Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel EjioforCBE
Background information
Born	Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor July 10, 1977 (age 44) Forest Gate, London, England, UK
Nationality	British Nigerian American
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director
Years active	1995-present

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (pronounced "Chee-wet-el Edg-ee-for") CBE, is an British-Nigerian-American actor, voice actor, screenwriter and director who is well known for his performance of Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's 2013 critically acclaimed historical drama 12 Years a Slave, for which he earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and has also starred in 2012, Dirty Pretty Things, Kinky Boots, Serenity, and The Martian.

For Disney, he portrayed Karl Mordo in the 2016 Marvel superhero film, Doctor Strange and in the upcoming 2022 film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He also voiced Scar in Jon Favreau's 2019 CGI live-action adaptation of The Lion King and portrayed Conall in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

Disney Roles

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Karl Mordo
(Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Scar
(The Lion King;
2019 live-action adaptation)

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Conall
(Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)

Gallery

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Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the world premiere for The Martian on the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2015.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor speaks at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the 2019 Sundance Film Fest.

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Chiwotel Ejofor facing Scar for the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor at premiere of The Lion King remake in July 2019.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor attending the 2019 D23 Expo.