Chiwetel Ejiofor: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Chiwetelu Umeadi Ejiofor
Born	July 10, 1977 (age 47) • London • England
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Locked Down" (2021) • "The Old Guard" (2020) • "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" (2019) • "The Lion King" (2019) • "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (2019) • "Sherlock Gnomes" (2018) • "Mary Magdalene" (2018) • "Come Sunday" (2018) • "Doctor Strange" (2016) • "Triple 9" (2016) • "Secret in Their Eyes" (2015) • "The Martian" (2015) • "National Theatre Live: Everyman" (2015) • "Z for Zachariah" (2015) • "Half of a Yellow Sun" (2013) • "12 Years a Slave" (2013) • "Dancing on the Edge" (2013) • "Savannah" (2013) • "The Shadow Line" (2011) • "Salt" (2010) • "2012" (2009) • "Endgame" (2009) • "Redbelt" (2008) • "American Gangster" (2007) • "Talk to Me" (2007) • "Tsunami: The Aftermath" (2006) • "Children of Men" (2006) • "Inside Man" (2006) • "Kinky Boots" (2005) • "Slow Burn" (2005) • "Serenity" (2005) • "Four Brothers" (2005) • "Animated Tales of the World" (2004) • "Melinda and Melinda" (2004) • "Red Dust" (2004) • "She Hate Me" (2004) • "Love Actually" (2003) • "Canterbury Tales" (2003) • "3 Blind Mice" (2003) • "Trust" (2003) • "Dirty Pretty Things" (2002) • "Murder in Mind" (2001) • "My Friend Soweto" (2001) • "It Was an Accident" (2000) • "G:MT Greenwich Mean Time" (1999) • "Amistad" (1997) • "Screen Two" (1996)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (2019)