Chiwetel Ejiofor Biography & Life Story:-
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a British-Nigerian entertainer, film director, and screenwriter. He is a famous name in 'Hollywood.' He has acted in a few TV shows, and is likewise a stage entertainer. According to reports, he has a net worth of $16 million.
Ejiofor was interested in acting, right from his life as a youngster day. While he was going to the 'London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,' he was spotted by the popular director, Steven Spielberg. Ejiofor was cast in the Spielberg film, 'Amistad.'
After this, there was no thinking back for Ejiofor. He performed significant characters in motion pictures, for example, 'Dirty Pretty Things,' 'Serenity,' and 'The Martian.' The character, 'Solomon Northup,' played by Ejiofor, in the film, '12 Years a Slave,' won him critical acclaim.
He was selected for the 'Academy Awards,' and the 'Golden Globe Awards,' for his presentation. Ejiofor won awards for his performances in front of an audience, and on TV. He won the 'Emmy Award,' for his presentation in the TV series, 'Dancing on the Edge.'
His persuading depiction of 'Othello' in front of an audience, has likewise won him awards and accolades. He is a humanitarian as well and has been a piece of different foundation exercises in Nigeria. He is supposed to attempt new activities before long. Let us proceed.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Early Life & Childhood:-
Chiwetel Ejiofor was born into the world on July 10, 1977, in London, England to Nigerian Igbo parents Arinze and Obiajulu. He has a more youthful sister named Zain. At the point when Ejiofor was 11, he and his father were involved in a head-on automobile accident during a trip to a wedding in Nigeria. Ejiofor sustained injuries that left scars on his forehead, while his father was killed in the crash.
Ejiofor went to Dulwich Prep London, where he acted in a school production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." He kept on acting at Dulwich College and furthermore enlisted in the National Youth Theater. Consequently, Ejiofor was acknowledged to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art however left following his most memorable year when he was cast in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad," his presentation film job.
In front of an audience, he made his expert presentation featuring in the production of "Othello" in 1995 and repeated his part in 1996 in Glasgow. That same year, he showed up on TV for the first time in the made-for-TV movie "Deadly Voyage."
Chiwetel Ejiofor Career & Movies:-
Following his presentation in "Amistad," Ejiofor was in the 1999 British show "G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time." The following year, he played his most memorable main role in the comedy "It Was an Accident." Ejiofor played his most acclaimed part yet in 2002 when he featured in Stephen Frears' social thriller "Dirty Pretty Things" close by Audrey Tautou.
For his performance, he won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor. He followed this in 2003 with roles in the Christmas-themed lighthearted comedy "Love Actually" and the crime film "Three Blind Mice." Ejiofor kept on landing jobs in many significant movies over time.
In 2004, he appeared in Spike Lee's "She Hate Me," Tom Hooper's post-apartheid drama "Red Dust," and Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda." The next year, he was in "Four Brothers" and "Slow Burn," as well as the critically acclaimed dramedy "Kinky Boots" and the space Western "Serenity."
Ejiofor's resulting credits were Spike Lee's "Inside Man"; Alfonso Cuarón's "Children of Men"; Kasi Lemmons' "Talk To Me"; Ridley Scott's "American Gangster"; David Mamet's "Redbelt"; Pete Travis' "Endgame"; and Roland Emmerich's fiasco film "2012."
In 2010, Ejiofor featured opposite Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber in the action thriller movie "Salt." after three years, he featured in three historical dramas: "Savannah," "Half of a Yellow Sun," and "12 Years a Slave." In the latter film, Ejiofor portrayed Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.
"12 Years a Slave" proceeded to become one of the most commended movies of 2013, earning a plethora of awards nominations and wins. Ejiofor was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, while the film itself took home the award for Best Picture.
Following this achievement, Ejiofor was in such movies as "Z for Zachariah," "The Martian," "Secret in Their Eyes," "Triple 9," "Doctor Strange," "Come Sunday," and "Mary Magdalene." In 2019, he made his directorial debut with the African historical drama "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," in which he also starred as Trywell Kamkwamba.
That same year, Ejiofor played parts in the Disney films "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" and the remake of "The Lion King." His subsequent credits include "The Old Guard," "Locked Down," and "Infinite."
Subsequent to showing up in an episode of the British anthology series "Murder in Mind" in 2001, Ejiofor featured as Orsino in a TV film adaptation of "Twelfth Night." He was then in the BBC One legitimate show "Trust" and the BBC One transformation of Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." One of the entertainer's most acclaimed TV jobs came in 2006 when he featured in the disaster drama miniseries "Tsunami: The Aftermath," about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
His performance earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film. Afterward, in 2011, Ejiofor featured in the seven-section BBC Two crime miniseries "The Shadow Line." Two years from that point forward, he showed up in the personal TV film "Phil Spector," and got one more Golden Globe nomination for his work in the historical drama series "Dancing on the Edge."
Beyond "Othello," Ejiofor acted in productions of "Macbeth" and "Sparkleshark" in the 1990s. He had a major year on stage in 2000 when he starred in Royal National Theatre productions of "Blue/Orange," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Peer Gynt." Next, in 2002, he played Nicky Lancaster in Noël Coward's "The Vortex." In 2007, Ejiofor played Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin in Chekhov's "The Seagull," and also reprised his role in "Othello" at the Donmar Warehouse. His other credits include the plays "A Season in the Congo" and "Everyman."
Chiwetel Ejiofor Personal Life & Relationship:-
Chiwetel Ejiofor is not married. He was in a relationship with Sari Mercer, since 2013. The couple split after a few years. Currently, Ejiofor is in relation to the model, Frances Aaternir. Ejiofor is a supporter of the causes of the ‘LGBT’ community.
In 2008, Ejiofor was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Seven years later, in honor of his charity work in Nigeria, he was given a Global Promise Award from the non-profit welfare group the GEANCO Foundation.
Along with several other actors, Ejiofor participated in a 2016 video from the UN's refugee agency UNHCR to help spread awareness about the global refugee crisis.
Chiwetel Ejiofor Net Worth:-
Chiwetel Ejiofor has a net worth of $16 million. According to reports, as of 2022, his annual income is $2- $3 million. The primary source of his income comes through production, the direction of movies, series, shows, and brand collaborations.
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