Chiwetel Ejiofor Biography
Chiwetel Ejiofor is best known as Actor, Director who has an estimated Net Worth of $12 Million. Actor whose leading role in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He has also played prominent roles in the films The Martian, Doctor Strange, Children of Men, Love Actually, Serenity, Amistad and 2012. He was born on July 10,1977, England. When he was eleven, he and his father were involved in a fatal accident in Nigeria. He played Othello at the Bloomsbury Theatre when he was eighteen. His big break came after he landed a role in director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad. He was born in London and raised by his Nigerian immigrant parents. His sister is news anchor Zain Asher. He dated actress Sari Mercer. His zodiac sign is Cancer
Chiwetel Ejiofor Bio, Wiki
First Name | Chiwetelu |
Middle Name | Umeadi |
Last Name | Ejiofor |
Full Name at Birth | Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor |
Alternative Name | Chiwetel, Chiwe (pronounced as Chewy) |
Age | 43 years |
Birthday | 10th July, 1977 |
Birthplace | Forest Gate, London, England, UK |
Height | 5' 10″ (178 cm) |
Weight | 159lbs (72 kg) |
Build | Average |
Eye Color | Brown – Dark |
Hair Color | Black |
Distinctive Feature | Visiible scar on his forehead from an automobile accident when he was 11 |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Sexuality | Straight |
Religion | Christian Science |
Ethnicity | Black |
Nationality | British |
High School | Dulwich College |
University | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation Text | Actor, Director |
Occupation | Actor |
Claim to Fame | Amistad |
Year(s) Active | 1995–present |
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) | Markham, Froggatt & Irwin |
Official Websites | www.biography.com/people/chiwetel-ejiofor-21333487, www.nndb.com/people/133/000131737/ |
Father | Arinze Ejiofor (doctor) |
Mother | Obiajulu Ejiofor (Pharmacist) |
Sister | Zain Asher (CNN correspondent; reports financial news) |
Favorite Books | Other People’s Trades (Primo Levi) |
Favorite Places | Spain |
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dating, Wife, Girlfriends and Relationships
- Sari Mercer and Chiwetel Ejiofor had a relationship from Nov 2013 to Nov 2013.
- Lupita Nyong'o is rumored to have hooked up with Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2012.
- Naomie Harris and Chiwetel Ejiofor dated from 2000 to 2007.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Filmography
Film | Year | Character | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | Mordo | Movie |
The Old Guard | 2020 | Copley | Movie |
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace | 2020 | Movie | |
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | 2019 | Conall | Movie |
The Lion King | 2019 | Scar (voice) | Movie |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | 2019 | Trywell Kamkwamba | Movie |
Come Sunday | 2018 | Carlton Pearson | Movie |
Sherlock Gnomes | 2018 | Dr. Watson (voice) | Movie |
Mary Magdalene | 2018 | Peter | Movie |
Red Nose Day Actually | 2017 | Peter | TV Show |
Doctor Strange | 2016 | Mordo | Movie |
Triple 9 | 2016 | Michael Atwood | Movie |
Secret in Their Eyes | 2015 | Ray Kasten | Movie |
Z for Zachariah | 2015 | John Loomis | Movie |
The Martian | 2015 | Vincent Kapoor | Movie |
National Theatre Live: Everyman | 2015 | Everyman | Movie |
Phil Spector | 2013 | Mock Prosecutor | TV Movie |
Savannah | 2013 | Christmas Moultrie | Movie |
12 Years a Slave | 2013 | Solomon Northup | Movie |
Half of a Yellow Sun | 2013 | Odenigbo | Movie |
Dancing on the Edge | 2013 | Louis | TV Show |
Making a Scene | 2013 | Man | Short Film |
The Shadow Line | 2011 | Jonah Gabriel | TV Show |
Salt | 2010 | Peabody | Movie |
2012 | 2009 | Adrian Helmsley | Movie |
Endgame | 2009 | Thabo Mbeki | Movie |
Redbelt | 2008 | Mike Terry | Movie |
American Gangster | 2007 | Huey Lucas | Movie |
Talk to Me | 2007 | Dewey Hughes | Movie |
Children of Men | 2006 | Luke | Movie |
Inside Man | 2006 | Detective Bill Mitchell | Movie |
Tsunami: The Aftermath | 2006 | Ian Carter | TV Show |
Four Brothers | 2005 | Victor Sweet | Movie |
Kinky Boots | 2005 | Lola | Movie |
Serenity | 2005 | The Operative | Movie |
Slow Burn | 2005 | Ty Trippin | Movie |
Melinda and Melinda | 2004 | Ellis Moonsong | Movie |
Red Dust | 2004 | Alex Mpondo | Movie |
She Hate Me | 2004 | Frank Wills | Movie |
3 Blind Mice | 2003 | Mark Hayward | Movie |
Love Actually | 2003 | Peter | Movie |
Twelfth Night, or What You Will | 2003 | Orsino | TV Movie |
Canterbury Tales | 2003 | Paul | TV Show |
Trust | 2003 | Ashley Carter | TV Show |
Dirty Pretty Things | 2002 | Okwe | Movie |
Mind Games | 2001 | Tyler Arnold | TV Movie |
Murder in Mind | 2001 | DS McCorkindale | TV Show |
My Friend Soweto | 2001 | Soweto | Movie |
It Was an Accident | 2000 | Nicky Burkett | Movie |
Animated Tales of the World | 2000 | Konzaburô | TV Show |
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time | 1999 | Rix | Movie |
Amistad | 1997 | Ensign Covey | Movie |
Screen Two | 1985 | Ebow | TV Show |
Tonight at Noon | Evans, Lee | Movie | |
Infinite | Movie |
Chiwetel Ejiofor Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth 2020 | $12 Million |
Income Source | Primary Income source Movie Actor (profession). |