Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor Movies and TV Shows

Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor was born on 10 July 1977 in Forest Gate, London. He attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but had to leave after a year after receiving the roll of Ens, in Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad". For his first leading film role in Dirty Pretty Things, he won a British Independent Film Award for best actor. He has portrayed Othello in numerous stage productions including Bloomsbury Theatre, Theatre Royal in Glasgow and Donmar Warehouse. He made his directorial debut in the short film Slapper, which he also wrote. He soon became well known after moving on to bigger roles in "Inside Man" (2005), "American Gangster" (2007), "Children of Men" and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" (2012).

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 10/07/1977 (47 years old)
  • Place of birth: Forest Gate, London, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.78 m
  • Net worth: $12,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
Venom: The Last Dance
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 68%
role:
General Rex Strickland
2024

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
68%
Rob Peace
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Writer
2024

Drama

History

6.3
64%
2023

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
59%
2022

Action

Adventure

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
73%
The Man Who Fell to Earth
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 77%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
77%
Infinite
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 66%
role:
Bathurst 2020
2021

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
66%
Locked Down
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 54%
role:
Paxton
2021

Comedy

Crime

Drama

5.3
54%
The Old Guard
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 72%
role:
Copley
2020

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
72%
2019

Documentary

Family

7.8
76%
2019

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
73%
The Lion King
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 71%
role:
Scar (voice)
2019

Adventure

Animation

Family

6.8
71%
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 79%
role:
Director & 2 more
2019

Drama

History

7.6
79%
2018

Drama

History

5.9
64%
Sherlock Gnomes
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 56%
role:
Watson (Voice)
2018

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
56%
Come Sunday
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
Carlton Pearson
2018

Drama

6.0
58%
Red Nose Day Actually
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Peter
Not available
2017

Comedy

Romance

TV Movie

7.1
72%
Not available
Doctor Strange
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Mordo & 1 more
2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
74%
Triple 9
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Michael Atwood
2016

Action

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
59%
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
64%
The Martian
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Vincent Kapoor
2015

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
77%
Z for Zachariah
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 56%
role:
John Loomis
2015

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
56%
12 Years a Slave
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Solomon Northup
2013

Drama

History

8.1
80%
2013

Drama

Romance

6.1
50%
Savannah
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 62%
role:
Christmas Moultrie
2013

Drama

Family

History

Romance

5.8
62%
Phil Spector
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Mock Prosecutor
2013

Drama

6.2
58%
Dancing on the Edge
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 67%
role:
Louis Lester
2013

Drama

7.4
67%
The Shadow Line
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 81%
role:
Jonah Gabriel
2011

Crime

Drama

7.9
81%
Salt
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Darryl Peabody
2010

Action

Mystery

Thriller

6.5
64%
2012
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Adrian Helmsley
2009

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
58%
Endgame
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 57%
role:
President Thabo Mbeki
Not available
2009

Crime

Drama

6.2
57%
Not available
Redbelt
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Mike Terry
2008

Drama

6.7
63%
American Gangster
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Huey Lucas
2007

Crime

Drama

7.8
76%
Talk to Me
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 68%
role:
Dewey Hughes
2007

Drama

7.3
68%
2006

Drama

6.8
63%
2006

Action

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
Inside Man
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Detective Bill Mitchell
2006

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
74%
Serenity
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 74%
role:
The Operative
2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
74%
2005

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.1
67%
Four Brothers
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Victor Sweet
2005

Action

Crime

6.8
67%
Melinda and Melinda
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Ellis Moonsong
2004

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
62%
She Hate Me
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 51%
role:
Frank Wills
2004

Comedy

Drama

5.3
51%
2003

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.6
71%
2002

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.2
70%
Amistad
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Ensign Covey & 1 more
1997

Drama

History

Mystery

7.3
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Chiwetel Ejiofor are, for example, Venom: The Last Dance, Rob Peace and The Pod Generation.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are 12 Years a Slave (8.1), The Shadow Line (8.0) and The Martian (7.9).