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Nov 19, 2021 · Chiwetel Ejiofor began his career playing Othello in a 1995 stage production of the play. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British actor and filmmaker who has a net worth of $16 million. Chiwetel Ejiofor ...
Oct 19, 2013 · Ejiofor (left) and Paul Giamatti (far right) in “12 Years a Slave.”. Crystal Shin/Digital / 35mm. NEW YORK — As Chiwetel Ejiofor knows from personal experience, even the most accomplished ...
Chiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor OBE (born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He played Solomon Northup in the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave. He was nominated for the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards for his acting in the movie. His first movie role was in the 1996 movie Voyage.
May 24, 2020 · Amistad (7.3) In one of his first film roles, Ejiofor was cast in the Steven Spielberg period epic Amistad. The film tells the true story of a revolt onboard an illegal slave ship in 1839 and the subsequent court case that ensued over the captives. Ejiofor plays a translator helping with the defense of the captives.
Oct 17, 2013 · Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor play Patsey and Solomon, two slaves on a Louisiana plantation, in 12 Years a Slave. Solomon Northup was born free in early-19th-century upstate New York. He ...
Ejiofor next co-starred in "Talk to Me" (2007), a biopic that focused on African-American ex-convict, Petey Greene (Don Cheadle), who became a success on radio and television talk shows, only to succumb to his alcohol addiction. Following a supporting role in the neo-noir thriller "Slow Burn" (2007), he was the brother of the once-powerful ...
May 4, 2024 · Secret in Their Eyes follows FBI detective Ray, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, whose life is upended when the brutal murder of his colleague's daughter, Carolyn (Zoe Graham), leaves him haunted and ...
