, where he began acting in school plays and played the gravedigger in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He attended Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. Ejiofor 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.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Movies | Movies List
- Amistad as Ensign James Covey in 1997
- It Was an Accident as Nicky Burkett in 2000
- Red Dust as Alex Mpondo in 2004
- Slow Burn as Ty Trippin in 2005
- Talk to Me as Dewey Hughes in 2006
- Endgame as Thabo Mbeki in 2009
- 12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup in 2013
- Doctor Strange as Karl Mordo in 2016
- The Lion King as Scar (voice) in 2019
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Conall in 2019
- The Old Guard as Copley in 2020
- Infinite as Bathurst 2020 in 2021
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Karl Mordo in 2022
Chiwetel Ejiofor Doctor Strange
Ejiofor co-starred with his friend Benedict Cumberbatch and played Karl Mordo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in 2016. In the film, he potrays a sorcerer and a former member of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. who rains Stephen Strange, using the Staff of the Living Tribunal as his weapon.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Tv Shows
- Deadly Voyage as Ebow in 1996
- Twelfth Night as Orsino in 2003
- Tsunami: The Aftermath as Ian Carter in 2006
- The Shadow Line as Jonah Gabriel in 2011
- Phil Spector as Mock Prosecutor in 2013
- Red Nose Day Actually as Peter in 2017
- The Man Who Fell to Earth as Faraday in 2022
Chiwetel Ejiofor Sister | Zain Asher
He has a young sister Zain Asher who is a 39 years older British Nigerian news anchor at CNN International, based in New York City. She anchors the network’s primetime, global news show One World with Zain Asher airing weekdays at 12pm ET. Also, she has a memoir Where The Children Take Us published in April 2022.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Scar
When he was 11 in 1988 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 Arinze died, and Ejiofor had bad injuries, receiving scars that are still visible on his forehead.
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
He had a starring role as Solomon Northup and Platt in a 2013 biographical drama film, 12 Years a Slave. The film is based on Northup’s memoir, edited in 1968 by historians Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon, of Northup’s experience as a free black man in New York. For his role in 12 Years a Slave, he recieved Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Actor
In his acting career, he has recieved a Laurence Olivier Award, an NAACP Image Award, a BAFTA Award, and also nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 1995, he enrolled at the National Youth Theatre and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course.
He had acting roles in Kinky Boots, Four Brothers, Serenity, Children of Men, Endgame, Roland Emmerich’s 2012, Salt, and 12 Years a Slave. Ejiofor voiced Dr. Watson in Sherlock Gnomes (2018) and Scar in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and featured in the fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. For his role in 12 Years a Slave, he recieved Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Further, he appeared on Dancing on the Edge and was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Ejiofor had a lead role in the Showtime science fiction television series The Man Who Fell to Earth in 2022. In addition, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts in 2008. Later, he was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Net Worth
He has attained decent fortune working as an actor since 1995. Ejiofor’s net worth is $16 Million.
How Old Is Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ejiofor is 46 years old born on July 10, 1977, in Forest Gate, London, England.
Is Chiwetel Ejiofor Dating
Ejiofor is in a long-term relationship with his partner Sari Mercer. Sari is a Canadian model popular for Jatt & Juliet in 2012. From 2000 to 2007, he was in a relationship with Naomie Harris.
How Much Is Chiwetel Ejiofor Worth
He has earned an estimated net worth of $16 Million from working as an actor since 1995.
Ejiofor’s Social Media Account
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