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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Also known as Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor

British actor (born 1977)

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Chiwetel Ejiofor is a person from GB who began his work period in 1995. He is associated with the English language and has been tagged with categories including Soundtrack and Kinky Boots soundtrack. His musical activity has generated 132,384 plays from 28,102 listeners.

Ejiofor has five recorded works, which include Secret in Their Eyes, Redbelt, Melinda And Melinda, Chiwetel Ejiofor on Othello, and The Supernaturalist. His date of birth is listed as 10 July 1977, though an alternative date of 1974-07-10 also appears in records. He is referenced by 922 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
10 July 1977
Works
5

Top works

  • Secret in Their Eyes
  • Redbelt
  • Melinda And Melinda
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor on Othello
  • The Supernaturalist

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1977-07-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
28,102
Total plays
132,384

Tags

Kinky Boots soundtrackchiwetel ejioforenglishSoundtrackengland

Chiwetel Ejiofor (born 10 July 1974 in London) is an award-winning British actor. Born in London's Forest Gate to Nigerian parents, Ejiofor started acting in school plays at the age of 13 at Dulwich College. He debuted in Steven Spielberg's 1997 film Amistad. He has recently portrayed Ellis, a pianist in Woody Allen's 2004 film Melinda and Melinda, as well as The Operative in Joss Whedon's Serenity. He took the lead in the 2005 film Kinky Boots. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chiwetel+Ejiof

via Last.fm · Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Encyclopedic overview

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (/ˈtʃuːətɛl ˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977 ) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2008, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2015, he was advanced to Commander (CBE) for his services to the arts.

After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey. He later won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for Othello (2008). Ejiofor earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chiwetel Ejiofor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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