Chiwetel Ejiofor Biography
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British actor who has won a BAFTA Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, an NAACP Image Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.
How old is Chiwetel Ejiofor? – Age
He is 45 years old as of 10 July 2022. He was born in 1977 in Forest Gate, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor.
Who are Chiwetel Ejiofor’s parents? – Family
He was born in Nigeria to middle-class Igbo parents. Arinze, his father, was a doctor, and Obiajulu, his mother, was a pharmacist. Zain, his younger sister, is a CNN correspondent. Kandi, his other sister, is a general practitioner. During a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding in 1988, Ejiofor and his father were driving to Lagos after the festivities when their car was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry. His father was killed, and Ejiofor was severely injured, with scars visible on his forehead.
At his junior school, Dulwich Prep London (known at the time as ‘Dulwich College Preparatory School,’ Ejiofor began acting in school plays, where he played the gravedigger in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He continued acting at Dulwich College, his senior school, and joined the National Youth Theatre. He was accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but dropped out after his first year.
Does Chiwetel Ejiofor have children?
None of the actor’s relationships have resulted in a child.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $16 Million.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Doctor Strange
He appeared as Karl Mordo, the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-838 and a member of the Illuminati in the 2022 American superhero film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He is an alternate version of Mordo from the first film, which established him as a potential antagonist. That version does not appear in the sequel because he did not fit into the story, according to Waldron, who explained that they were focused on the Earth-838 version of the character and felt it would be more exciting to leave the Earth-616 version for “another day.” The Earth-616 version of Mordo was included in an early draft of the script in an opening sequence in which he would have been killed by Maximoff.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge
He appeared as Louis Lester, The band leader of the Louis Lester Band in the British television drama Dancing on the Edge. Louis, who was born in London, traveled the world as a cruise ship entertainer before returning to the UK. The series follows the adventures of a black jazz band in 1930s London. The band, comprised of talented musicians and managed by the compassionate but short-tempered Wesley Holt, is booked at the Imperial Hotel by cunning journalist Stanley Mitchell. They are a big hit and a big success at the hotel. The band is requested to play at parties by aristocrats and the Royal Family. The press rushes to interview and photograph the band, who are also linked to wealthy American businessman Walter Masterson and his enthusiastic British employee Julian. The band’s popularity grows, and they are approached by record labels. But tragedy strikes, triggering a chain of events that threatens the band’s career.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
He appeared as Conall, a Dark Fey that rescues Maleficent in the 2019 American fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Maleficent is Aurora, Queen of the Moors’ guardian and protector. The neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, where Prince Phillip lives, regards her as a villain because of her role in Aurora’s story. Throughout the evening, Ingrith taunts Maleficent by repeating the false story that has led humans to believe she is evil. Maleficent is one of the last of the Dark Fey, powerful fairies drove into hiding and nearly extinct by human oppression. Maleficent must go through several stages in order to reach her full potential.
Aurora becomes disillusioned with her status as an Ulstead noblewoman, particularly as her suspicions of Ingrith grow. Diaval and Aurora make an attempt to free the Fae trapped in the chapel. Gerda releases the lethal crimson powder by playing the pipe organ in the chapel. The Dark Fey attack Ulstead, but the palace soldiers begin slaughtering them. Ingrith tries to flee but is apprehended by Borra and the other Dark Fey.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dirty Pretty Things
He appeared as Okwe/Olatokumbo Fadipe in the 2002 British social thriller film Dirty Pretty Things. Okwe is an undocumented West African immigrant (home country not specified) who works as a cab driver in London. Okwe was forced to flee his home country after falsely accusing his wife of murder. Senay is a Turkish Muslim seeking asylum who also works as a cleaner at the hotel. Senay is terrified after an Immigration Service visit and convinces Okwe to leave before the authorities find him in her home. Okwe intends to use his new identity to visit his young daughter in Nigeria, while Senay intends to begin a new life in New York City.
Chiwetel Ejiofor The Shadow Line
He played DI Jonah Gabriel, an amnesiac detective with a bullet in his head who leads the investigation into Harvey Wratten’s death is a seven-part British television drama miniseries The Shadow Line. The Shadow Line is about a murder that is being investigated by both sides of the line – cops and criminals – and the opposing methods they are using to solve it. The real line, however, is the morality of each character and how far they will go before crossing it. It’s also about a massive secret that, if revealed, could bring the entire country down.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Movies
♦ 2022 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
♦ 2021 – Locked Down
♦ 2021 – Infinite
♦ 2020 – The Old Guard
♦ 2019 – The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
♦ 2019 – The Lion King
♦ 2019 – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
♦ 2019 – The Elephant Queen
♦ 2018 – Come Sunday
♦ 2018 – Mary Magdalene
♦ 2018 – Sherlock Gnomes
♦ 2016 – Triple 9
♦ 2016 – Doctor Strange
♦ 2015 – Z for Zachariah
Chiwetel Ejiofor TV Shows
♦ 2022 – The Man Who Fell to Earth
♦ 2017 – Red Nose Day Actually
♦ 2013 – Dancing on the Edge
♦ 2013 – Phil Spector
♦ 2011 – The Shadow Line
♦ 2007 – Partition: The Day India Burned
♦ 2006 – Tsunami: The Aftermath
♦ 2003 – Twelfth Night
♦ 2003 – Trust
♦ 2003 – The Canterbury Tales
♦ 2001 – Murder in Mind
♦ 1996 – Deadly Voyage