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Starring:

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • First Movie - Amistad 1998
  • Last Movie - Eleanor the Great 2025
  • Total Movies - 52
  • Future Movies -
    • Children of Blood and Bone (15th January 2027)
    • Eleanor the Great (26th September 2026 US release)
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: The Lion King (2019) - £76,023,435
    • US: The Lion King (2019) - $543,638,043
    • World: The Lion King (2019) - $1,662,899,439
  • Combined grosses
    • UK - £368.5 Million
    • US - $2.6 Billion
    • Global - $7.2 Billion
  • Highest Rated Movie - Inside Man (2006) - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - () - 0%

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Year

Children of Blood and Bone

Director(s):
Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring:
Cynthia Erivo • Idris Elba • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Lashana Lynch • Viola Davis

2027

The Life of Chuck

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Marty Anderson)

Director(s):
Mike Flanagan

Starring:
Tom Hiddleston • Jacob Tremblay • Benjamin Pajak • Cody Flanagan • Chiwetel Ejiofor

2025

The Old Guard 2

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Copley)

Director(s):
Victoria Mahoney

Starring:
Charlize Theron • KiKi Layne • Matthias Schoenaerts • Marwan Kenzari • Luca Marinelli

2025

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Mr. Wallaker)

Director(s):
Michael Morris

Starring:
Renée Zellweger • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Leo Woodall • Hugh Grant • Colin Firth
2025

Eleanor the Great

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Roger)

Director(s):
Scarlett Johansson

Starring:
June Squibb • Erin Kellyman • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Jessica Hecht • Rita Zohar

2025

Venom: The Last Dance

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Strickland)

Director(s):
Kelly Marcel

Starring:
Tom Hardy • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Juno Temple • Rhys Ifans • Stephen Graham

2024

Rob Peace

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Skeet Douglas)

Director(s):
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Chiwetel Ejiofor

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Jay Will • Michael Kelly • Mary J. Blige • Camila Cabello

2023

Rob Peace

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Skeet Douglas)

Director(s):
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Chiwetel Ejiofor

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Jay Will • Michael Kelly • Mary J. Blige • Camila Cabello

2023

The Pod Generation

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Alvy Novy)

Director(s):
Sophie Barthes

Starring:
Emilia Clarke • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Vinette Robinson • Veerle Dejaeger • Lamara Strijdhaftig

2023

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Baron Mordo)

Director(s):
Sam Raimi

Starring:
Benedict Cumberbatch • Elizabeth Olsen • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Benedict Wong • Xochitl Gomez
2022

Locked Down

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Paxton)

Director(s):
Doug Liman

Starring:
Anne Hathaway • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Dule Hill • Jazmyn Simon • Frances Ruffelle

2021

Infinite

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Bathurst 2020)

Director(s):
Antoine Fuqua

Starring:
Mark Wahlberg • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Sophie Cookson • Dylan O'Brien • Jason Mantzoukas
2021

The Old Guard

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Copley)

Director(s):
Gina Prince-Bythewood

Starring:
Charlize Theron • KiKi Layne • Matthias Schoenaerts • Marwan Kenzari • Luca Marinelli

2020

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Conall)

Director(s):
Joachim Rønning

Starring:
Angelina Jolie • Elle Fanning • Harris Dickinson • Michelle Pfeiffer • Sam Riley
2019

The Lion King

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Scar)

Director(s):
Jon Favreau

Starring:
Donald Glover • Seth Rogen • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Alfre Woodard • Billy Eichner
2019

Sherlock Gnomes

Director(s):
John Stevenson

Starring:
Kelly Asbury • Mary J. Blige • Emily Blunt • Julio Bonet • Gary Bradbury
2018

Mary Magdalene

Director(s):
Garth Davis

Starring:
Rooney Mara • Joaquin Phoenix • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Tahar Rahim • Ariane Labed

2018

Come Sunday

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson)

Director(s):
Joshua Marston

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Gerard Catus • Allie McCulloch • LaKeith Stanfield • Jason Segel

2018

Doctor Strange

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Mordo)

Director(s):
Scott Derrickson

Starring:
Benedict Cumberbatch • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Rachel McAdams • Benedict Wong • Mads Mikkelsen
2016

The First Monday In May

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Self (Cameo))

Director(s):
Andrew Rossi

Starring:
Anna Wintour • Andrew Bolton • John Galliano • Karl Lagerfeld • Jean-Paul Gaultier

2016

Secret In Their Eyes

Director(s):
Billy Ray

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Nicole Kidman • Julia Roberts • Dean Norris • Alfred Molina

2016

Triple 9

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Michael Atwood)

Director(s):
John Hillcoat

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Casey Affleck • Anthony Mackie • Woody Harrelson • Aaron Paul

2016

The Martian

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Vincent Kapoor)

Director(s):
Ridley Scott

Starring:
Matt Damon • Jessica Chastain • Kristen Wiig • Jeff Daniels • Michael Peña
2015

Everyman: NT Live 2015

Director(s):
Rufus Norris

Starring:
Philip Martin Brown • Paul Bullion • Adam Burton • Michelle Butterly • Sharon D. Clarke

2015

Z For Zachariah

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays John Loomis)

Director(s):
Craig Zobel

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Margot Robbie • Chris Pine

2015

Half of a Yellow Sun

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Odenigbo)

Director(s):
Biyi Bandele

Starring:
Thandiwe Newton • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Anika Noni Rose • Joseph Mawle • John Boyega

2014

12 Years a Slave

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Solomon Northup)

Director(s):
Steve McQueen

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Dwight Henry • Dickie Gravois • Bryan Batt • Ashley Dyke
2013

Savannah

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Christmas Moultrie)

Director(s):
Annette Haywood-Carter

Starring:
Jim Caviezel • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Jaimie Alexander • Bradley Whitford • Sam Shepard

2013

Phil Spector

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Mock Prosecutor)

Director(s):
David Mamet

Starring:
Al Pacino • Helen Mirren • Jeffrey Tambor • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Rebecca Pidgeon

2013

Salt

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Peabody)

Director(s):
Phillip Noyce

Starring:
Angelina Jolie • Liev Schreiber • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Daniel Olbrychski • August Diehl

2010

2012

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Adrian Helmsley)

Director(s):
Roland Emmerich

Starring:
John Cusack • Amanda Peet • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Thandiwe Newton • Oliver Platt
2009

Endgame

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Thabo Mbeki)

Director(s):
Pete Travis

Starring:
William Hurt • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Jonny Lee Miller • Mark Strong • Clarke Peters

2009

Redbelt

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Mike Terry)

Director(s):
David Mamet

Starring:
Max Martini • Matt Cable • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Alice Braga • Jose Pablo Cantillo

2008

Talk to Me

Director(s):
Kasi Lemmons

Starring:
Don Cheadle • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Bruce McFee • Mike Epps • Peter MacNeill

2007

American Gangster

Director(s):
Ridley Scott

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Josh Brolin • Lymari Nadal
2007

Children of Men

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Luke)

Director(s):
Alfonso Cuarón

Starring:
Clive Owen • Julianne Moore • Michael Caine • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Charlie Hunnam

2006

Inside Man

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Detective Bill Mitchell)

Director(s):
Spike Lee

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Clive Owen • Jodie Foster • Christopher Plummer • Willem Dafoe
2006

Kinky Boots

Director(s):
Julian Jarrold

Starring:
Joel Edgerton • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Sarah-Jane Potts • Nick Frost • Linda Bassett

2005

Serenity

Director(s):
Joss Whedon

Starring:
Nathan Fillion • Gina Torres • Alan Tudyk • Morena Baccarin • Adam Baldwin

2005

Four Brother's

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Victor Sweet)

Director(s):
John Singleton

Starring:
Mark Wahlberg • Tyrese Gibson • Andre 3000 • Garrett Hedlund • Terrence Howard

2005

Melinda and Melinda

Director(s):
Woody Allen

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Will Ferrell • Jonny Lee Miller • Radha Mitchell • Amanda Peet

2005

Slow Burn

Director(s):
Wayne Beach

Starring:
Ray Liotta • LL Cool J • Mekhi Phifer • Jolene Blalock • Guy Torry

2005

Red Dust

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Alex Mpondo)

Director(s):
Tom Hooper

Starring:
Jamie Bartlett • Hilary Swank • Ian Roberts • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Hlomla Dandala

2004

She Hate Me

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Frank Wills)

Director(s):
Spike Lee

Starring:
Anthony Mackie • Kerry Washington • Ellen Barkin • Monica Bellucci • Jim Brown

2004

LoveActually

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Peter)

Director(s):
Richard Curtis

Starring:
Hugh Grant • Liam Neeson • Colin Firth • Laura Linney • Emma Thompson
2003

3 Blind Mice

Director(s):
Mathias Ledoux

Starring:
Edward Furlong • Emilia Fox • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Sara Stewart • Gary Connery

2003

Dirty Pretty Things

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Okwe)

Director(s):
Stephen Frears

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Kriss Dosanjh • Israel Oyelumade • Yemi Goodman Ajibade • Nizwar Karanj

2002

Mind Games

(Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Tyler Arnold)

Director(s):
Richard Standeven

Starring:
Patrick Poletti • Fiona Shaw • Finbar Lynch • Colin Salmon • Graham Turner

2001

My Friend Soweto

Director(s):
Jann Turner

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Darvina Plante • Paulette Williams

2001

It Was An Accident

Director(s):
Metin Hseyin

Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor • Max Beesley • James Bolam • Nicola Stapleton • Neil Dudgeon

2000

G:MT Greenwich Mean Time

Director(s):
John Strickland

Starring:
Steve John Shepherd • Ben Waters • Alec Newman • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Anjela Lauren Smith

1999

Amistad

Director(s):
Steven Spielberg

Starring:
Morgan Freeman • Nigel Hawthorne • Anthony Hopkins • Djimon Hounsou • Matthew McConaughey
1998